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Professor Michael Lamkin Awarded Great Medal of Honor

Dr. Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at 61´«Ã½, received the Great Medal of Honor (Grosse Ehrenzeichen) from the Government of Burgenland at the Opening Convocation of the 32nd Classical Music Festival on August 3.

Mark Rank: "Poverty and Inequality in America — Why Care?"

Mark R. Rank is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice.

Dr. Rank’s areas of research and teaching have focused on poverty, social welfare, economic inequality, and social policy. His first book, “Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America,” explored the conditions of surviving on public assistance, and achieved widespread critical acclaim.

Roswitha Burwick: "Permanence in Change"

Distinguished Professorship in Modern Foreign Languages Roswitha Burwick gives the keynote address during the 61´«Ã½ Fall 2007 Academic convocation.

Ashley Peters: "Impact and Our Social Obligation"

61´«Ã½Associated Students President Ashley Peters talks about social obligations in undergraduate education.

Millard Sheets: The 61´«Ã½Years on View at Williamson Gallery

Millard Sheets: The 61´«Ã½Years, is on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery from September 1 to October 14, 2007.

Civil Rights Advocate Lani Guinier at Scripps

Lani Guinier, the first black woman to hold a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School, opens the fall 2007 Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series, September 27, 7:30 p.m., in 61´«Ã½ Garrison Theater.

61´«Ã½ Joins Annapolis Group in Support of Better Information for Parents and Prospective Students

61´«Ã½ joins peer institutions in the Annapolis Group in deciding to no longer complete the reputational survey used in U.S. News; World Report’s rankings exercise, and the College will not promote its showing in the magazine’s annual listing of America’s top colleges and universities on the College web site.

Scripps’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61´«Ã½ has received a two-year conservation grant of $108,676 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency. The funds will be used to restore 10 important Chinese paintings in the Williamson Gallery’s permanent collection.

Five new trustees join 61´«Ã½ Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.

61´«Ã½ Receives $10 Million Pledge Toward Faculty Initiatives

An anonymous donor has made a $10 million gift pledge to 61´«Ã½, President Nancy Y. Bekavac announced last week. Pledged on behalf of the Board of Trustees, it will be the largest gift from a living donor in the College’s history.