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Feature Stories (page 23)


April 11, 2016

Spotlight on Faculty: Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities

Haitian-Canadian/American author and scholar Myriam J. A. Chancy was appointed in 2015 as the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’s most prestigious, external endowed professorship.

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April 8, 2016

2016 Goldwater Scholarships Winners Plan to Pursue Careers in the Sciences

ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº students Karen Chan ’17, a double major in biology and music, and Rachel Kahn ’17, a physics major, have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2016. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the most prestigious award in the United States bestowed upon undergraduates studying in the sciences.

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April 4, 2016

The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: The Off–Campus Major

Though I have taken the majority of my classes at the other Claremont colleges, made lasting friendships on other campuses, and taken advantage of coed 5C clubs, when I graduate this May, I will proudly proclaim I attended a women’s college.

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March 30, 2016

The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Tea

Like clockwork, every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ Seal Court becomes a hub of activity. The space begins to fill with students, faculty, and staff from The Claremont Colleges who drop by for a few minutes or an hour to share snacks and much-needed social time.

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March 28, 2016

The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: Study Abroad and Global Education

The Study Abroad and Global Education (SAGE) program is ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ resource for students interested in studying abroad. Most students study away for one semester (either fall or spring) during their junior year; in […]

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March 21, 2016

ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Achieves Top Honors Among California College Dance Programs

Student dancers from the ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dance program achieved regional and national recognition for their choreography and performances among 47 works presented at the American College Dance Conference—Baja Regional held at California State University, Los Angeles, on March 16-19.

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Highlights from the Inaugural Winter Season of ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents

Winter 2016 highlights from ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents, a series of conversations, presentations, and performances featuring cultural icons and emerging changemakers at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº.

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March 9, 2016

Spotlight on Faculty: Susan Rankaitis, Fletcher Jones Chair in Studio Art

Susan Rankaitis holds the Fletcher Jones Chair of Studio Art at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº. An artist herself, her works are most often defined as experimental photography or combined media. She has been included in over 100 museum exhibitions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has been the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a Flintridge Foundation Award in the Visual Arts and fellowships from the Avery, Borchard, Djerassi, Mellon and Graves Foundations. Rankaitis has been involved in collaborative projects with neuroscientist David Somers, dancer/choreographer John Pennington, biologist Robert Sinsheimer, poet Amy M. Wai Man and writer Paul Monette.

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March 3, 2016

ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents: Spring Conversations Series Features Danielle Dutton, Roxane Gay, Claudia Rankine

ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents: Conversations kicks off its spring season on Thursday, March 29, with a conversation between novelist Danielle Dutton and Los Angeles–based writer Amina Cain about women in publishing. The season, which runs through April, also brings essayist and novelist Roxane Gay and poet Claudia Rankine to the ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº campus.

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March 1, 2016

The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: Residential Life

  Ranked #80 on Forbes‘ Top Colleges 2015 list, and #14 on its list of Top 25 Western Colleges, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº is well known and well regarded for its academics. But […]

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