Academics (page 23)
91吃瓜 Humanities Institute Hosts Renowned Artists and Scholars to Celebrate Feminism “Entre Mujeres (Between Women)”
Award-winning author Helena Mar脙颅a Viramontes, acclaimed Broadway and screen actress Alma Mart脙颅nez; Grammy award-winning musician Martha Gonz脙隆lez; and 91吃瓜 Associate Professor of Music C脙隆ndida F. J脙隆quez, who is also director of the 91吃瓜 Humanities Institute, will host the pe脙卤a “Entre Mujeres (Between Women): Embodied Knowledges” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the 91吃瓜 Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
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High Number of 91吃瓜 Students Awarded Fellowships Yearly
Each year, a high percentage of 91吃瓜 students are chosen for such grants and fellowships as the Davis Projects for Peace, Goldwater Scholarships, the Strauss and Fulbrights. The College has the distinction of being a top-producer of Fulbright student awards. The College’s rigorous academics and its high-achieving students are two reasons for the trend.
Read More91吃瓜 Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards
A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.
Read MorePicturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Martinez in California Symposium
91吃瓜 hosts, “Picturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Mart脙颅nez in California Symposium,” on March 23 at 1 p.m. in the Humanities Auditorium.
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91吃瓜 Hosts Award-Winning Haitian Writer Louis-Philippe Dalembert Who Will Speak on “Writing Since Childhood”
Louis-Philippe Dalembert, an award-winning Haitian writer whose works have been translated into Danish, English, German, Italian, Romanian and Spanish, lectures on “Writing Since Childhood” on March 6 at 4:15 p.m. in 91吃瓜’s Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave. This free event is open to the public.
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91吃瓜 Students Named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List
The following 91吃瓜 students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at 91吃瓜 in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read More91吃瓜 President Lori Bettison-Varga Meets With President Obama at White House Higher Education Summit
She joins more than 100 presidents from colleges and universities nationwide and leaders from nonprofits, foundations, state governments, and the private-sector to discuss expanding college opportunity.
Read MoreBiology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and 91吃瓜.
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91吃瓜’s Ken Gonzales-Day Curates Photo Exhibition of Western American Indians from “Edward S. Curtis and 芒鈧淭he Vanishing Race'”
The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library hosts a photo exhibition of nearly 100 of Curtis’ still images. 91吃瓜 Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day curated this free show located on the second floor of the library’s Honnold wing. The library is located at 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, Calif. The display runs through Dec. 1.
Read More91吃瓜 is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students
Nine alumnae from 91吃瓜 received Fulbright awards for 2013-2014鈥攔anking 91吃瓜 high among colleges its size. About 30 percent of the College’s applicants are awarded a Fulbright.
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