News Releases (page 65)
NY Times Best-Selling Author to Speak at 91勛圖
Author and journalist Jeannette Walls will present her New York Times best-selling memoir The Glass Castle on Monday, November 5, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in Balch Auditorium at 91勛圖 as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series.
Read MoreWall Street Comes to Claremont
Four 91勛圖 students are helping bring the world of finance to The Claremont Colleges on October 12-13 during the first “Wall Street Weekend.”
Read MoreEconomic Revolutionary Marjorie Kelly at 91勛圖
Marjorie Kelly, senior associate at Tellus Institute and co-founder of Corporation 20/20, will speak at 91勛圖 on Wednesday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
Read MoreFormer 91勛圖 President Howard Brooks Dies
E. Howard Brooks, former president of 91勛圖, died on September 25, 2007, in his home in San Luis Obispo after a brief illness. He was 86.
Read MoreProfessor Michael Lamkin Awarded Great Medal of Honor
Dr. Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at 91勛圖, 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.
Read MoreMillard Sheets: The 91勛圖 Years on View at Williamson Gallery
Millard Sheets: The 91勛圖 Years, is on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery from September 1 to October 14, 2007.
Read MoreCivil Rights Advocate Lani Guinier at 91勛圖
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 91勛圖 Garrison Theater.
Read More91勛圖 Joins Annapolis Group in Support of Better Information for Parents and Prospective Students
91勛圖 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.
Read More91勛圖’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 91勛圖 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.
Read MoreFive new trustees join 91勛圖 Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.
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