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ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Alumna Selected for Prestigious California State Legislative Fellowship
Naima Ford ’06 has been selected to serve as a 2012-13 Capital Fellow, one of the nation’s most prestigious legislative fellowship programs. As an Assembly Fellow in Sacramento, Ford will gain valuable experience working for 11 months as a full-time professional legislative staff member in the California state legislature.
Read MoreHall of Famer
CMS Athletics inducted Jennifer Culley ’98 into the Hall of Fame during their recent annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Culley joins women’s basketball coach Jodie Burton, Roberto Munoz CMC ’76, and Tyler Laughery CMC ’97 as one of 2012’s inductees.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Receives $2 Million Gift for Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities From The Malott Family Foundation
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $2 million gift to ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ to establish The Elizabeth Hubert Malott Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities.
Read MoreSocial Critic Michael Eric Dyson Speaks on “Dr. King for the 21st Century” at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ
Michael Eric Dyson, well-known academic and best-selling author who appears as a commentator regularly on NPR and CNN, lectures on “Dr. King for the 21st Century” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 24 in ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ’s Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This free event is open to the public.
Read MoreBridgework
Growing up in Nigeria and India helped Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Piya Chatterjee foster a world view that informs both her academic research and her community activism.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµand Pomona Dance Present 2012 “In The Works” Student Danceworks Concert
“In The Works…,” the annual fall concert by students of the departments of dance at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµand Pomona Colleges, takes place Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read MoreOpen Forum : Views on the Election
The 2012 elections were remarkable in many ways — from issues, to participation, to outcome. The San Francisco Chronicle shares what Ambika Bist ’15, Rachel Grate ’15, Elizabeth McElvein ’14, and Elisabeth Pfeiffer ’15 say the election meant to them as young female voters and future leaders in business and their communities.
Read MorePoster Child
Emily Bulley ‘13’s career at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµbegan with little experience in science, but after two classes at the W.M. Keck Science Department, she pursued a neuroscience major — and parlayed her skills into winning a recent undergraduate research competition in La Jolla, California.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Recognized Nationally for Number of Students Studying Abroad
The Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors survey ranks ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 28th in the number of its students who study abroad. The survey lists ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµwith a 65 percent student participation rate, placing it among the top 40 of baccalaureate institutions whose students study in another country.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Presents “Social Media and Learning: Students Getting Help from Friends”
Christine Greenhow, assistant professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University, explores the ways in which students from low-income families use social media to their benefit in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
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