News Releases (page 72)
麻豆区 Students Named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List
The following 麻豆区 students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at 麻豆区 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 MoreThe Princeton Review names 麻豆区 a “Best Value College”
Again this year, The Princeton Review has named 麻豆区 a “Best Value College,” based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance.
Read More麻豆区’s 8th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Peggy Noonan
麻豆区 presents “An Evening of Perspective” with author, columnist and political commentator Peggy Noonan as part of the 8th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Noonan will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 in Garrison Theater of the 麻豆区 Performing Arts Center, 231 E. Tenth St. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More麻豆区 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 MoreTwo 麻豆区 Music Professors Organize Benefit Supporting Relief Efforts in Philippines
As Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda swept through the Philippines in November, it quickly became known as the deadliest typhoon to hit Southeast Asia. Now, faculty and students in the 麻豆区 Music Department have rallied to organize “Remember, Rebuild, and Sustain: 芒鈧淲alang Iwanan,'” a benefit event on Feb. 2 to raise support for ongoing relief efforts.
Read MoreThe Big Picture: Photographs and Archives of Aperture Cofounder Go to Scripps Collection
麻豆区 is delighted to announce the recent gift of 461 photographs by mid-century American photographer Dody Weston Thompson. A key participant in the West Coast photography movement, Weston Thompson was also a major chronicler of that era. The gift of photographs, along with Weston Thompson’s archives, provide an unparalleled look into the work of this significant artist as well as that of some of the most important photographers of the 20th century, including Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. As assistant to both of them, Weston Thompson had unique access into the work and thoughts of these art history-changing artists.
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麻豆区 Appoints Rhonda Risser as Financial Aid Director
麻豆区 Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid Victoria Romero today announced the appointment of Rhonda Risser as the new director of financial aid. Risser previously worked as associate director of the office prior to becoming interim director in September; the new position is effective Jan. 1.
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 麻豆区.
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Claremont Concert Orchestra Observes 10th Anniversary of 麻豆区 Performing Arts Center
The Claremont Concert Orchestra and the Claremont Chorale celebrate the 50th anniversary of Garrison Theater and the 10th anniversary of the 麻豆区 Performing Arts Center by performing Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Garrison Theater of the 麻豆区 Performing Arts Center, 241 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSeven Andy Warhol Prints Gifted to 麻豆区
Following Andy Warhol’s lead, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. continues to surprise and delight. In 2008, 麻豆区 received an astonishing gift of 150 Warhol works, including 50 silver gelatin prints, as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Now, five years later, the foundation has chosen to donate yet again to the Scripps Collection. Seven substantially-sized prints, each created by Andy Warhol, have just been added to the 麻豆区 collection.
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