Academics (page 22)
Williamson Gallery of ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Awarded $100,000 Getty Foundation Grant for Revolution and Ritual
The Williamson Gallery of ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ has been awarded a $100,000 Getty Foundation grant to support the research and planning for the future exhibition project Revolution and Ritual: The Photographs of Sara Castrejon, Graciela Iturbide, and Tatiana Parcero, as part of the Getty Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative.
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ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ starts off its year of exhibitions with Women and Print: A Contemporary View, the fifth in a series dedicated to outstanding women artists. An opening reception will be held at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery on Sept. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ is the Focus of Telemundo’s Community Affairs Program
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ continues to gain regional media attention from influential Spanish-language community affairs programs. Recently, the First-Generation @ ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµprogram and the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Academy were both featured on KVEA-TV channel 52’s public affairs program called, “Enfoque Los Angeles.”
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Motto of “New Life Begins” Featured in Book on Significant College Documents
“A New Life Begins,” the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ motto, welcomes first-year students and campus visitors alike. Now, the adage has been selected as a source of inspiration in a nationally released academic anthology, titled “Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education.”
Read MoreRankings Round-up 2014-2015
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country. Again this year, The Princeton Review named ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµa Best Value College, based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance – categories that underscore the College’s commitment to access and excellence.
Read More2014 ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Graduates Named to Spring 2014 Dean’s List
The following 2014 ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 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 MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Capstone Day 2014: Celebrating Student Research
The 110 ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ seniors who presented their theses at “Capstone Day” explored a wide range of academic topics that included evolving racial and gender identities to shifting consumer preferences in music to molecular dynamics in DNA.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Professor Discusses Food Politics on Statewide Public Affairs Program
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Professor of International Political Economy Nancy Neiman Auerbach was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Capstone Day 2014: Celebrating Student Research
The 80 ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ seniors selected to present at “Capstone Day” will whittle long hours of rigorous study and intense research into a talk or performance that will last only a few minutes.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Humanities Institute Hosts Renowned Artists and Scholars to Celebrate Feminism “Entre Mujeres (Between Women)”
Award-winning author Helena MarÃÂa Viramontes, acclaimed Broadway and screen actress Alma MartÃÂnez; Grammy award-winning musician Martha González; and ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Associate Professor of Music Cándida F. Jáquez, who is also director of the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Humanities Institute, will host the peña “Entre Mujeres (Between Women): Embodied Knowledges” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
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