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ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Class of 2017: Snapshots
This week, in anticipation of commencement, we are celebrating the Class of 2017. Here is an at-a-glance look at our graduating seniors—including what they’ve studied, where they’ve been, and what they’ve eaten over the past four years!
Read MoreAwards and Honors: Meril Tomy ’17 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant: Project Will Bring Free Mental Health Resources to Patients in Orange County
As a high school student in Orange, California, Meril Tomy ’17 began volunteering at Lestonnac Clinic, a center that works with volunteer health professionals to offer free medical services to uninsured and low-income patients. She became particularly passionate about ensuring patient access to mental and behavioral health services, helping to build programs to de-stigmatize mental illness, and provide patient support and resources. Now, as the recipient of a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant, Tomy will help expand those programs by partnering with regional health organizations to establish additional counseling resources, workshops, classes, and an informational community resource guide for those seeking help.
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Class of 2017: Post-ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Plans
At the beginning of May, the Office of Career Planning & Resources polled members of the Class of 2017 about their postgraduate plans. Here are just some of the professional […]
Read MoreLaspa Center for Leadership: We Act Action and Research Grants 2017 Recipients Announced
The Laspa Center for Leadership at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº has awarded five We Act Action and Research Grants for 2017. Each student recipient will execute a yearlong, self-designed project to “transform knowledge, passion, and ideas into action, demonstrate creative and effective problem-solving, create partnerships in the public or private sector, and produce outcomes that make a positive impact.”
Read MoreCP&R: Life After ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº: Preparing Students to Attend Top Law Schools
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ commitment to educating students for “lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity” produces alumnae who are equipped to succeed in a variety of career paths, from artists to scientists, and CEOs to politicians. Increasingly, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº graduates have been drawn to careers in the legal profession, and the College is providing the resources they need to secure placement in the nation’s top law schools.
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Announces Summer 2017 Season of “ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents” Public Events Series
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº in Claremont, Calif. has announced its Summer 2017 ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents public events, which include an outdoor concert on the campus featuring The Dustbowl Revival and a partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series to host Indian novelist, activist and world citizen Arundhati Roy in Los Angeles at the Aratani Theater, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. See scripps-staging.skybox0.com/scrippspresents for more information.
Read MoreLimited Edition Artists’ Books Exhibited by ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Students
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº typography and book arts students exhibit handcrafted artists books in ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Art Department Gallery starting Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Inaugurates Lara Tiedens as Ninth President
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº began a new era on April 29, 2017, when Lara Tiedens was inaugurated as the College’s ninth president. Tiedens, who accepted the position in June 2016, beamed as […]
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Athlete Marissa Valdovinos ’20 Featured in NCAA Champion Magazine
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº softball player Marissa Valdovinos was interviewed and featured in NCAA Champion magazine along with her fellow Claremont-Mudd-ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº (CMS) Athletics teammates regarding their mentoring of elementary-age girls as participants in Stand Strong programming to help end bullying and build confidence.
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dance Department
Dance is the study of bodily movement in its many manifestations–as an expressive art form, as a key to the humanistic study of the world’s cultures, and as a means of gaining understanding and control over one’s self and environment. The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dance Program centers on the interdisciplinary study of dance and movement.
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