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News Releases (page 91)


May 24, 2011

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Professor Hao Huang Receives Prestigious NEH grant

Hao Huang, professor of music at ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teaching Development Fellowship, “Bridging Cultures,” one of only nine such grants out of 218 applications.

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May 23, 2011

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Grant to ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® has been recommended for a grant of $60,000 to support the conservation of two 16th-century Chinese paintings.

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May 16, 2011

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Graduates Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List

The following 2011 ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® 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.

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May 6, 2011

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Announces Appointment of Vice President and Treasurer

After a national search that involved many members of the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® community, President Lori Bettison-Varga announced the appointment of Joanne M. Coville as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective July 18, 2011. Joanne will fill the position vacated by James Manifold, who retires June 30, 2011, after 29 years of service to ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®.

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May 3, 2011

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Presents “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968”

As a participant in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® will present “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968,” from January 21–April 4, 2012.

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April 22, 2011

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® to Present The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir

ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®’s department of music and the Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®s will present a spring performance by The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir on April 30, 2011.

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April 20, 2011

Claremont Colleges Presidents to Discuss the Future of Higher Education

Presidents Lori Bettison-Varga, David Oxtoby, and Laura Skandera Trombley—of ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®, Pomona College, and Pitzer College, respectively—will give their perspectives on the future of higher education in ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®’s Malott Commons, Hampton Room, on Wednesday, April 27, at 12 noon. The event is free and open to the public.

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Winston Ou Presents “Teaching Math as a Non-superstition”

Winston Ou, ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® assistant professor of mathematics, will speak on “Mill and Mathematics: Teaching Math as a Non-superstition,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on April 26. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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April 19, 2011

S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation Awards $1.46 Million to ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® to Support Integrated Science Education

The S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation has awarded a $1.46 million grant to ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® to support integrated science education in the Joint Science Department. The Joint Science Department serves students from ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges and houses faculty in biology, chemistry, and physics.

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April 15, 2011

Author Matt Logelin Reads from “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love”

Matt Logelin, author of “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love,” reads from his book on Monday, April 18, at 4:15pm in ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®’s Hampton Room. This event, which includes a book signing following the reading, is free and open to the public.

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