News Releases (page 75)
91¶¶Òõ Hosts Activist and Author Raj Patel Who Speaks on “Feeding the Future”
Raj Patel, an award-winning activist, academic and author of several best-selling books, speaks on “Feeding the Future: A Short History of Good and Bad Ideas to Feed the World” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. The free event is open to the public and will be in Garrison Theater of the 91¶¶Òõ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. Tenth St.
Read More91¶¶Òõ Ranks #15 on Forbes Top 25 Best Western U.S. Colleges
91¶¶Òõ comes in at #15 on Forbes’ annual “top 25 best western colleges in the United States” ranking.
Read More91¶¶Òõ Ranks High for “Best Career Services” in Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges”
91¶¶Òõ appears this year on four Top-20 lists in The Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges” guide. The campus was recognized for “best career services” and “best quality of life.”
Read MoreCHASING DAYLIGHT: Philip Latimer Dike 1927–1943 Williamson Gallery, 91¶¶Òõ
91¶¶Òõ starts off this year’s exhibitions with Chasing Daylight: Philip Latimer Dike, 1927 –1943, which runs from Aug. 31 through Oct. 13. The opening reception, with live music and light refreshments, will be held on Sept. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. A closing reception and watercolor demonstration will take place at the gallery on Oct. 13.
Read More2013 91¶¶Òõ Students Named to Spring 2013 Dean’s List
The following 2013 91¶¶Òõ graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at 91¶¶Òõ 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 Williamson Gallery of 91¶¶Òõ Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Conservation of Four Chinese Textiles
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced recently that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of 91¶¶Òõ is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Williamson Gallery is recommended for a $30,000 grant to treat four Chinese textiles, the oldest of which is a rare silk bedcovering dating from the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century.
Read MoreMark Herron Elected 91¶¶Òõ’s New Board of Trustees Chair
The 91¶¶Òõ Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 18, 2013, to elect Mark R. Herron its next chair, effective July 1, 2014.
Read More91¶¶Òõ Student Selected For National Leadership Program
91¶¶Òõ student Mia Cooledge ’13 has been selected as one of the nation’s top rising young leaders in the sustainable energy sector by national non-profit organization Focus the Nation.
Read More91¶¶Òõ Receives Gift to Establish Tia Palermo Scholarship
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a gift from Jess Ravich and his daughters – Zoe (Scripps ’12), Rae, Ede and Ava – in honor of his wife, Tia Palermo. The Tia Palermo Scholarship will be awarded annually to help an incoming student with financial need.
Read More91¶¶Òõ’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Places Second on “Jeopardy!” College Championship
91¶¶Òõ’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 won $10,000 and came in second place in the semifinals of the college championship edition of “Jeopardy!” She made her second, and latest, appearance on the TV trivia show May 13.
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