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Before the Paparazzi: Michael Childers Portraits of Stardom
Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Ray Bradbury, Mae West–the upcoming exhibit, Actors, Artists, and Authors: The Portraits of Michael Childers, at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú showcases works by the photographer of the creative elite. Combining pieces from the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú collection and works on loan from the artist himself, the exhibit displays portraits ranging across several decades. The exhibition opens at the Clark Humanities Museum at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú on April 14, 2017. Michael Childers will give a talk entitled Icons & Legends at the same on April 27 at 4:15 pm.
Read MoreAyesha Chugh ’09 aka DJ Ayes Cold Featured in the Washington Post
Ayesha Chugh ’09 calls Washington, D.C. home but her frequent family moves as a child contributed to a worldly, personal collection of music and to her ultimate gig as a […]
Read MoreExpanded Eyesight, Not Limbs, Led Fish Onto Land 385 Millions Years Ago According to New Research by Professor Lars Schmitz
400 million years ago, fish made the evolutionary leap from water to land. How and why they did was the subject of a recent study by Claremont Colleges professor Lars Schmitz and Northwestern University colleague Malcolm MacIver.
Read MoreLucia Davis ’09 Takes Art Bus Project on the Road
Lucia Davis ’09 is preparing to embark across the Eastern Seaboard on a schoolbus that has been refurbished to present a traveling showcase of art and artists—it’s her brainchild, and she’s got the wheels to prove it.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Event Featured on C-Span’s Book TV
Lisa Lucas, National Book Foundation executive director, headlined a 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú event on February 16 that was televised by C-Span’s BookTV and is now available for viewing at this link.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Jennifer Armstrong, Professor of Biology and Faculty Director of the Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong has been reappointed as the faculty director of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program, having already served one three-year term. Targeted toward college graduates seeking to […]
Read MoreProfessor Sean Flynn to Headline High Desert Economic Summit
Sean Flynn, associate professor of economics at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú and the author of the international best-seller Economics for Dummies, will headline the 2017 High Desert Economic Summit during the group’s annual conference in Victorville on April 27, as reported in the Victorville Daily Press.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Alexandra “Sasha” Leibholz ’16 Looks Within Genomes for Secrets of Evolution
As a young 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú student interested in philosophy, Alexandra “Sasha” Leibholz ’16 had no idea her academic quest would ultimately lead her to explore life’s mysteries through a completely different academic lens—that of epigenetics. Her interest in science was piqued in an introductory chemistry class as a first-year student, but it was her junior-year genetics class taught by Patrick Ferree, assistant professor of biology, that ignited her passion for molecular biology.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography
Rita Roberts is a professor of history and Africana studies and the Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. Her courses engage students in the study of the history of the early United States, 16th- through 21st-century African American history, African diaspora, black intellectuals and the politics of race, and the modern Civil Rights Movement, among other topics.
Read MoreThe 5C Experience: The 5C Black Arts Festival
On February 17, Watu Weusi, a 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú club dedicated to empowering students of African descent, presented the art exhibition Hidden No More: Artist Showcase at the Motley Coffeehouse. The second […]
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