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51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Alumna Heightening Awareness on Food Allergies
Some look at life as a glass half empty. Dana Shaker ’14 sees a glass overflowing with opportunities. An accomplished athlete and student, Shaker has multiple food allergies; when she arrived at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú in 2010 as a first-year student, she crafted an allergy-free fare movement that informed her research into people suffering from dietary restrictions.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Ranks High on Forbes’ Best Colleges List
Forbes Magazine has named 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú one of America’s top colleges for the seventh consecutive year, placing it 69th on its list of 100 institutions praised for academic excellence.
Read MoreWho Watches the Watchers?
Rachel Fidler’s senior thesis documents those who create “living histories” for Holocaust memorials in Los Angeles and Nassau County, New York.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú and the Global Citizen
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú gave me the gift of seeing the world. And from that experience, I learned that all the world’s children are our children, and we cannot say we are busy.
Read MoreWilliamson Gallery of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Awarded $100,000 Getty Foundation Grant for Revolution and Ritual
The Williamson Gallery of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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.
Read MoreHealth Conscious
“My 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú education gave me two crucial assets that have driven my life since graduation,” says Lindsay Seligman ’06. “The ability to question what is and envision what could be.”
Read MoreWomen and Print: A Contemporary View
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú is the Focus of Telemundo’s Community Affairs Program
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú continues to gain regional media attention from influential Spanish-language community affairs programs. Recently, the First-Generation @ 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú program and the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Academy were both featured on KVEA-TV channel 52’s public affairs program called, “Enfoque Los Angeles.”
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Motto of “New Life Begins” Featured in Book on Significant College Documents
“A New Life Begins,” the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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.”
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