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Feature Stories (page 63)


May 11, 2007

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Alumnae Teaching for America

For the second year in a row, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú was the top producing women’s college for Teach for America. With 15.7 percent of the senior class applying, the College had the highest percentage of senior applicants. Schools with comparably high percentages include Notre Dame, Yale, and University of Michigan.

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May 7, 2007

Athenas Lacrosse Earns NCAA Bid

Regionally ranked No. 1, Claremont-Mudd-51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú women’s lacrosse team received its first bid in the NCAA Division III championships tournament and will play a first-round regional semifinal game at Colorado College on Wednesday, May 9.

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April 16, 2007

Student Project Promotes Autism Research and Treatment

Two 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students are helping increase research for the nation’s fastest growing developmental disorder. Juniors Sara Gershfeld and Rachel Travolta founded Autism Research & Treatment, Inc. (A.R.T.) with a unique mission — to encourage autism research, specifically in the undergraduate and graduate communities.

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April 10, 2007

Karen Tse ‘86 Named Commencement Speaker

Karen Tse, founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna, will give the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Commencement address to the Class of 2007 on Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. on Elm Tree Lawn.

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March 26, 2007

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students Win Top National Awards

Seven 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.

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Students Win Top National Awards

Seven 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.

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March 13, 2007

Study Abroad Experience Ignites Passion for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú

Between Mandarin classes and learning to navigate the streets of China’s largest city, Shanghai, Elaine Wan ’07 realized how much she appreciated 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. Being 10,000 miles away sparked the politics and international relations major’s eagerness to mentor first-year students back home.

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March 6, 2007

An Unexpected Soundscape

The library, a traditional haven of silence, is not the first place you’d think of to record sounds. But that’s what Teresa Landgraff Gale ’96, this year’s Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence, chose as the site for her one-day sound art installation, “Quiet Noise, Sacred Space: The Soundspace of Denison.”

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Lynne Thompson ’72 Wins Perugia Press Prize

Thompson’s first volume of poems, Beg No Pardon, received the 2007 Perugia Press Prize and will be published this fall by the independent literary press.

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Innovative Joint Science Department Course Tackles the Complexities of Modern Science

The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has developed an interdisciplinary first-year course that will help students address scientific questions, such as global warming, nanotechnology, computer-brain interfaces, robotics, and modern medicine.

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