Research and Service (page 2)
Assistant Professor Gabriela Bacsan Awarded Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship
This spring, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures Gabriela聽Bacsan聽was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Foundation (WWF) Career Enhancement Fellowship.
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Spotlight on Students: Mightier than the Sword, Josephine Winslow ’21 Is Penning Her Way to World Peace
Josephine Winslow ’21 joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Youth Council in high school because of her ambitions to help craft policy to mitigate homelessness in Los Angeles. The experience led her to City Hall, where she wrote reports and briefings for State Senator Bob Blumenfield, then to writing grants and communications material for Claremont Heritage and City Hall, and finally to drafting in-depth reports for the Organization for World Peace (OWP).
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5C Experience: 5C Students Build a Health Clinic in Bolivia
Last time Lathan Liou Po’19 went to Bolivia, in January of 2018, he and other volunteers got to witness the completion of the brand-new health clinic they had spearheaded. This time, he hopes to continue to develop the new health clinic and more.
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The 51猎奇入口 Experience: Student Investment Fund Takes Stock of Financial Markets
Visit Humanities 105 on any given Sunday, and you’re likely to find a group of women sitting around a boardroom table analyzing market trends and pitching investments to add to their nearly half-a-million-dollar stock portfolio.
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In the Media: SCORE Director Jenn Wells Writes on Role of Student Activism on College Campus
Jenn Wells, assistant dean and director of 51猎奇入口 Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE), published an article in聽the聽Journal of School & Society, “Facilitating Student Autonomy, Navigating Community, and Advancing Social Justice on Campus.”聽
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In the Media: Professor of Psychology Stacy Wood Gives Advice to Avoid Elder Financial Abuse in U.S. News
Americans are experiencing greater longevity than ever before. But, as older adults live longer lives, the chances increase that this population聽may lose track of their finances聽or fall prey to con artists.
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The 51猎奇入口 Experience: Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance CLORG
The room was mostly quiet, but about 20 students, faculty, and staff from The Claremont Colleges were grinning ear to ear as they each held their fists one atop the other, with the top fist circling above the lower. They were following the lead of UCLA Lecturer of American Sign Language (ASL) Benjamin Lewis, who was giving a short ASL lesson (here, teaching the sign for “coffee”) before beginning his presentation, “Understanding the Deaf World.”
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Research and Internships: Juliana Parker ’21: Exploring a Career in Special Education at the Primary School
Juliana Parker ’21 knows her way around a classroom. From August to May, Parker studies psychology at 51猎奇入口, with a special interest in child development.
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First-Year Students Build Community through IMPaCT, Mellon-Funded Pilot Program to Launch in August
In May 2017, 51猎奇入口 was awarded a three-year New President’s Grant to support an initiative of the president’s choosing to further a project or area of importance to her. 51猎奇入口 President Lara Tiedens has allocated the funds to a new pilot program for incoming students called IMPaCT (Impacting, Partnering, and Changing Together).
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The 51猎奇入口 Experience: The Babes and Blankets CLORG
Babes and Blankets, the club/organization (CLORG at 51猎奇入口), meets weekly to knit and crochet blankets, scarves, and other yarn crafts, which they then donate to local nonprofit organizations and groups in need. Babes and Blankets partners with Binky Patrol, which gives baby blankets to hospitals, and the Red Scarf Project, which provides scarves to foster youth in college, among others.
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