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Recognizing Latinx Heritage Month

September 26, 2023

Latinx Heritage Month*, also known as National Hispanic Heritage Month, is observed each year between September 15 to October 15, to celebrate Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, including those from indigenous backgrounds. To highlight these individuals’ contributions, history and heritage, we invite you to explore the.
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Addressing ChatGPT in the Library’s Academic Integrity Tutorial

August 29, 2023

The Claremont Colleges Library provides three interactive tutorials that are key to helping students kickstart their academic career: Start Your Research, Getting Started with Literature Reviews, and Exploring Academic Integrity. Students can take these tutorials on their own, or faculty can assign them in their courses. While we’re always looking to improve our tutorials and.
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How You Can Help Preserve the Voices of Social Movements

June 14, 2023

Just like the student curators of the Archiving Social Movements exhibit, you too can preserve and archive the voices and histories of social movements – including both significant and lesser-known events in culture and society related to activism, civil rights, education, environmentalism, labor, politics, war and more – by contributing to Special Collections and Archives.
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Celebrating Pride Month with Open Access Book Publisher Punctum Books

June 5, 2023

In honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month (aka Pride Month) which is observed each June, we are pleased to announce that The Claremont Colleges Library has joined Punctum Books Supporting Library Membership Program for one year. Punctum Books is a scholar-led, queer-led and peer-reviewed academic book publisher devoted to.
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Recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 26, 2023

This month we recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPIH) Month. To highlight these individuals’ contributions, history and heritage, we invite you to explore the following events, books and materials from The Claremont Colleges Library’s digital and physical collections. In Search of a New Home: The Yao Family’s Journey from Shanghai to Canton to.
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10th Annual LURA Winners & Ceremony

April 11, 2023

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 10th Annual Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA). Students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources, receive recognition and cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500 for their work. The Library again received.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month

March 24, 2023

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re commemorating the contributions of women throughout history and encouraging the study of women by highlighting women represented in The Claremont Colleges Library’s Special Collections and Archives. Elisa Leonelli is an Italian photojournalist who, in addition to working for major international media outlets such as the LA Times, Vogue.
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Honoring Black History Month

February 10, 2023

Our nation celebrates Black History Month each February to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history, as well as pay tribute to their experiences and struggles in the face of adversity. It is in this spirit that we invite you to join us in honoring Black History Month by exploring.
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