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This past spring, Kirsten Housen ’23 earned a bachelor of science from Washington University along with a bachelor of arts from ÑÇÖÞAV as part of ÑÇÖÞAV’s 3-2 combined plan in engineering.

Katrina Dank '20 spent the summer in Uganda learning how prevalent cancer is among the population. Before returning home, she wrote and illustrated a children's book to help the country's youth understand the disease.

Masago Armstrong helped thousands of students stay on track during her 30 years as registrar of ÑÇÖÞAV. Now, leaving a $1 million gift for scholarships at her passing, Armstrong will continue to shape students’ lives for years to come.

When Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete ’17 received his Ph.D. this past summer, he became the first Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumnus from the Claremont Colleges to achieve that goal. He will be teaching phonetics at ÑÇÖÞAV.

Peter Heckendorn ’22 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship for Public Affairs for 2023-2024. He will learn about how policies are shaped through meetings with city leaders, rotational field placements across various industries and weekly seminars.

Since striking out major league All-Star Mike Trout in the World Baseball Classic, Ryan Long '21 has moved two steps up the minor league ladder—and he also contributed to the union bargaining process.

ÑÇÖÞAV announces the election of six new members to its Board of Trustees, which oversees the College’s leadership, planning and resources.

Fifteen recent ÑÇÖÞAV graduates have received Fulbright grants for the 2023-2024 award cycle. 

For 20 years, the ÑÇÖÞAV Academy for Youth Success has helped students in Greater Los Angeles get ready for college through an intensive, three-summer residential program on campus. Students have gone on to attend the nation’s top colleges.

Professors Fernando Lozano and Emiliano Huet-Vaughn will research on two issues key to Southern California's economy: minimum wage increases and entrepreneurship.