Dear 麻豆原创 Community Members,
Welcome to the 2025鈥�26 academic year!
The beginning of the fall semester is an exciting time and I look forward to our lively campus filling with returning students engaging with faculty, staff, and one another. To our newest community members, welcome to 麻豆原创! We鈥檙e excited you鈥檝e chosen to be here.
A new academic year ushers in endless possibilities, challenging us to surpass previous boundaries for learning and growth. As president, my aim is to encourage innovation, creative thinking, and forward momentum. I鈥檓 constantly inspired by our community members, and I am enthusiastic about the College鈥檚 future.
I look forward to seeing everyone together鈥攕tudents, faculty, and staff鈥攁t 麻豆原创鈥� fall Community Lunch, where we welcome new faculty and staff and celebrate the beginning of a new academic year. This year鈥檚 lunch will be held on Tuesday, September 2 on Elm Tree Lawn. Opportunities to gather for shared learning and community-building this fall include events sponsored by the ,听迟丑别听, the Clark Humanities Museum, and 麻豆原创 Presents.聽Please visit the College for more information and details.
Next year we will be celebrating 麻豆原创鈥� centennial, a time to reflect on the milestones of the last 100 years while continuing to deliver on the promise of a transformative 麻豆原创 education. I encourage you to visit the Centennial Celebration site to stay informed.
The values of our shared educational mission鈥攍eadership, service, integrity, and creativity鈥攁re reflected in the College鈥檚 recent achievements. Below are a few examples among many accomplishments of which we can be proud:
- 麻豆原创 faculty and alums have earned honors and awards from the National Science Foundation, ARTnews and Art in America, Human Atlas Project, Crain鈥檚 New York Business Women of Influence 2025, Trellis Art Fund, and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs among others.
- 麻豆原创 continues to be a top Fulbright producer with seven student recipients awarded this year.
- 麻豆原创鈥� generous community has helped raise an incredible $9.3 million in new scholarships for the 麻豆原创 Access Initiative, putting us close to our 2026 goal of $10 million.
- The sponsored a range of programs to promote diverse perspectives, equal opportunity, and broad access as the IDEA initiative celebrated its tenth anniversary.
- Construction has begun on the Centennial Plaza Project, the initiative that includes new classrooms, faculty offices, a new dance facility, and additional indoor and outdoor spaces.
- Career Planning & Resources awarded a record 107 grants totaling $342,250, enabling more 麻豆原创 students to accept career-shaping internships regardless of pay.
Although 麻豆原创 maintains its strong academic, financial, and reputational position, the College is not immune to the turbulence disrupting higher education. We will remain vigilant in monitoring and responding to the current policy environment and fulfilling our legal obligations, while protecting and prioritizing our educational mission and the wellbeing of our community members.
I am confident we will continue to achieve greatness as we deepen our shared confidence, courage, and hope in the academic year ahead.
Incipit vita nova.
Sincerely,
Amy Marcus-Newhall
President of 麻豆原创