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  • <div class="feature "> <div class="feature__media"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 2x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG" alt="" width="800" height="800" data-max-w="1369" data-max-h="936" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <div class="feature__text"> <h2 class="h3"> <a href="/live/news/4608-legends-among-us-10-mmc-honorary-degree-recipients">Legends Among Us: 10 MMC Honorary Degree Recipients You Should Know</a> </h2> <hr class="feature__hr"/> <div class="feature__summary"> <p> How well do you know the history-makers and cultural icons who make up MMC’s honorary degree recipients? As we mark the passing of journalism pioneer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9BfB_uRSB/">Barbara Walters H’83</a> and honor the legacy of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXcKhqOm68/">Coretta Scott King H’69</a> on MLK Day, our thoughts turn to this remarkable segment of our community. Below, we explore the achievements of 10 honorary degree recipients; view the complete list <a href="https://www.mmm.edu/about-us/honorary-degrees/">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="feature "> <div class="feature__media"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/213/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,322,348/29587_Nava.rev.1694529638.PNG 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/213/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,322,348/29587_Nava.rev.1694529638.PNG 1x"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/213/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,322,348/29587_Nava.rev.1694529638.PNG 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/213/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,322,348/29587_Nava.rev.1694529638.PNG" alt="Nava Silton, Ph.D., MMC psychology professor and director of the Center for Health, Human Development, and Creativity" width="800" height="800" data-max-w="322" data-max-h="348" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <div class="feature__text"> <h2 class="h3"> <a href="/live/news/4717-mmc-psychology-professor-channels-the-power-of">MMC Psychology Professor Channels the Power of Creativity in New Children’s Game, Textbook</a> </h2> <hr class="feature__hr"/> <div class="feature__summary"> <p> What do a college textbook and a tabletop children’s game have in common? As two of the newest projects from Nava Silton Ph.D., an MMC psychology professor and director of the <a href="https://www.mmm.edu/center-for-health-human-development-and-creativity">Center for Health, Human Development, and Creativity</a>, they share a similar mission and supporting cast—even if they’ll wind up in the hands of very different audiences.</p> </div> </div> </div>
  • <div class="feature "> <div class="feature__media"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,667,568/30015_MMC_pics_Peter_De_La_Cruz_form_the_81.rev.1706688659.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,667,568/30015_MMC_pics_Peter_De_La_Cruz_form_the_81.rev.1706688659.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,667,568/30015_MMC_pics_Peter_De_La_Cruz_form_the_81.rev.1706688659.jpg 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,667,568/30015_MMC_pics_Peter_De_La_Cruz_form_the_81.rev.1706688659.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/50/width/800/height/800/crop/1/src_region/0,0,667,568/30015_MMC_pics_Peter_De_La_Cruz_form_the_81.rev.1706688659.jpg" alt="Peter De La Cruz '86 during his freshman year at MMC" width="800" height="800" data-max-w="667" data-max-h="568" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <div class="feature__text"> <h2 class="h3"> <a href="/live/news/4771-this-alum-was-among-the-first-full-time-male-students-a">This Alum Was Among the First Full-Time Male Students at MMC. What Did He Experience?</a> </h2> <hr class="feature__hr"/> <div class="feature__summary"> <p> Peter De La Cruz ’86 remembers the suggestion that changed his life—and earned him a spot in MMC history. He was a senior and promising theatre student at New York City’s Julia Richman High School, weighing his options for the future, when his drama coach pulled him aside. “He said, ‘Listen, Marymount Manhattan is going co-ed, and you should apply,” De La Cruz recalled. “He told me I would learn a lot about theatre and have incredible opportunities there, so I took his advice.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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