The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland lake, was an important point for commercial and strategic reasons. Much of the historiography on the Caspian locates the emergence of this region as a site of competitive tension in the eighteenth century. But a map of the Caspian brought back to Europe by the Dutchman Nicolaas Witsen […]
WEBINAR LINK Voting registration has increasingly become a hot-button issue—especially during presidential election years. Hosted in partnership with Scripps’ Equity and Justice Team, distinguished panelists including Scripps Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson, LA County Registrar Dean Logan, and President of the Mt. Baldy Area of League of Women Voters Barbara Nicoll will discuss how voting […]
Scripps College Department of Music presents The Bessie Bartlett Frankel Chamber Music Concert Featuring Sheela Bringi Quintet performing "Raga Roots and Harp Strings" - a concert of Indian roots with modern harmonies and deep rhythms from around the world. Sheela Bringi, harp, voice, bansuri bamboo flute Tina Raymond, drumset Lalita Balakrishnan, tabla Bill McCrossen, bass, […]
FILM CACHÉ de Michael Haneke Nikolaj Lübecker Professor of French and Film Studies St John’s College St Giles University of Oxford
CONFÉRENCE “Caché (2005) et le ‘Feel-bad Movie’" Nikolaj Lübecker Professor of French and Film Studies St John’s College St Giles University of Oxford
With political tensions reaching a new pinnacle in the last decade, is there hope of unity amid the 2024 presidential election? Journalist Alex Cohen moderates this timely conversation between panelists Nate Cohn, The New York Times chief political analyst, and Michael Barbaro, host of The New York Times’ wildly popular podcast The Daily. GET TICKETS […]
From October 5, 2024, to January 12, 2024, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery will present Decompositions: Photography by Nancy Macko, a new body of work by the acclaimed ecofeminist artist and Scripps College professor of art. In more than 40 photographs of her kitchen compost bin, Macko recalls artistic traditions from the Renaissance to Surrealism […]
The United States, China and Russia (at least until recently) stand out as contemporary superpowers able to support allies across the globe. What do each of these countries offer would-be client states and groups in the Middle East, and how do their approaches differ? Can Gulf Arab monarchies and states such as Iran, Israel, Egypt […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! LIVESTREAM IS AVAILABLE!! For our final look at the upcoming presidential election, CNN host Van Jones joins journalist Alex Cohen in conversation to give his perspective on the current political landscape. A Yale-educated attorney, Jones has stewarded bipartisan legislative and advocacy wins under the last four US presidents. He has […]
The Fall 2024 Friday Noon Concert Series continues on November 22 with a performance of Beethoven's Trio in E-flat Major, op.3 featuring Trio Euphoria with Rachel V. Huang (Scripps), violin; Cynthia R. Fogg (Pomona), viola; and Tom Flaherty (Pomona), cello. Please visit the Friday Noon Concert webpage for current information regarding upcoming concert programs and […]
