On Capstone Day the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments. Capstone Day is intended to showcase academic collaborations among students and faculty across the disciplines. The Forum this year will be held in-person with a virtual option as well. There will be treats, coffee, tea, and afternoon snacks! We encourage […]

We’re excited to celebrate the Class of 2024, as our newest graduates embark on fulfilling careers, enter prestigious graduate programs, and pursue fellowships! Commencement Schedule 2:00pm Senior Awards Convocation, Garrison Theater 5:00pm Commencement Ceremony, Elm Tree Lawn  7:00pm Commencement Celebration Dinner Dance, Jaqua Quadrangle  For more information, please go to: Commencement 2024

The Scripps Levitt on the Lawn concert series proudly present Trousdale, a powerful all-female band consisting of Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones. Their melodic and heartfelt harmonies are often compared to The Chicks and The Staves, but the girls draw inspiration from a wide array of music, including Crosby Stills and Nash, Kacey Musgraves and HAIM. Driven by […]

Ruenell Foy Temps (1940–2020) left an indelible mark on California ceramics. She participated in more than thirty solo and invitational exhibitions (including the Scripps College Ceramic Annual), taught as a college instructor and leader of workshops throughout the state, and studied with and worked alongside well-known figures in twentieth-century California ceramics. Yet she persevered against […]

The dramatic “Fall of Rome” narrative remains the most appealing story about the end Western Roman Empire, even though scholars have often insisted that it oversimplifies the events of the fifth century, as well as its consequences in the sixth and seventh centuries. The complexity of scholarly accounts leaves the ordinary observer bewildered and eager […]