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Harvard University’s Evelyn Higginbotham Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at Scripps College
Evelyn Higginbotham, chair of Harvard’s African and African American studies, speaks on “Rewriting African American History: The New ‘From Slavery to Freedom’ and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin” at The Claremont College’s twenty-seventh annual Sojourner Truth Lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreEssence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Emerita Susan L. Taylor Reminds Scripps College Students to Stay Focused on Their Goals
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emerita of Essence magazine, recently challenged a group of 40 Scripps College students, faculty and staff “to awaken your power to become agents of change and healing.”
Read MoreElizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents An Evening with Ben Stein: Author, Lecturer, and Actor
Scripps College presents an evening with Ben Stein as part of the sixth annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Stein will speak on Dark Days in America – How to Get to Daybreak, on February 9 at 7:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Screens HBO Documentary “Kick Like a Girl,” A Story of Soccer, Self-Confidence, and Social Change
When the Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated all-girls soccer team, decides to compete in a boys division, everyone begins to question what the saying “kick like a girl” really means. The public is invited to consider the expression by attending a free screening of the HBO documentary “Kick Like a Girl” at 7 p.m., February 1 at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Avenue.
Read MoreEssence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor speaks at Scripps College
Scripps College celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. by inviting Essence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor to campus to meet with students from The Claremont Colleges for an informal question-and-answer breakfast at 9:00 a.m. on January 27. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreHistorian Ned Blackhawk Explores “Colonialism and North American Indian History” at Scripps College
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University history professor, launches Scripps College’s Humanities Institute lecture series by speaking on “The Violent Edges of Empire: Colonialism and North American Indian History” at 7:30 p.m., January 31 at Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreHumanitarian Zainab Salbi to Give 2012 Scripps College Commencement Address
Zainab Salbi will be the 2012 Scripps College commencement speaker on Saturday, May 12. She is the founder of Women for Women International and served as the organization’s CEO from 1993 to 2011. Women for Women International is a grassroots humanitarian and development organization helping women survivors of wars rebuild their lives.
Read MoreGlitz and Glitter: Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company Performances
The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company will compete against some of the best dancers from throughout the Western United States at the Intercollegiate Showdown at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at the Rains Center, Pomona College. It is open to the public. Admission is $5.
Read MoreThe idENTITY & Intersectionality Teach-in offers all-day events November 20
On November 20, the idENTITY and Intersectionality Teach-in will organize a day of art and self-expression. An all-day art exhibit will be on display at the Motley.
Read MoreScripps College Applauds Alumna Gabrielle Giffords’ Recovery and Successful Book Release
A day of triumph was declared on the Scripps College campus today as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ ’93 continued recovery was affirmed by her appearance on ABC’s 20/20 and the national release of the congresswoman’s memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,” was cheered.
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