Feature Stories (page 24)
The Scripps Experience: Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium
On October 9, 29 Scripps students gathered in the Hampton Room at Malott Commons to present data and analyses of their original research projects to faculty and peers at Scripps’ third annual Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. This daylong event included presentations by recipients of the Environmental Analysis, Esterly, Hsu Fund, Johnson, LASPA Action, and Mellon grants. Taken together, the students’ research was conducted in more than seven languages and across nine countries, in fields ranging from philosophy, to chemistry, to feminist theory, to sustainable development.
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Scripps College Visits China
When Scripps Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall stepped up to the microphone at Hunan Women’s University (HWU) in Hunan, China, and spoke her first words, “Dà jiÄ hăo” (“Hello everyone”), she […]
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Spotlight on Faculty: Kasper Kovitz, Assistant Professor of Art
Originally from Vienna, Kasper Kovitz joins Scripps College as an Assistant Professor of Art after teaching for several years in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Kovitz is also an artist, and in his work he employs non-traditional materials—substances such as blueberry jam, dirt, and tree sap—to explore the concepts of borders, violence, and identity. His work has been included in exhibitions in Asia, Europe, and the United States, including at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, and ARCO Madrid.
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The Scripps Experience: The Career Planning & Resources Tech Trek
Three days, nine companies, 12 Scripps students, and one incredible experience: From August 5 to 7, Scripps College’s Career Planning & Resources (CP&R) team hosted its first-ever career exploration and networking trip to San Francisco to meet with companies and alumnae in the technology industry. Called the Bay Area Tech Trek, the trip connected current students with Scripps alumnae who work at innovative tech firms Anaplan, Eventbrite, Facebook, Medallia, NextDoor, Pinterest, Spongecell, Twilio, and Uber. Visiting three companies each day, the students explored what careers in technology might look like, gained advice from professionals in the industry, and networked with successful Scripps graduates.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Martha Bierut ’15 Selected for a Prestigious Princeton in Africa Fellowship
By Maria Newman ’16 Martha Bierut ’15 stood out as an undergrad and was awarded for it. She was one of only 51 fellows selected for a prestigious Princeton in […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Vanessa Tyson, Assistant Professor of Politics
This fall Vanessa Tyson joined Scripps College as an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations. Her forthcoming book, Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation […]
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Spotlight on Faculty: Rory Spence, Assistant Professor of Biology
Rory Spence joined Scripps College this fall as an assistant professor of biology, teaching in the neuroscience program and in the W.M. Keck Science Department. His research focuses on the […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Michelle Decker, Assistant Professor of English
Michelle Decker joined the College this fall as assistant professor of English with a specialization in global Anglophone literatures. Her current book project, African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast, examines the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and culture through the effects of imperialism in eastern Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance
Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance and Los Angeles–based movement artist, joins the College this fall. His choreography, touted by one reviewer as being “crafty and taut” and “moody and intense,” is centered on using the body to explore ideas about our evolving identities. The Office of Marketing and Communication caught up with Professor Williamson as he was settling in after the rush of back-to-school activities.
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Spotlight on Students: Allegra Cox ’18 Curates “Documenters and Storytellers”
When Allegra Cox ’18 began working at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery this June, she wasn’t sure where the opportunity would take her. Interested in art conservation as a high school student, Cox chose Scripps because it is one of few colleges that offers the major to undergraduates. But thanks to the gallery’s Wilson Academic Internship program, her interests and experience have broadened. Cox spent her summer organizing an exhibition of photographs recently gifted to Scripps College’s permanent collection.
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