In the Media (page 42)
In the Media: Scripps Named One of World’s Most Beautiful Campuses
The website BuzzFeed ranked Scripps College #8 on its “26 of The Most Gorgeous College Campuses Around The World” list. The campus was praised for its Spanish-style architecture and “breezy palm trees that add to its Southern California vibe.”
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In the Media: New Work by Alison Saar ’78 Reviewed in the LA Times
“Topsy Turvy,” an exhibition of new work by Scripps alumna and artist Alison Saar ’78, garnered high praise from the Los Angeles Times. In depicting Topsy, a slave girl character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, “Saar has brilliantly made and remade [her], restoring her innate power to make herself,” writes critic Christopher Knight in his review.
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In the Media: Ken Gonzales-Day in Smithsonian Magazine
Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s recent exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., is profiled in Smithsonian Magazine. The exhibition, “Unseen: Our Past in a New Light,” focuses on work by Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar that grapples with “the under- and misrepresentation of certain minorities in portraiture and American history.”
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In the Media: Sean Flynn on Steel Tariffs
Sean Flynn, associate professor of economics and chair of the department at Scripps, was recently quoted in The Daily Bulletin. Flynn was asked to weigh in on how the Trump Administration’s steel tariffs may affect the steel industry in California.
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In the Media: Vanessa Tyson on Sexual Harassment in the Senate
Assistant Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson was quoted by NBC in an article about recent efforts to change the culture of sexual harassment in the Senate.
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In the Media: Corey Tazzara on the House of Medici and Free Trade
Assistant Professor of History Corey Tazzara discusses the influence of the Medici dynasty on trade policy in an article for Oxford University Press online. During the 17th century, the Medici established a port in Livorno that was open to foreign merchants and that relaxed rules governing the transit, storage, and taxation of goods.
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In the Media: Suchi Branfman’s Prison-Based Choreography Featured
Scripps Lecturer in Dance Suchi Branfman’s choreographic collaboration with incarcerated men at the California Rehabilitation Center is the subject of a recent article in The Argonaut.
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In the Media: Scripps College Commencement Speaker Highlighted
Scripps College is highlighted in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education for its “high-profile 2018 Commencement speaker,” civil rights activist and award-winning journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
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In the Media: Roberto Pedace Discusses Diversity in Film on NPR
On the eve of the 2018 Academy Awards, Roberto Pedace, professor of economics at Scripps College, spoke on NPR’s 1A on diversity in film and what changes in representation mean for Hollywood’s bottom line.
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In the Media: Chronicle of Higher Ed Lists Scripps College Among Top 25 Fulbright-Producing Colleges
Scripps College is featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education as a U.S. college credited with producing the highest number of student Fulbright recipients in the country for 2017–18, ranking among the Top 25 in its category.
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