News Releases (page 105)
Roya Hakakian’s Journey From the Land of No: A Childhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
Roya Hakakian, writer, poet, journalist, and 2008 Guggenheim Fellow, will speak at Scripps College as part of the Alex Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision, on Tuesday, March 3.
Read More10 Scripps Students named Fulbright Finalists
Ten Scripps students have been named finalists for a Fulbright scholarship to do research or assistant-teach overseas for one academic year. They currently await confirmation from their host country committees. This is a record number of finalists for Scripps College; in 2008, Scripps had five Fulbright scholars accepted.
Read MoreScripps College Presents Spring Art Lecture Series
A wide range of visual artists – from photographers to ceramists – present their work this semester as part of the spring 2009 lecture series, sponsored by the Scripps College Art Department, through May 8, at Scripps College. All events are free and open to the public.
Read MoreClaudia Stevens Performs “Blue Lias, or The Fish Lizard’s Whore”
Claudia Stevens, playwright and performer, will perform “Blue Lias, or The Fish Lizard’s Whore,” as part of Scripps College’s Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series on Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreAll Aboard the Overground Railroad to Africa
Dana Dakin ’64, founder of WomensTrust, Inc. and Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence, will lecture as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy lecture series on February 23.
Read MoreWomen’s Public Participation, Sexual Rights, and Social Change in Shi’i Lebanon
Lara Deeb, Scripps College assistant professor of anthropology, will speak as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy lecture series on March 3.
Read MoreFamily Weekend Faculty Recital
On Sunday, February 15, 2009, Professor Hao Huang will give a faculty recital for the Scripps College Family Weekend. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 3:00 p.m. in Scripps College’s Garrison Theater.
Read MoreMichael Deane Lamkin Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College
Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Scripps College for a one-year term, to begin July 1, 2009.
Read MorePhilip Glass and “Book of Longing” at Scripps Performing Arts Center
Noted composer Philip Glass will give five exclusive performances of “Book of Longing,” from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at Garrison Theater, Scripps Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreThe Bill From My Father: Bernard Cooper
Bernard Cooper, award winning memoirist, novelist, and short story writer, reads from his recent work “The Bill From My Father: A Memoir” as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy speaker series.
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