News Releases (page 109)
Patricia Williams to Speak on Seeing a Color Blind Future
Legal scholar Patricia J. Williams will speak on “Seeing A Color Blind Future” at Scripps College on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater in the Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreHao Huang Receives Exclusive Honor in Hungary
Professor of Music Hao Huang received an unexpected honor this spring during his 2008 Fulbright residency at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) in Hungary.
Read MoreRoswitha Burwick Named Recipient of AATG/Goethe-Institut Award
The American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Goethe-Institut of New York named Roswitha Burwick, Distinguished Professor of Modern Foreign Languages at Scripps College, one of seven recipients of the 2008 Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievement.
Read MoreAlaskan Acoustic Group Bearfoot brings “Bluegrass” to Scripps
Alaskan acoustic group Bearfoot shares their Americana approach to music when they perform September 5, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., on Bowling Green, as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn concert series at Scripps College.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study Students Named to Scripps College 2008 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List from Scripps College in Claremont, California who participated in the Off-Campus Study Program during the fall 2007 and spring 2008 semesters.
Read MoreSatire and Political Carnage: Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum Presents 1800s France in Rare Caricatures
From September 2 to October 10, 2008, the Clark Humanities Museum of Scripps College will run “The Politics of Satire in 19th Century France,” an exhibit of the college’s collection of French caricatures of the era.
Read MorePrinceton Review Gives Scripps High Marks Among Nation’s “Best Colleges”
“Scripps College truly provides a small-college experience with an atmosphere that is vibrant, challenging, and conducive not only to learning but also to out-of-class academic discussion,” according to The Princeton Review for 2009.
Read MoreScripps Featured by About.com College Admissions
Internet portal About.com shines the spotlight on Scripps College in a new article about college admissions.
Read MoreNew Elm Trees Arrive on Campus
Loaded onto flatbed trucks in groups of three, 24 Princeton elms traveled from Sunol, Calif., down the Grapevine on I-5, and arrived on the Scripps College campus in early morning to mark the first day of the College’s new academic year.
Read MoreScripps Student Named Finalist in Gilder Lehrman History Program
Casey Near, a junior at Scripps College, from San Jose, California, was recently named a 2008 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Finalist. She is one of 50 students selected by application to participate in the competitive program sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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