News Releases (page 49)
Conservationist and Advocate for Free Speech Terry Tempest Williams Speaks at Scripps College
Terry Tempest Williams, author of “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” and “Finding Beauty in a Broken World,” will speak at Scripps College on Thursday, April 1.
Read MoreTwo Scripps College Students Awarded Watson Fellowships
Scripps College seniors Jeanette Charles and Maya Higgins join a select group of 40 college seniors as recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2010-11.
Read MorePresident Bettison-Varga Invited to International Women’s Day Reception at the White House
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga was invited to attend a White House reception in celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2010.
Read MoreScripps College Dedicates Sculpture of Harriet Tubman for New Sculpture Garden
The first sculpture installed in Scripps College’s new sculpture garden will be dedicated on Harriet Tubman Day in front of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College.
Read MoreKaren Jo Torjesen, Professor of Religion, Speaks at Scripps College
Karen Jo Torjesen, Margo L. Goldsmith Professor of Women’s Studies at Claremont Graduate University, visits Scripps College March 3 as the 2010 Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowment Lecturer.
Read MoreScripps College Awarded Second Getty Grant for “Sea Change in Ceramics”
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has once again been selected by the Getty Foundation to receive funding for its part in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California.
Read MoreBestselling Author Sue Monk Kidd to Give Scripps College Commencement Address with Daughter
Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor will co-deliver the commencement address at Scripps College on Sunday, May 16, 2010.
Read MoreWeinberg Foundation Awards Claremont Colleges Major Science Gift
Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College announced today a $5 million gift from the Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation to create the Weinberg Family Dean of Science Endowment Fund for the Joint Science Department (JSD) of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges.
Read MoreAriel Levy, Author of “Female Chauvinist Pigs,” Speaks at Scripps College
Ariel Levy, author of “Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture,” will speak at Scripps College on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision.
Read MoreRita Golden Gelman, Famous Female Nomad, Comes to Scripps College
Rita Golden Gelman, author of “Tales of a Female Nomad” and several children’s books, speaks at Scripps College on Thursday, February 25th at 7:30 p.m. in Balch Auditorium.
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