News Releases (page 52)
Critically-Acclaimed Lovell Sisters perform at Scripps College
The Lovell Sisters, an acoustic music trio steeped in bluegrass and classical elements, will perform on Scripps College’s Bowling Green, Friday, September 25, 5:30-7:00 p.m., as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read More“Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert Speaks at Scripps
Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” will speak at Scripps College on Wednesday, September 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision.
Read MoreSecrets in A Democracy: Contemporary Artists Address Challenges to Democratic Ideals Scripps’ Williamson Gallery Fall Exhibition
Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery opens the fall season with “Secrets in a Democracy,” on view through October 11. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College ranks 25th among top U.S. liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report
Scripps moved up two places to 25th out of more than 260 schools, according to the annual “America’s Best Colleges” report issued today by US News and World Report.
Read MoreScripps offers “best of both worlds”
Scripps College is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. In its popular guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges, The Princeton Review praises the school for its academics and campus beauty and quotes extensively from Scripps students. Read what they have to say.
Read MoreScripps Welcomes New Dean of Joint Science Department
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has a new dean. Beginning this academic year, Professor David E. Hansen will oversee the three-member program for Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
Read MoreScripps College Academy: Opening the Door to a Liberal Arts Education
For the seventh consecutive summer, the Scripps College Academy is bringing bright young high school women to campus for two weeks to find out what a liberal arts education is all about. The program, designed for high achieving students from racially and economically diverse groups and first-generation college-bound students, helps prepare them for continued academic success.
Read MoreScripps Professor suggests an overhaul of Bush reforms on Medicare Part D
As the national conversation gets underway on reforming America’s health care system, Stacey Wood, professor of psychology at Scripps College and an expert on issues related to aging and the brain, says one thing that should be changed are the recent Bush health reforms providing prescription coverage on Medicare Part D.
Read MoreScripps Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
Scripps College faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving Scripps student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreSeventeenth Consecutive Year of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
For the 17th consecutive year, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to support three paid, full-time, 10-week summer internships.
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