News Releases (page 71)
Scripps College Humanities Institute Hosts Renowned Artists and Scholars to Celebrate Feminism “Entre Mujeres (Between Women)”
Award-winning author Helena MarÃa Viramontes, acclaimed Broadway and screen actress Alma MartÃnez; Grammy award-winning musician Martha González; and Scripps College Associate Professor of Music Cándida F. Jáquez, who is also director of the Scripps College Humanities Institute, will host the peña “Entre Mujeres (Between Women): Embodied Knowledges” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
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High Number of Scripps College Students Awarded Fellowships Yearly
Each year, a high percentage of Scripps students are chosen for such grants and fellowships as the Davis Projects for Peace, Goldwater Scholarships, the Strauss and Fulbrights. The College has the distinction of being a top-producer of Fulbright student awards. The College’s rigorous academics and its high-achieving students are two reasons for the trend.
Read MoreFatima Elkabti ’09 works to combat blindness in Libya
A recent article from the UC Berkeley NewsCenter highlights Fatima Elkabti ’09, whose cutting-edge medical project will combat diabetes-related blindness in Libya.
Read MoreScripps College Presents “SCRIPPS DANCES”
“SCRIPPS DANCES,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department featuring original dance pieces choreographed by students and faculty, will take place April 11 at 8 p.m. and April 12 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
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Merodie Hancock ’87 Inaugurated Fourth President of SUNY Empire State College
Another notable Scripps College alumna made history. On March 27, Merodie Hancock ’87 was inaugurated as the first female president of SUNY Empire State College.
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Scripps College Hosts Programs on the Life and Work of German Artist and Pacifist Kathe Kollwitz
Scripps College professors Paul Buchholz and Anne Harley have organized a week-long series of campus events beginning March 24 to call attention to the work of Käthe Kollwitz, a 20th-century German Expressionist visual artist who became a world-renowned figure in the art world and peace movement.
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Christina Romer, Former Economic Adviser to President Obama, Visits Scripps College April 3 to Examine “The Aftermath of Financial Crises”
The former chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer visits Scripps College April 3 to address “The Aftermath of Financial Crises: It Doesn’t Have to Be That Bad.” This free event, which is open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St.
Read MoreScripps College Commemorates Life and Legacy of César Chávez
Scripps College continues its annual tradition of commemorating the life and legacy of union leader César Chávez by hosting farmworker activist Rosa Martha Zárate MacÃas, who will discuss “We Have Lived Here, We Have Struggled Here!” at noon on March 25 in the Hampton Room, 345 E. 9th St. This free event is open to the public.
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Scripps College Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards
A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.
Read MoreDrowning in Drought: Intern-Curated Exhibition At Scripps College
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery’s third annual intern-curated exhibition, “Drowning in Drought: Selections from the Scripps College Collections,” explores varying conditions in California and elsewhere, from the vastness of the parched desert dunes to the misty ocean waves.
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