News Releases (page 78)
Geena Davis Speaks on Gender Equality in Modern Media at Scripps College
Geena Davis, an advocate and Academy Award-winning actor best known for her roles in “Thelma and Louise” and “A League of Their Own,” discusses “Gender Equality in the Modern Media” at 7:30 p.m. on March 7 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St.
Read MoreThe Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies Presents Lecture on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms”
Tracy Fisher, assistant professor of women’s studies at the University of California, Riverside, lectures on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms” at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 13 in room 103 of Steele Hall, 241 E. 11th St., Scripps College. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Named To The Princeton Review’s List Of “Best Value Colleges For 2013”
Scripps College is one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles Scripps College in its book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition” (Random House / Princeton Review, $21.99, published February 5, 2013), and on a special area on its website at http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx.
Read MoreScripps College Announces Appointment of Nikki Khurana as the Assistant Vice President of Alumnae and Parent Engagement and The Scripps Fund
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Nikki Khurana as assistant vice president overseeing the newly established department of alumnae and parent engagement and The Scripps Fund. Khurana, who joins Scripps on February 25, brings more than 14 years of leadership and experience to the new position.
Read MoreScripps College Presents “Chican@ Artivistas at the Intersection of Hope and Imagination”
Martha Gonzalez, a feminist music theorist, Chicana activist and a founding member of the East Los Angeles rock band Quetzal, gives a multimedia presentation on the ways in which Chicana activists harness the power of art and creative expression at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read More“The Life of a Composer When Composers did not Really Exist”
Alejandro Planchart, professor emeritus of music at the University of California at Santa Barbara, lectures on the evolving concept of the composer in the 15th and 16th centuries at 7:30 pm on Jan. 29 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This free event is open to the public.
Read MoreAcclaimed Conceptual Artist Edgar Heap of Birds Examines “Indigenous Voices of Survival Through Public Art”
Edgar Heap of Birds, professor of Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma, lectures on how indigenous voices express themselves through public art on Jan. 23 at noon in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. This free event is open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College’s 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Charles Krauthammer
Scripps College presents an evening with Charles Krauthammer as part of the 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Krauthammer will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More“Denatured Nature” The 69th Scripps College Ceramic Annual
The Scripps College Ceramics Annual–the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States–opens for its 69th consecutive year on Jan. 26 and continues through April 7. Titled “Denatured Nature,” this Ceramic Annual highlights work from emerging artists as well as celebrated masters in the field of ceramics.
Read MoreScripps College Alumna Selected for Prestigious California State Legislative Fellowship
Naima Ford ’06 has been selected to serve as a 2012-13 Capital Fellow, one of the nation’s most prestigious legislative fellowship programs. As an Assembly Fellow in Sacramento, Ford will gain valuable experience working for 11 months as a full-time professional legislative staff member in the California state legislature.
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