News Releases (page 80)
Scripps College Announces Appointment of Jennifer Berklas as Director of Human Resources
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Jennifer L. Berklas as the director of human resources, effective October 16. Berklas brings more than 14 years of leadership and human resources experience.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts “Discussion of Mobile Media and Civic Engagement in Public Schools”
Antero Garcia, assistant professor of English at Colorado State University, examines on how educators can grab a student’s attention in the digital age in his lecture “Control, Resistance, and Play: A Discussion of Mobile Media, Pedagogy, and Civic Engagement in Public Schools.” Garcia lectures at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts Lecture on “Women of Color’s Transformative Social Justice Media Magic”
Moya Bailey, graduate fellow at Emory University’s Digital Scholarship Commons, explores the ways women of color use social media in her lecture “Digital Alchemy: Women of Color’s Transformative Social Justice Media Magic” at 7:30 pm Oct. 9 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Press on the Road: New York City and California Events
Kitty Maryatt, director of the Scripps College Press, lectures on “Interrogating Book Structure” on Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Book Arts, 28 W. 27th Street, 3rd Floor, in Manhattan. She also presents a workshop at the center on Oct 27-28. Both events are open to the public for a fee.
Read More“Digital/Social Media and Music Communities, From Katrina to Occupy”
Sam Cronk, visiting lecturer in music at Scripps College, lectures on “Digital/Social Media and Music Communities, from Katrina to Occupy” at noon on Oct. 3 in the Hampton Room at Malott Commons. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSocial Media Pedagogy: Feminist Teaching Online and Off
Alexandra Juhasz, professor of media studies at Pitzer College, lectures on “Social Media Pedagogy: Feminist Teaching Online and Off” at noon on September 25 in the Hampton Room of Malott Commons. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks Scripps College 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
Scripps College is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.
Read More“Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” Public Lecture at Scripps College
Linda Herrera, associate professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lectures on “Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” at 7:30 p.m. on September 18. The talk, part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute series, is free and open to the public.
Read More“How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile”
Eden Medina, associate professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University at Bloomington, examines the history of Cybersyn in her talk “Creating a Liberty Machine: A History of How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile.” Medina lectures at noon on Sept. 12 in the Hampton Room at Malott Commons, The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Named a “Best College” and “Best Classroom Experience” by The Princeton Review
Scripps College is one of the country’s “best colleges” according to The Princeton Review in its book, The Best 377 Colleges, 2013 Edition. Scripps received high ratings for its academics, quality of life, selectivity, and financial aid.
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