News Releases (page 80)
Scripps 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.
Read MoreScripps College Receives $2 Million Gift for Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities From The Malott Family Foundation
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $2 million gift to Scripps College to establish The Elizabeth Hubert Malott Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities.
Read MoreSocial Critic Michael Eric Dyson Speaks on “Dr. King for the 21st Century” at Scripps College
Michael Eric Dyson, well-known academic and best-selling author who appears as a commentator regularly on NPR and CNN, lectures on “Dr. King for the 21st Century” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 24 in Scripps College’s Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This free event is open to the public.
Read MoreScripps and Pomona Dance Present 2012 “In The Works” Student Danceworks Concert
“In The Works…,” the annual fall concert by students of the departments of dance at Scripps and Pomona Colleges, takes place Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read MoreScripps College Recognized Nationally for Number of Students Studying Abroad
The Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors survey ranks Scripps College 28th in the number of its students who study abroad. The survey lists Scripps with a 65 percent student participation rate, placing it among the top 40 of baccalaureate institutions whose students study in another country.
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