News Releases (page 82)


September 27, 2012

“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.

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September 19, 2012

Social 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.

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September 12, 2012

U.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.

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September 11, 2012

“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.

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September 4, 2012

“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.

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August 23, 2012

Scripps 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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July 30, 2012

The Williamson Gallery Receives NEA Art Works Grant to Support Conservation of 16th-Century Dragon Tapestry

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced on April 25 that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College is one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Williamson Gallery is recommended for a $10,000 grant to treat a Chinese textile altar panel of a dragon, which dates back to the late sixteenth century.

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July 19, 2012

The Williamson Gallery Celebrates 20th Year of Getty Multicultural Internships

For the twentieth consecutive year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has welcomed three interns funded by the Getty Foundation through its Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program. The Williamson has participated in the program since the founding of the Gallery in 1993, the same year the program was launched. This summer the Getty is sponsoring 115 positions at 73 organizations throughout Los Angeles County.

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July 18, 2012

Scripps College Students Named to Spring 2012 Dean’s List

The following Scripps College students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.

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June 12, 2012

Scripps College Students Named to Spring 2012 Dean’s List

The following Scripps College students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.

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