News Releases (page 85)
Scripps College Screens HBO Documentary “Kick Like a Girl,” A Story of Soccer, Self-Confidence, and Social Change
When the Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated all-girls soccer team, decides to compete in a boys division, everyone begins to question what the saying “kick like a girl” really means. The public is invited to consider the expression by attending a free screening of the HBO documentary “Kick Like a Girl” at 7 p.m., February 1 at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Avenue.
Read MoreEssence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor speaks at Scripps College
Scripps College celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. by inviting Essence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor to campus to meet with students from The Claremont Colleges for an informal question-and-answer breakfast at 9:00 a.m. on January 27. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreHistorian Ned Blackhawk Explores “Colonialism and North American Indian History” at Scripps College
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University history professor, launches Scripps College’s Humanities Institute lecture series by speaking on “The Violent Edges of Empire: Colonialism and North American Indian History” at 7:30 p.m., January 31 at Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreScripps College Announces Appointment of Michael Archibald as Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the appointment of Michael Archibald as vice president for institutional advancement, effective January 15, 2012. Archibald is experienced leading highly successful university advancement campaigns and now will direct Scripps College’s team as it moves forward with its ambitious fundraising goals.
Read MoreScripps College, Mills College and Mount St. Mary’s College join The Women in Public Service Project at event with Secretary Clinton in Washington D.C.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced December 15 that Scripps College will join The Women in Public Service Project to inspire future women leaders around the globe.
Read MoreHumanitarian Zainab Salbi to Give 2012 Scripps College Commencement Address
Zainab Salbi will be the 2012 Scripps College commencement speaker on Saturday, May 12. She is the founder of Women for Women International and served as the organization’s CEO from 1993 to 2011. Women for Women International is a grassroots humanitarian and development organization helping women survivors of wars rebuild their lives.
Read MoreGlitz and Glitter: Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company Performances
The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company will compete against some of the best dancers from throughout the Western United States at the Intercollegiate Showdown at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at the Rains Center, Pomona College. It is open to the public. Admission is $5.
Read MoreMali Children Flock to New Library Launched by Sarah Smilkstein ’11
Scripps College alumna Sarah Smilkstein ’11 recently celebrated the opening of a community education center she worked tirelessly to establish in an impoverished neighborhood in Mali. Smilkstein won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant for her project in the Niamakoro neighborhood of Bamako, Mali.
Read MoreCORE III Symposium Kicks Off
CORE 3 Symposium offers a variety of seminars and student-led presentations. This year’s theme is “Histories of the Present.”
Read MoreThe idENTITY & Intersectionality Teach-in offers all-day events November 20
On November 20, the idENTITY and Intersectionality Teach-in will organize a day of art and self-expression. An all-day art exhibit will be on display at the Motley.
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