News Releases (page 86)
Sadie Buck Examines The Contemporary Indigenous Woman
Sadie Buck, founder of Indigenous Arts and Cultural Consulting and Training, discusses “The Life and Times of a 2012 Contemporary Traditional Haudenosaunee Woman – Carrying On” at noon on Feb. 8 at Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave. This public event is free.
Read MoreHarvard University’s Evelyn Higginbotham Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at Scripps College
Evelyn Higginbotham, chair of Harvard’s African and African American studies, speaks on “Rewriting African American History: The New ‘From Slavery to Freedom’ and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin” at The Claremont College’s twenty-seventh annual Sojourner Truth Lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Academy and Claremont Graduate University Awarded $10,000 National Grant to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Technology and Computers
Scripps College Academy (SCA) and the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) have been awarded a $10,000 national grant to create a new project designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in computing and technology.
Read MoreEssence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Emerita Susan L. Taylor Reminds Scripps College Students to Stay Focused on Their Goals
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emerita of Essence magazine, recently challenged a group of 40 Scripps College students, faculty and staff “to awaken your power to become agents of change and healing.”
Read MoreElizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents An Evening with Ben Stein: Author, Lecturer, and Actor
Scripps College presents an evening with Ben Stein as part of the sixth annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Stein will speak on Dark Days in America – How to Get to Daybreak, on February 9 at 7:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps 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.
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