News Releases (page 91)
Scripps College Professor Hao Huang Receives Prestigious NEH grant
Hao Huang, professor of music at Scripps College, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teaching Development Fellowship, “Bridging Cultures,” one of only nine such grants out of 218 applications.
Read MoreNational Endowment for the Arts Announces Grant to Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has been recommended for a grant of $60,000 to support the conservation of two 16th-century Chinese paintings.
Read MoreScripps College Graduates Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List
The following 2011 Scripps College graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 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.
Read MoreScripps College Announces Appointment of Vice President and Treasurer
After a national search that involved many members of the Scripps College community, President Lori Bettison-Varga announced the appointment of Joanne M. Coville as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective July 18, 2011. Joanne will fill the position vacated by James Manifold, who retires June 30, 2011, after 29 years of service to Scripps.
Read MoreScripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Presents “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968”
As a participant in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College will present “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968,” from January 21–April 4, 2012.
Read MoreScripps College to Present The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir
Scripps College’s department of music and the Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges will present a spring performance by The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir on April 30, 2011.
Read MoreClaremont Colleges Presidents to Discuss the Future of Higher Education
Presidents Lori Bettison-Varga, David Oxtoby, and Laura Skandera Trombley—of Scripps College, Pomona College, and Pitzer College, respectively—will give their perspectives on the future of higher education in Scripps College’s Malott Commons, Hampton Room, on Wednesday, April 27, at 12 noon. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreWinston Ou Presents “Teaching Math as a Non-superstition”
Winston Ou, Scripps College assistant professor of mathematics, will speak on “Mill and Mathematics: Teaching Math as a Non-superstition,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on April 26. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreS.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation Awards $1.46 Million to Scripps College to Support Integrated Science Education
The S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation has awarded a $1.46 million grant to Scripps College to support integrated science education in the Joint Science Department. The Joint Science Department serves students from Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges and houses faculty in biology, chemistry, and physics.
Read MoreAuthor Matt Logelin Reads from “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love”
Matt Logelin, author of “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love,” reads from his book on Monday, April 18, at 4:15pm in Scripps College’s Hampton Room. This event, which includes a book signing following the reading, is free and open to the public.
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