News Releases (page 91)
Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good
Anthropologist and author Joel Robbins presents “Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good” on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m., in Scripps College’s Vita Nova 100. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreAuthor Aimee Bender: “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”
Acclaimed author Aimee Bender will read from her latest novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Edwards Humanities Auditorium. This event, which includes a book signing and reception for the author, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College to Hold Benefit Concert for Students in Sendai, Japan
Scripps College will stage a multi-media benefit concert and dance performance to aid students and families in need in Sendai, Japan, on Sunday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
Read MoreFather Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries to Speak at Scripps College
Father Gregory Boyle, founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, will present “Tattoos on the Heart” as part of the Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, March 29.
Read MoreWar, Women’s NGOs, and Education: the Perils of “Democracy Training”
Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.
Read MoreEducators Connect Scientific Questions to Learning Goals at 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute
Emily Wiley, associate professor of biology in Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges’ Joint Science Department, successfully completed the 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute: Incorporating Bioinformatics Research in Undergraduate Education, which was held March 9-12 at ASM headquarters in Washington, D.C. She was one of 20 educators nationwide in the program this year.
Read MoreScripps College Presents “Streetview: A Spectrum in Black and White”
For the first time, social media has determined the content of an upcoming art exhibit at Scripps College. Streetview: A Spectrum in Black and White will open at Gallery 112 […]
Read MoreScripps College Humanities Institute Presents “Race to Nowhere”
Scripps College’s Humanities Institute and Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry will jointly screen the documentary film “Race to Nowhere” on Tuesday, March 29, at 5:30 p.m., in the College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater.
Read MoreWar, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of “Democracy Training”
Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series at Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Boone Recital Hall, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreClimbing PoeTree to Present Workshop and Spoken-Word Performance at Scripps College
Climbing PoeTree—a queer, Haitian, and Columbian spoken word duo—will present their workshop “Art as Activism” and a multimedia spoken-word performance, “Pride Celebration and Hurricane Season Excerpts,” in Scripps College’s Scripps Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE) office on April 8.
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