News Releases (page 93)
War, 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.
Read MoreMacArthur “Genius” to Give Scripps College Commencement Address
Noted sculptor and Scripps College alumna Elizabeth Turk, winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for 2010, will be the Scripps College commencement speaker on Sunday, May 15.
Read More“Should Affirmative Action be Based on Race or Class?”
Richard Kahlenberg, author and scholar, will speak on “Should Affirmative Action Be Based on Race or Class?” at Pitzer College, Benson Auditorium, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 4:15 p.m., as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 lecture and film series.
Read MoreHands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement
Scripps College professors Nancy Neiman Auerbach, David Cubek, and Jacqueline Wernimont will participate in a panel discussion on “Hands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement” at Scripps College’s Hampton Room, Malott Commons, on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 12 noon. This event is part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture seriesand is free and open to the public.
Read MoreStargazing and Sky Watching: Astronomy through the Ages Exhibition
From March 21, 2011 to May 4, 2011, the Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum is exhibiting rare historical astronomy items from special collections at Honnold/Mudd and Denison libraries and from the astronomy collections of Brackett Observatory at Pomona College. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
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