News Releases (page 94)


February 25, 2011

The WPA Federal Music Project at the Tuesday Noon Academy

YouYoung Kang, Scripps College associate professor of music, will speak on “The WPA Federal Music Project and Its Enduring Legacies,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on March 1. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Scripps College Humanities Institute Presents Documentary Film “Walk Right In”

Producer, director, and writer Larry Paros will screen his documentary film Walk Right In at Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater, on Tuesday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m., as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 lecture and film series. The event is free and open to the public.

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February 24, 2011

Dr. Jamie Bechtel Presents “She Matters: Empowering Women is Good Business”

Dr. Jamie Bechtel, marine biologist and CEO of New Course, a not-for-profit development organization, will speak at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on “Empowering Women in Business,” on February 25, at 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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Professor Ronald Dworkin Gives Merlan Lecture at Scripps College

Distinguished philosopher and legal scholar Ronald Dworkin will deliver the Philip and Franciszka Merlan Lecture at Scripps College on Tuesday, March 1, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium. Dworkin will speak on “Einstein’s God: Must Religion Be Supernatural?”

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February 22, 2011

damali ayo Presents “I Can Fix Racism!”

Author, artist, speaker, and host damali ayo will present her multimedia presentation, “I Can Fix Racism!,” on Thursday, February 24, at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, at 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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February 21, 2011

No Love Too Small: “A Small Act”

Writer, director, and producer Jennifer Arnold will screen the documentary film A Small Act on Tuesday, February 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater at Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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February 17, 2011

Scripps President Announces Two Gifts to Award-winning Scripps College Academy

President Lori Bettison-Varga announced two significant gifts to the Scripps College Academy on February 16 at an event celebrating a national award for the program.

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Scripps Writing Program presents Santee Frazier

Award-winning poet Santee Frazier reads from his collected works at Scripps College on Wednesday, February 23 as part of the Scripps Writing Program. Sponsored by the Mary Routt Chair of Writing David Treuer, this free event begins at 5:30 pm in Vita Nova 100.

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February 15, 2011

Art Finds a Social Network at Scripps College

Some of the most avid social networkers are women between 18 and 29, so it is not surprising that Scripps College is the first among the colleges to use Facebook to organize an art exhibition.

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Economist Roberto Pedace Addresses “Minimum Wage Policy and Unemployment”

Associate professor of economics Roberto Pedace speaks on “Minimum Wage Policy and Unemployment Duration” at the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy on February 22. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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