News Releases (page 99)


March 1, 2010

Karen Jo Torjesen, Professor of Religion, Speaks at Scripps College

Karen Jo Torjesen, Margo L. Goldsmith Professor of Women’s Studies at Claremont Graduate University, visits Scripps College March 3 as the 2010 Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowment Lecturer.

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February 28, 2010

Scripps College Awarded Second Getty Grant for “Sea Change in Ceramics”

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has once again been selected by the Getty Foundation to receive funding for its part in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California.

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February 26, 2010

Bestselling Author Sue Monk Kidd to Give Scripps College Commencement Address with Daughter

Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor will co-deliver the commencement address at Scripps College on Sunday, May 16, 2010.

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February 24, 2010

Weinberg Foundation Awards Claremont Colleges Major Science Gift

Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College announced today a $5 million gift from the Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation to create the Weinberg Family Dean of Science Endowment Fund for the Joint Science Department (JSD) of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges.

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February 22, 2010

Ariel Levy, Author of “Female Chauvinist Pigs,” Speaks at Scripps College

Ariel Levy, author of “Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture,” will speak at Scripps College on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision.

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Rita Golden Gelman, Famous Female Nomad, Comes to Scripps College

Rita Golden Gelman, author of “Tales of a Female Nomad” and several children’s books, speaks at Scripps College on Thursday, February 25th at 7:30 p.m. in Balch Auditorium.

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February 19, 2010

Linda Wertheimer Moderates Scripps College Inaugural President’s Forum

In celebration of the inauguration of the eighth president of Scripps College, Lori Bettison-Varga, Scripps College will host a President’s Forum of distinguished alumnae leaders on Saturday, March 27, 2010, 10:30 a.m., at Garrison Theater.

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February 4, 2010

Philosopher Daniel Dennett Gives Merlan Lecture at Scripps College

Philosopher Daniel Dennett of Tufts University will deliver the annual Merlan Lecture at Scripps College on Tuesday, February 16, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium.

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February 1, 2010

Scripps College Hosts Expert Panel to Assess Obama’s Middle East Foreign Policy

Four Middle East experts join the Scripps community to discuss the Obama administration’s policies with regard to the region, including the War in Iraq, the closing of Guantanamo, the challenges of life in Palestine, and piracy in the Red Sea.

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January 29, 2010

Minzu University Delegation Visits Scripps College

A delegation of professors from Minzu University of China’s School of Ethnology and Sociology will participate in a weeklong series of roundtable discussions and forums sponsored by Scripps College.

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