Scripps in the Media (page 4)
In the Media: Madeline Sy ’18 is featured in U.S. News and World Report
Scripps alum Madeline Sy ’18 was featured in a U.S. News article on why students chose their colleges. The English major was drawn to Scripps because of its membership in The Claremont Colleges, its clubs and organizations, and its senior thesis requirement.
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In the Media: Scripps Admission Director Gives Advice to Applicants
Scripps’ Director of Admissions Laura Stratton was quoted in an article by U.S. News, “Pros, Cons of Writing a College Essay on Diversity.” The article focuses on college admissions essays and the ways in which students can tackle difficult writing prompts.
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In the Media: California Lawmakers Approve Bill to Require Corporate Boards to Include Women
As reported by The Los Angeles Times, California lawmakers drafted a bill that would require women to be included on the boards of directors of firms headquartered in California by 2019.
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In the Media: Michelle Maltais Named Consumer Editor, USA Today
Formerly the deputy director of audience engagement at the Los Angeles Times, Michelle Maltais ’94 was named the consumer editor for USA Today.
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In the Media: Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood Writes about Mass-Market Scams in The Conversation
Stacey Wood, professor of psychology and Molly Mason Jones chair in psychology, has shared the results of her research published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology with The Conversation. She and her co-researchers studied consumer vulnerability to mass-marketing scams.
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In the Media: Scripps Admission Featured in U.S. News and World Report
Director of Admission Laura Stratton weighed in on what makes a good college admissions essay in an article in U.S. News and World Report.
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In the Media: Art Historian Katherine Schwab ’76 on the Parthenon Metopes
The National Herald recently profiled Scripps alumna Katherine Schwab ’76, professor of art history at Fairfield University in Connecticut. Since the 1990s, Schwab has made an annual trip to Athens to draw the Parthenon metopes.
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In the Media: Alumna Catherine Collinson Talks Women’s Retirement on CNBC
Not only do women make less money than men, but they are more likely to take time out of the workforce to care for children or parents, thereby lessening their overall lifetime earnings. This can have severe implications for women’s retirement, and it turns out, women haven’t been saving enough.
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Betsy Smith ’74 Named President and Chief Executive of Central Park Conservancy
Scripps College alumna Betsy Smith, a member of the College’s board of trustees since 1995, has been named president and chief executive of Central Park Conservancy in New York, according to an article in The New York Times.
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In the Media: Tyson invited to NPR to speak on sexual misconduct in Washington
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at Scripps College, was invited to provide commentary on Wisconsin Public Radio following Monday’s news conference in New York by three women who renewed their allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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