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Rebecca Lee Named Scripps College Interim Dean of Students
President Lori Bettison-Varga has announced the appointment of Rebecca Lee as interim dean of students for Scripps College, effective July 1, 2010. Lee will replace Vice President and Dean of Students Debra Wood, who leaves her position after 12 years of service.
Read MorePatricia F. Goldsmith Named Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Scripps College
Patricia F. Goldsmith has been named vice president of institutional advancement for Scripps College, effective July 1, 2010. Goldsmith most recently served as the College’s vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communication.
Read MoreScripps Welcomes New Dean of Joint Science Department
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has a new dean. Beginning this academic year, Professor David E. Hansen will oversee the three-member program for Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
Read MoreScripps Professor suggests an overhaul of Bush reforms on Medicare Part D
As the national conversation gets underway on reforming America’s health care system, Stacey Wood, professor of psychology at Scripps College and an expert on issues related to aging and the brain, says one thing that should be changed are the recent Bush health reforms providing prescription coverage on Medicare Part D.
Read MoreScripps Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
Scripps College faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving Scripps student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreLori Bettison-Varga Elected Scripps College President
Scripps College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga president of Scripps College, effective July 1, 2009.
Read MoreIt’s official: Fritz Weis becomes 7th president of Scripps, for 2007-09
One simple word – its addition or removal – makes a difference. Just after electing Lori Bettison-Varga as Scripps’ next president, the Board of Trustees voted to remove “interim” from Fritz Weis’s title and make him the official 7th president of Scripps College.
Read MoreMultiple Identities, Dynamic Subjectivities
Cecilia A. Conrad, Scripps College’s dean of faculty and professor of economics at Pomona College, is the final speaker in the Claremont College’s Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies’ 2008-09 speaker series, “Multiple Identities, Dynamic Subjectivities.”
Read MoreMichael Deane Lamkin Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College
Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Scripps College for a one-year term, to begin July 1, 2009.
Read MoreCecilia Conrad Appointed Vice President and Dean of the College at Pomona
Cecilia Conrad has accepted the position of Vice President and Dean of the College at Pomona College, effective July 1, 2009. Currently on leave from the Pomona College faculty to serve a two-year term as Vice President and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College, Conrad has been a member of the Pomona College faculty since 1995 and is the Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics.
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