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“Change Takes Time”: Rep. Emily Alvarado ’03 Champions Progress in Washington
By Caitlin Antonios During election season, it’s common to see Scripps students sitting behind tables to engage their peers and aid them in getting registered to vote. Their efforts were […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Talks Gun Violence Prevention with US Senator
This December, former US Congresswoman and Scripps alum Gabby Giffords ’93 met with US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin to discuss gun safety efforts in the country. Giffords was accompanied […]
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USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald ’97 on the Importance of Data
USAFacts president and Scripps alum Poppy MacDonald ’97 spoke to Fast Company about the importance of access to data for both citizens and lawmakers. “Our government leaders deserve to have […]
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Alison Saar ’78 Wins $100,000 Trellis Art Fund Grant
Photo courtesy Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Forbes announced the Trellis Art Fund awarded Alison Saar ’78 a $100,000 grant to deepen and expand her creative practice. Saar, […]
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Scripps Magazine: The Guarantee of the Unexpected
By Ella Murdock Gardner ’22 | Illustrations by Vivian Monteiro ’23 Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine When Ellen Richstone ’73 arrived on Scripps’ campus in […]
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Jo-Ellan Dimitrius Brings Decades of Expertise to High-Stakes Daniel Penny Trial
DNyuz, a digital news organization, announced that Jo-Ellan Dimitrius ’75 has been hired as a jury consultant in the trial of former Marine Daniel Penny, who faces charges of second-degree […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 to be Keynote Speaker at Global Anti-hate Summit
Pittsburgh Magazine has announced gun safety advocate Gabby Giffords ’93 as one of the keynote speakers at the fourth annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit on October 21–23, 2024. Giffords, a […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Writes New York Times Op-Ed on Gun Violence
Former US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 wrote a New York Times op-ed on the prevalence of gun violence in the United States. Having survived a 2011 assassination attempt that killed […]
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Lynne Thompson ’72 Named a Paris Olympiad Poet
Former Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson ’72 is one of eight LA-based poets who will perform their work in Paris to celebrate the finale of the Paris 2024 Cultural […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93, Gun Violence Survivor, Speaks at Democratic National Convention
On the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 shared her experience surviving a gunshot wound to the head during an assassination attempt in […]
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