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From the Archives (page 89)
In the Media: T.S. Eliot’s Letters to Scripps Instructor Emily Hale to Be Unveiled, Reports New York Times
Poet T.S. Eliot’s letters to Emily Hale, who taught drama at Scripps in the 1930s, will be unveiled to the public for the first time, the New York Times reported. Eliot wrote approximately 1,000 letters to Hale, and scholars, who believe Hale was his close friend and muse, hope the letters will reveal additional insight into the poet’s life, work, and relationships.
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In the Media: Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace Examines Hollywood Pay Gap in The Conversation
Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace examines Hollywood’s gender pay gap in an op-ed for The Conversation, arguing that discrimination plays a role in Hollywood salaries.
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Olive Her Heart: Madison Seto ’21’s Winning Olive Oil Design Inspired by Commitment to Sustainability
Congratulations to Madison Seto ’21, student winner of the Scripps Olive Oil label competition! A biochemistry major by day and calligrapher with her own Etsy shop by night, Seto was inspired to enter the competition because of her love of Scripps and her involvement in the olive harvest and other environmental initiatives on campus.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Ted Bartholomew, Assistant Professor of Psychology
s part of our ongoing series on Scripps’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Ted Bartholomew to discuss international perceptions of mental illness, social justice in mental health, and baseball.
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Scripps Students Venture Beyond the Classroom in Core III Teaching Clinic
Students at Chaparral Elementary School are getting a taste of Chinese culture and language, but they don’t need to leave their classroom to do it. Under the guidance of Melody Chang ’22 and Wendy Zhang ’22, 34 fourth-grade students “teleport” from Claremont to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan each week.
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Alumnae Empower Youth: Former Scripps Roommates Help Girls Discover Their Voice
What began as an idea by two Scripps College roommates has transformed into a widely successful organization for middle and high schools throughout California.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History
This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined Scripps College. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Julia Lum to discuss landscapes, cultural exchange, and Southern California.
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Detecting Art History’s Mysteries: On the Case with Our Alumnae Conservators
In the field of art conservation, history is seldom static. “Opinions, authenticity, and judgments about works of art and other historical objects are always in flux,” says Mary MacNaughton ’70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
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Reporting the Truth in the Age of Fake News
Earlier this year, the New Yorker published an article titled “Does Journalism Have a Future?” It’s an important question but an old one.
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Truth at the Core
In 1965, U.S. diplomat to Taiwan George H. Kerr published Formosa Betrayed, a detailed account of the 2/28 Incident. After Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China was given control of the island of Taiwan.
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