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Lara Tiedens Reflects on First Year as President of Scripps College
Scripps College president Lara Tiedens noted the importance of women’s colleges and how an education in the liberal arts offers freedom in choice of careers in an interview with the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin’s Beau Yarbrough, as she closes out her first year as president.
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Scripps College Joanna Dunklee ’62 Provides $1M Real Estate Gift for College’s Endowment
Scripps College’s NEW Hall which opened last fall will dedicate its entry court in the fall in a naming ceremony that will honor Scripps benefactor Joanna Dunklee, a 1962 graduate of […]
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Peg and Dave Hart Leave a Legacy of Generosity
Peg and Dave Hart, longtime supporters of Scripps College during their lifetimes, left through their estate a $1.2 million gift to the women’s college located in Claremont, Calif.
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Alumna Gayani DeSilva Promotes Her Latest Book On KTLA
Gayani Desilva, M.D. ’91 recently discussed tips from her book, Psychiatrist’s Guide: Helping Parents Reach Their Depressed Tween, on the morning news show of Los Angeles-based television station KTLA-Channel 5.
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Professor Eric Haskell Lectures on French Gardens at 2017 Newport Flower Show
According to the Newport Daily News, Eric T. Haskell, professor of French studies and interdisciplinary humanities and director of the Clark Humanities Museum at Scripps College, participated in the 2017 Newport […]
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Kayla Lemus ’16 Serves as Immigrant Justice Corps Representative
Scripps College alumna Kayla Lemus ’16, is one of 10 elite college graduates chosen to serve as a fellow advocating for vulnerable immigrants in the country’s first such program wholly dedicated to meeting immigrants’ need for high-quality legal assistance. She will be located at Brooklyn Public Library as a representative of the Immigrant Justice Corps, which places the young professionals in top legal services agencies and community based organizations to help serve high-immigrant populations.
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Susan Rankaitis’ Solo Show in NYC Gets Rave Review
Scripps College art professor Susan Rankaitis recently exhibited her photography at Robert Mann Gallery in New York City, garnering an insightful and complimentary review in Photogmag.com for her first solo show in 10 years. Rankaitis’ work in the Grey Matters series allowed her to expand on her fascination with interoception, a neuroscientific term that describes the mind’s perception of the physical body.
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Space Pioneer Sue Finley ’58 Featured in L.A. Times
NASA’s longest serving female employee, Susan Finley, is a Scripps College alum whose pioneering work as a space engineering specialist is featured in a recent Los Angeles Times article. Finley, 80, talks about her five decades-long career at Pasadena-based JPL.
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25 Years of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at the Williamson Gallery of Scripps College
For the 25th consecutive year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College will welcome three interns funded by the Getty Foundation through its Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program. The Williamson […]
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The 5C Experience: The Awesome Ladies in Physics and Astronomy CLORG
With the number of Scripps students majoring in science topping 20 percent in recent years, it is unsurprising that College resources for science majors have increased, too—the living learning community for STEM and pre-health majors in Wilber Hall, for example, or the summer research internships offered thorough the W.M. Keck Science Department. Adding to the mix, the 5C student club Awesome Ladies in Physics and Astronomy (ALPHA).
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