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Lars Schmitz Discusses Early Mammals Who “Came Out of The Dark” with the Demise of Dinosaurs
Assistant Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz comments on the evolutionary behavior of early mammals in a recent article in Science magazine.
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Class of 2018 Awards and Honors: Scripps Nominates Three Watson Fellowship Finalists
Scripps College has nominated three members of the Class of 2018—Ilana Weisberg ’18, Madeline Sy ’18, and Lina Mehret ’18—as finalists for Thomas J. Watson Fellowships. This selection puts them in the running for the prestigious grant, awarded annually to 50 students out of hundreds of graduating seniors from colleges and universities across the United States. The grant supports one year of international travel, exploration, and independent study as outlined by each student’s proposed project. Scripps’ finalists are interested in topics related to animal care culture, opera, and political violence and national identity.
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Professor Emerita Gayle Greene Gives Memoir Presentation
Scripps College Professor Emerita Gayle Greene discussed her new book Missing Persons: A Memoir on November 1 at an event sponsored by the Intercollegiate Feminist Center at The Claremont Colleges.
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Career Planning & Resources: Scripps in Residence: Students Connect with Prominent Alumnae in Politics
More women need to get involved in politics and have their voices heard. That was the prevailing message relayed to Scripps students during a conversation with alumnae California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 and POLITICO USA President Poppy MacDonald ’97 as part of this year’s Scripps in Residence program.
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Lynne Thompson’s Dirge for Murdered Black Girls Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle
A poem by Lynne Thompson ’72, Dirge for Murdered Black Girls, was recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Spotlight on Staff: Sue Castagnetto, Director of The Intercollegiate Feminist Center
Sue Castagnetto, who serves as the director of the Intercollegiate Feminist Center (IFC) and is a lecturer in the philosophy department at Scripps, has led the IFC for the past 18 years. Her wealth of knowledge is reflected in the stacks of papers and books that overflow around us.
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Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in the Age of Trump
For many women, the Trump administration’s policy priorities have ushered in undulating waves of panic, frustration, and outrage. For the feminist contributors to Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding’s anthology Nasty Women, putting pen to page is one of the most important ways to mobilize. The editors, along with Carina Chocano, one of their Los Angeles–based authors, visit to talk about writing as activism with Scripps Writing Program Director and Associate Professor Kimberly Drake.
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Scripps Magazine: Art Forms
Alison Saar ’78 Weight, at first glance, appears to be a young girl playing on a swing, until one realizes that the child is stripped bare. Her swing is attached […]
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Scripps Is a Top College for Helping Students Put Passions to Work
Scripps College is one of a half dozen liberal arts colleges highlighted in an article on Study International’s website for nurturing a student’s entrepreneurial spirit through exploratory learning.
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Scripps Magazine: Revolution & Ritual: The Photographs of Sara Castrejón, Graciela Iturbide, and Tatiana Parcero
“If there is an occupation suitable for women, it is photography.” So declared the Mexico City newspaper El Mundo in 1899. It went on: “They have the aptitude and an extraordinary manual dexterity and, above all, they serve better than a man to make portraits of women, arranging their headdresses and getting them in positions with a confidence and a thoroughness that would be impossible for persons of the opposite sex.”
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