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Scripps Presents: The Grip of It, with Jac Jemc
Novelist Jac Jemc’s smart and uneasy page-turner is a ghost story set in the wilds of suburban America; at the book’s center is a couple whose domestic adventures take a decidedly hallucinatory and harrowing turn. Jemc, who has taught creative writing at Notre Dame and Lake Forest College, talks with Scripps’ Adam Novy about her latest literary escapade.
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Miriam Raffel-Smith ’20 Publishes Climate Change Opinion in S.F. Examiner
Miriam Raffel-Smith ’20 urges California’s political leaders to continue taking measures to abate the harmful effects of pollution in an op-ed column published recently in the San Francisco Examiner.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Ken Gonzales-Day, Professor of Art
Scripps Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s exhibitions have been described as not to be missed, and he has been commended with numerous awards and accolades over his career. This past spring, Gonzales-Day was honored with a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Lara Deeb on Sectarianism and Intermarriage in Lebanon
Lara Deeb, professor of anthropology at Scripps College, writes in Jadaliyya.com about her current research on Lebanese social responses to interreligious and intersectarian marriages and long-term relationships.
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Scripps College Ranked #26 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. was ranked No. 26 among the nation’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2018 ranking, also ranking 21st among high school counselors surveyed, #14 as a National Liberal Arts College with the least debt, 26th out of 38 in ethnic diversity, and 61st among Best Value Schools.
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Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day on Identity and Race in LA Weekly’s Feature Video Interview
Scripps College professor of art Ken Gonzales-Day’s works on identity and construction of race are the subject of LA Weekly’s featured video interview as the Getty’s expansive arts initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA opens in dozens of cultural institutions across Southern California.
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Public Events: Humanities Institute: Fall 2017 Program Focuses on Immigration in Los Angeles
As a prolific connector of musical conversations between nations and cultures, Scripps Professor of Music Hao Huang has been a lifelong ambassador for messages of hope and inclusion across […]
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CMS Athletes Send Aid to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Claremont-McKenna-Scripps (CMS) athletes rallied recently to donate and ship more than 400 pieces of clothing to help Houston residents who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. CMS equipment manager Brian Smith said teammates answered the call put out by his fellow equipment colleagues at the University of Houston, who provided an organized avenue for the clothing drive to occur.
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Laurel Schwartz ’15 Blogs, Encourages Others Living with Crohn’s Disease
Scripps College alum Laurel Schwartz ’15, working as a contributing writer to themighty.com blog, offers encouragement to chronically ill college students based on her own struggles living with Crohn’s disease.
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L.A. Times Features Art Garfunkel Event Presented by Scripps Presents and Grand Performances
The Los Angeles Times highlights the Oct. 13 Art Garfunkel event as one of seven top literary events for the fall, presented by Scripps Presents and Grand Performances in downtown LA. Garfunkel will talk about his recently released memoir, in his only LA-area book tour appearance.
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