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December 20, 2016

Celebrating Scripps Fall Sports Award Winners

This fall, the Athenas won a SCIAC Championship and numerous awards in cross country, volleyball, and soccer.

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Spotlight on Faculty: Jenna Monroy, Assistant Professor of Biology

Jenna Monroy earned her BSc degree at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her PhD at Northern Arizona University. Her research integrates muscle physiology, biomechanics, and neurobiology to study the control of movement. Specifically, her work investigates how muscles function not only as motors but also as springs, brakes, and struts.

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December 16, 2016

The Laspa Center Announces its First-Ever Alternative Spring Break Trip for March 2017

The Laspa Center is excited to announce its first annual Innovative Leadership Alternative Spring Break Trip in San Francisco. This trip will allow the opportunity for 6-10 students to travel to […]

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Huffington Post Cites Scripps College in Power 150 Ranking

In a Huffington Post column, Scripps College was listed as third in the nation for colleges with the highest graduation rates for underrepresented students.

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December 15, 2016

Laspa Center’s First L-Squad: Who You Are As A Leader, Recap

Laspa Center for Leadership is very excited to have completed their first L-Squad series, “Who You Are as a Leader” this semester.  L-Squads are a brand new series of workshops […]

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December 14, 2016

More Scripps Newsletter Is Out Now

The latest issue covering the stories behind the Campaign for Scripps College is now available.

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Spotlight on Academics: Core III Symposium Student Projects Explore Art, Activism, Math, and More

Scripps Tea provided the setting for Core III students to present their independently researched and designed final projects last week. Faculty, students, and friends from the Scripps community gathered in […]

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December 13, 2016

Community Update from President Lara Tiedens

Dear Members of the Scripps Community, Reflecting on the past several months, it’s hard to believe that my first semester at Scripps is already drawing to a close. As I […]

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December 12, 2016

Announcing the Suzanne ’62 and Paul D. Muchnic Endowed Professorship

Extraordinary members of our community, the Muchnics supported our arts program, The Scripps Fund, and have made a generous pledge through their estates. In the 2017-2018 academic year, a deserving professor of art will be awarded with the new professorship.

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Spotlight on Students: Isabella Levin ’17 Scholarship Winner Is Planning the Future of Transportation

Isabella Levin ’17 grew up in Murrieta, California, just 60 miles south Scripps, where, as she describes it, “the automobile reined supreme.” But a semester abroad in Paris her junior year, during which she learned to navigate the city by walking, riding the metro, taking the bus, and participating in the bike share program got the environmental analysis major thinking: What are some ways I might reimagine mass transit in Southern California?

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