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March 6, 2015

Scripps College Professor Reflects on Recent Visit to Ferguson in Huffington Post Blog

Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day considers the unfolding events in Ferguson, Missouri in a blog for the Huffington Post.

Research and Internships: How One Patient Changed My Career Path

It happened so quickly, but I will never forget it. In that moment with the patient holding the intensivist’s hand, showing honest gratitude, and expressing so many words despite the communication barriers, I wanted to be the doctor that helped her.

March 5, 2015

Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence

AISS is a cutting-edge, yearlong course designed to combine and integrate all of the principles students would otherwise learn in separate, semester-long introductory courses to biology, chemistry, and physics.

March 2, 2015

Los Angeles Times mentions Afrofuturism Art Show at Clark Humanities Museum

Los Angeles Times art critic Carolina Miranda writes about the Afrofuturism exhibition now on display at the Clark Humanities Museum.

Chronicle of Higher Education quotes Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga

The Chronicle of Higher Education quotes President Lori Bettison-Varga for a story on how small colleges have adapted in the wake of the Great Recession.

Lucky Number 13

For the thirteenth year in a row, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women’s Swim and Dive team are Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) champions. The February 22 victory topped off a perfect season in conference competition for the Athenas.

February 27, 2015

Research and Internships: Mara Falahee Gains a New Home and New Skills

I thought it would be easier than it was, but with coworkers and friends I felt at home in Seattle. I became immersed in a new liberal, forward thinking community while living in the heart of the city.

February 23, 2015

Undefeated

Slam dunk! For the first time in more than 25 years, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Athenas women’s basketball team has completed an undefeated conference regular season.

Science, to Go

Due to the rigors of their degree, many science majors find it difficult to study abroad while undergraduates. For Amanda McQuade ’16, however, drive and the AISS program made it â€“ and directed research in Belgium â€“ a foregone conclusion.

February 20, 2015

Research and Internships: Tia Ho ’17, Rediscovering Her Dream

I could write thousands of words on my summer at Sub Pop, but all anyone needs to know is that it changed my life for the better. I’ve fantasized about working in the music industry and entertained the idea of being in a band, managing one, or becoming a music producer. This summer was by far the most formative in terms of my career mindset, and the internship provided promising connections for my future in the music world.