Newsroom
Newsroom (page 182)
Jacqueline Wernimont: “When little data becomes big data: A digital literary case study”
Professor Wernimont discusses the current interest in big and small data within digital literary studies, as well as the conception and goals of the project, its roadblocks and successes, and a low-tech strategy for overcoming the complexity of our data.
Read MoreScripps College Academy Profiled on Univision’s KMEX 34
Ground-breaking work by the Scripps College Academy captures the attention of Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish-language TV network.
Read MoreScripps College’s 8th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Peggy Noonan
Scripps College presents “An Evening of Perspective” with author, columnist and political commentator Peggy Noonan as part of the 8th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Noonan will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. Tenth St. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga Meets With President Obama at White House Higher Education Summit
She joins more than 100 presidents from colleges and universities nationwide and leaders from nonprofits, foundations, state governments, and the private-sector to discuss expanding college opportunity.
Read MoreTwo Scripps College Music Professors Organize Benefit Supporting Relief Efforts in Philippines
As Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda swept through the Philippines in November, it quickly became known as the deadliest typhoon to hit Southeast Asia. Now, faculty and students in the Scripps College Music Department have rallied to organize “Remember, Rebuild, and Sustain: ‘Walang Iwanan,'” a benefit event on Feb. 2 to raise support for ongoing relief efforts.
Read MoreComedy and the Power of Social Media
Senior Ellie McElvain parlays her comedic chops into a lively Twitter presence – and an internship at “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”
Read MoreThe Big Picture: Photographs and Archives of Aperture Cofounder Go to Scripps Collection
Scripps College is delighted to announce the recent gift of 461 photographs by mid-century American photographer Dody Weston Thompson. A key participant in the West Coast photography movement, Weston Thompson was also a major chronicler of that era. The gift of photographs, along with Weston Thompson’s archives, provide an unparalleled look into the work of this significant artist as well as that of some of the most important photographers of the 20th century, including Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. As assistant to both of them, Weston Thompson had unique access into the work and thoughts of these art history-changing artists.
Read More
Scripps College Appoints Rhonda Risser as Financial Aid Director
Scripps College Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid Victoria Romero today announced the appointment of Rhonda Risser as the new director of financial aid. Risser previously worked as associate director of the office prior to becoming interim director in September; the new position is effective Jan. 1.
Read MoreBiology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College.
Read More
Bridging the Generation Gap
As fourth-generation students, Mary Chawaga ’17 and Robin Ossentjuk ’17 have already been part of the Scripps College family for more than 80 years.
Read More