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The Olive Harvest
Olive trees have dotted the Scripps College landscape since its founding in 1926. This year, we put these fruitful trees to use.
Read MoreThe 50th Anniversary of The Port Huron Statement: The Legacy of a Manifesto
Tom Hayden, former California state legislator and co-writer of the Port Huron Statement, a manifesto of the American 1960s student activist movement, lectures on “Inspiring Participatory Democracy: The Legacy of Port Huron” in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 13.
Read MoreScripps College Celebrates Ms. Magazine’s 40th Anniversary With Panel Discussion
No one is more surprised by Ms. Magazine’s enduring success than its editors. “Who knew Ms. Magazine would survive this long? It has survived 40 years because we believe in its ideals,” said Kathy Spillar, executive editor of Ms. Magazine and executive vice president of The Feminist Majority, at last night’s panel discussion.
Read MoreBringing the Social Media Revolution to Health Care
Lee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, lectures at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 in Garrison Theater on how organizations can use social media creatively to improve health care everywhere. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe Esterly Award
Paloma Medina ’14 and Su Anne Lee ’14 scored amazing international internships thanks in part to financial assistance from the Scripps College Career Planning & Resources office.
Read MoreAn Eye on Science
Anna Silverman ’13 came to Scripps College knowing she wanted to study science. What she didn’t know was how fast neuroscience would strike a nerve.
Read MoreMs. Magazine at 40: Celebrating Four Decades of Feminist Journalism
Ms. Magazine celebrates four decades of ground-breaking feminist journalism at Scripps College with a panel discussion that begins at 5:30 p.m. on November 1 featuring two Scripps students who blog for Ms. This event, which will be in the Hampton Room at the Malott Commons, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreDigitizing our Feminist Selves: Remediating the Archive with Digital Interventions
Katherine D. Harris, assistant professor of English and comparative literature at San Jose State University, lectures on “Digitizing our Feminist Selves: Remediating the ‘Archive’ with Digital Interventions” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Announces Appointment of Jennifer Berklas as Director of Human Resources
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Jennifer L. Berklas as the director of human resources, effective October 16. Berklas brings more than 14 years of leadership and human resources experience.
Read MoreWasps & Selfish Chromosome B
Groundbreaking research by biology professor Patrick Ferree and Scripps College alumna Megan Swim ’12 may offer important insights into understanding mental disorders and chromosome-related diseases in humans such as cancer.
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