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Harvard University’s Evelyn Higginbotham Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at Scripps College
Evelyn Higginbotham, chair of Harvard’s African and African American studies, speaks on “Rewriting African American History: The New ‘From Slavery to Freedom’ and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin” at The Claremont College’s twenty-seventh annual Sojourner Truth Lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MorePainting with Words: Proust, from Sentence to Illustration
Assistant professor of French France Lemoine discusses the daunting transformation of Proust’s seven-volume novel “A La Recherche du Temps Perdu” into a graphic novel.
Read MoreScripps College Academy and Claremont Graduate University Awarded $10,000 National Grant to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Technology and Computers
Scripps College Academy (SCA) and the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) have been awarded a $10,000 national grant to create a new project designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in computing and technology.
Read MoreEssence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Emerita Susan L. Taylor Reminds Scripps College Students to Stay Focused on Their Goals
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emerita of Essence magazine, recently challenged a group of 40 Scripps College students, faculty and staff “to awaken your power to become agents of change and healing.”
Read MoreInside Parliament
A spring semester internship with the German parliament gives Alicia Roy ’11 an up-close view of the inner workings of one of Europe’s most powerful countries and its role in the European financial crisis.
Read MoreElizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents An Evening with Ben Stein: Author, Lecturer, and Actor
Scripps College presents an evening with Ben Stein as part of the sixth annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Stein will speak on Dark Days in America – How to Get to Daybreak, on February 9 at 7:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Screens HBO Documentary “Kick Like a Girl,” A Story of Soccer, Self-Confidence, and Social Change
When the Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated all-girls soccer team, decides to compete in a boys division, everyone begins to question what the saying “kick like a girl” really means. The public is invited to consider the expression by attending a free screening of the HBO documentary “Kick Like a Girl” at 7 p.m., February 1 at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Avenue.
Read MoreEssence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor speaks at Scripps College
Scripps College celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. by inviting Essence magazine editor-in-chief emerita Susan L. Taylor to campus to meet with students from The Claremont Colleges for an informal question-and-answer breakfast at 9:00 a.m. on January 27. The event is free and open to the public.
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