Newsroom

Newsroom (page 212)


March 23, 2012

A Festival of Colors

On March 23, students from all of The Claremont Colleges— regardless of their religion or nationality—came together to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi at Pomona College’s Walker Beach.

Read More

Diversity on Screen

Maulik Pancholy, the actor best known for his recurring role in the critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning comedy 30 Rock, where he stars as Alec Baldwin’s office assistant, told a recent crowd of about 200 at Scripps College that they could eradicate negative stereotypes.

Read More

Xiamen University’s Professor Sheng Jia Lectures on “The American Revolution and Modern China”

Sheng Jia, visiting international scholar and professor of history at the Humanities College of Xiamen University, lectures on “The American Revolution and Modern China” at 12:00 p.m. on March 29 in Balch Auditorium, Scripps College. This event is free and open to the public.

Read More

2012 Johnson Research Awards

It’s with great pleasure that Scripps College announces the 2012 winners of this important independent research award.

Read More
March 21, 2012

Helping Redefine Africa

Olufemi Taiwo believes most Americans have a distorted view of Africa. This week, he visits Scripps College to help set the record straight.

Read More

Four Guiding Principles for the Lived Experience

Helena Viramontes, Spring 2012 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, presents a lecture to speak on the legacy of Cesar Chavez.

Read More
March 20, 2012

Public Christianity in Egypt: On the (In)Visibility of Copts

Assistant professor of anthropology Anthony Shenoda explores the ways in which some Coptic Christians in Egypt publicly confess their Christian faith in an Islamic public sphere.

Read More

Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture International Conference Comes to Scripps College

The Intercollegiate Women’s Studies of The Claremont Colleges, based at Scripps College, hosts the international conference “Mapping Adoption: Histories, Geographies, Literatures, Politics” from March 22 to 25. Keynote lectures, film screenings, performances, and plenary panels are free and open to the public.

Read More
March 19, 2012

Archetypal Form: The Art of Performance At Scripps College

The second annual student-curated exhibition featuring black-and-white photographs of notable 20th century artists, “Archetypal Form: The Art of Performance,” opens at Gallery 112 on March 26 and runs through April 13. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Read More
March 14, 2012

We Fight with Sticks

The Scripps College Armed RevolutioKnits raise awareness and reclaim public space with yarn graffiti – guerilla art confronting important women’s issues.

Read More