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June 24, 2011

David Andrews Named Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies at Scripps College

David Andrews, professor of politics and international relations, has been appointed the Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies at Scripps College, effective July 1, 2011.

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June 23, 2011

Rising to the Challenge

Last year two Scripps College families issued an amazing challenge to all first-year parents: raise $75,000 to support the college and we’ll match it. You’ll never believe the outcome.

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June 16, 2011

Mind the Gap

Scripps College students discover the “gap year” between high school and college can be just as unique, challenging, and rewarding as any class work.

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June 10, 2011

UCSB Commencement Address

As Thomas Paine said, “We have it within our power to begin the world over again.” And history tells us this is true. Like generations before you, it is now your turn to be a part of the new makeover. Perhaps you are anxious, maybe even a bit afraid of what lies ahead; that’s perfectly normal!

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May 24, 2011

Scripps College Professor Hao Huang Receives Prestigious NEH grant

Hao Huang, professor of music at Scripps College, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teaching Development Fellowship, “Bridging Cultures,” one of only nine such grants out of 218 applications.

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May 23, 2011

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Grant to Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has been recommended for a grant of $60,000 to support the conservation of two 16th-century Chinese paintings.

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May 20, 2011

David Andrews appointed Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies

It is with pleasure that I announce the appointment of David Andrews, professor of politics and international relations, as the Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies, effective July 1, 2011. Professor Andrews succeeds Professor Patricia Dillon, who served with distinction as the inaugural appointee to this professorship.

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Nancy Neiman Auerbach appointed Mary W. Johnson Professor in Teaching

It is with pleasure that I announce the appointment of Nancy Neiman Auerbach, professor of politics and international relations, to the Mary W. Johnson Professorship in Teaching, effective July 1, 2011. Professor Neiman Auerbach succeeds Professor Kerry Odell, who was the first appointee to this endowed professorship, in 2004.

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May 16, 2011

Scripps College Graduates Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List

The following 2011 Scripps College graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.

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Scripps College 2011 Commencement

The rain stopped just in time for Scripps College’s 81st Commencement exercises, held outdoors, on Sunday, May 15, as 212 graduating seniors marched through the front doors of Denison Library and down Elm Tree Lawn. President Lori-Bettison Varga handed out diplomas and gave the charge to the Class of 2011 following speeches by sculptor and MacArthur “genius” Elizabeth Robbins Turk ’83 and senior class speaker Joss Greene.

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