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Scripps College Announces Appointment of Vice President and Treasurer
After a national search that involved many members of the Scripps College community, President Lori Bettison-Varga announced the appointment of Joanne M. Coville as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective July 18, 2011. Joanne will fill the position vacated by James Manifold, who retires June 30, 2011, after 29 years of service to Scripps.
Read MoreEllen the Pig Comes Home to Scripps
For the first time in five years, Scripps College seniors have brought home the bacon.
Read More2011 Reunion Weekend
The Scripps College 2011 Reunion Weekend drew raves and record crowds last weekend as more than 400 alumnae descended on campus. Reunion, which ran April 28-May 1, included receptions for the various classes, a 5k fun run, wine tasting, and art gallery receptions.
Read MoreContemporary Intersex Activism
Melissa Cober’s thesis focuses on the memoirs of Herculine Barbin, a famous 19th-century French hermaphrodite who struggled with his/her identity “despite living in a society that implicitly suggests that s/he, by definition, should not have one.”
Read MoreEliminating education inequality
Courtney Wai’s senior thesis is the result of equal parts serendipity and humanitarian intervention.
Read MoreScripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Presents “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968”
As a participant in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College will present “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968,” from January 21–April 4, 2012.
Read MoreThe Importance of Community
Laura Nolan ’11 investigates community in her Senior Thesis – from the students of Scripps College to neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.
Read MoreThe People’s Choice
To his surprise (and thinly-veiled embarrassment), Matthew Delmont was met by a crowd of students, staff, faculty, and alumnae as they cheered his selection as 2010-2011 Professor of the Year.
Read MoreVox Populi
Scripps College students use the written word to nurture dialog on campus – no matter the subject.
Read MoreScripps College to Present The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir
Scripps College’s department of music and the Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges will present a spring performance by The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir on April 30, 2011.
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