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Linda Wertheimer Moderates Scripps College Inaugural President’s Forum
In celebration of the inauguration of the eighth president of Scripps College, Lori Bettison-Varga, Scripps College will host a President’s Forum of distinguished alumnae leaders on Saturday, March 27, 2010, 10:30 a.m., at Garrison Theater.
Read MoreWho ya gonna call? Robots!
In her latest children’s book, “Celia’s Robot,” author Margaret Scrogin Chang ’63 confronts the difficulties of managing the tensions of career and family – which she herself has had to deal with.
Read MoreTracy Granberry: "Eating Well for a Healthy Heart"
Speaker Tracy Granberry, Registered Dietician, The Claremont Club, presents Eating Well for a Healthy Heart. Ms. Granberry will talk about how to make heart healthy choices, in the dining hall and the grocery store, as part of our “Go Red” series of events to promote heart disease awareness.
Read MoreLove for Haiti
While many students across the country were still unpacking from Winter Break, Scripps students worked cooperatively to determine how best to help troubled Haiti.
Read MoreDr. Fatima Hakkah: "Matters of the Heart: Women and Cardiovascular Disease"
Dr. Fatima Hakkah, cardiologist at the San Antonio Community Hospital, offers an informative lunch presentation about women and cardiovascular disease. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women over age 25. It kills nearly twice as many women in the United States than all types of cancer, including breast cancer. Only 13 percent of women think heart disease is a threat to their health.
Read MoreMarcia Aldrich: "What I Think About When I Think About Trouble"
Marcia Aldrich received her master’s in creative writing and her Ph.D in English from the University of Washington; she is an associate professor of creative writing at Michigan State University. She is the author of a memoir called Girl Rearing, as well as poems, short stories, essays, and works of creative nonfiction which have appeared in a wide variety of venues, including Seneca Review, Northwest Review, Mississippi Review, The Best American Essays, The Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women and been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. Last fall her essay “My Mother’s Toenails” appeared in The Best of Brevity, and most recently her essay “The Bed of Metamorphosis,” originally published in The Fourth Genre, was selected as a Notable Essay of 2006. She is completing a second collection of essays tentatively titled The Mother Bed; she is also Senior Editor of The Fourth Genre.
Read MorePhilosopher Daniel Dennett Gives Merlan Lecture at Scripps College
Philosopher Daniel Dennett of Tufts University will deliver the annual Merlan Lecture at Scripps College on Tuesday, February 16, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts Expert Panel to Assess Obama’s Middle East Foreign Policy
Four Middle East experts join the Scripps community to discuss the Obama administration’s policies with regard to the region, including the War in Iraq, the closing of Guantanamo, the challenges of life in Palestine, and piracy in the Red Sea.
Read MoreMinzu University Delegation Visits Scripps College
A delegation of professors from Minzu University of China’s School of Ethnology and Sociology will participate in a weeklong series of roundtable discussions and forums sponsored by Scripps College.
Read MoreScripps College Awarded $3.5 Million for the Ceramic Arts
Scripps College has received a $3.5 million commitment from Joan and David Lincoln to enhance and expand the study of the ceramic arts at Scripps College.
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