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Scripps College’s Ceramic Annual 2007 Exhibition
The 63rd Scripps College Ceramic Annual, on view at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College from Saturday, January 20 through Sunday, April 8, is the longest running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States.
Read MoreMallarmé Symposium and Two Exhibitions Commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Scripps College Press
Scripps College will host a panel of noted book arts scholars and artists at the Frederic W. Goudy Symposium on Saturday, January 27. The day-long symposium will examine the lasting impact that the 19th-century French poet Mallarmé has had on book artists throughout the 20th century.
Read MoreChanging the World – One Loaf at a Time
Two years ago, Scripps College senior Elisabeth (Eli) Winkelman used her now-famous recipe for baking challah bread to create the student organization Challah for Hunger to raise money for victims of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Read MoreScripps Undergraduates Garner Rave Reviews at Recent International Scientific Conference
Sharon Torigoe ’07 and Ivy McDaniel ’08 received recognition for their research presentations at the 28th Annual Asilomar Chromatin and Chromosomes Conference.
Read MoreEnsnaring the Moment: Thoughts on the Intersection of Photography and Poetry
So often in writing about photography, I have described a work as poetic. This talk was born out of challenging myself to figure out what, after all, I mean by that. Is there more to it than innocuous generalization?
Read MoreJoint Science Neuroscientist Awarded Two NSF Grants
John Milton, M.D., Ph.D, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellow, American Physical Society, and the William R. Kenan Professor of Computational Neuroscience at The Claremont Colleges, has been awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) research awards this fall.
Read MoreMichael Lamkin Named Frankel Professor of Music at Scripps College
Michael Deane Lamkin has been named the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music at Scripps College, as announced at the December 2, 2006, meeting of the Board of Trustees. Lamkin is currently vice president and dean of faculty at Scripps, as well as professor of music in the Joint Music Program and conductor of The Claremont Concert Orchestra.
Read MoreProfessor Nancy Macko Featured in Solo Exhibition At Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Scripps College Professor Nancy Macko’s survey show, “Hive Universe,” on view from December 15 through February 4 is the featured exhibition at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery located in the Barnsdall Art Park.
Read MoreJust Teach It!
“The level of confidence I gained at Scripps has been one of the foremost assets for me as a teacher,” says Tara Sheram ’06, a first-year corps member of Teach for America. “Being young and inexperienced in this profession, many people have doubted my abilities, but I have never doubted myself. I know that I am a critical thinker, a leader, and a woman of courage – and I can do anything. Scripps cemented those ideas in me.”
Read MoreThe Writing on the Wall
Scripps College seniors Julia Ruedig and Ellie Cross are not just battling senior thesis. They’re battling climate change.
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