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Mary Routt Chair of Writing Joan Kane: Confronting Archetypes and Apocalypse in Literature
For writer Joan Kane, the 2021 Mary Routt Chair in Writing at Scripps, the connection forged between writers and readers is not only vital, but timely. This semester, Kane’s workshop syllabus is focused on themes of archetype and apocalypse across genres, with particular emphasis on works in translation and by Indigenous writers.
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In the Media: KCRW Highlights New Podcast Blood on Gold Mountain
KCRW’s “Press Play” featured Blood on Gold Mountain, a new podcast by Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, in collaboration with his son, Micah. The podcast, which launches on March 24, tells the story of the L.A. Chinatown Massacre of 1871.
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Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
The mass shooting that resulted in the murders of eight Asian Americans in Georgia, six of them women, has left many of us reeling at this latest example of the toll that racism, gender discrimination, and xenophobia exact on our communities. Unfortunately, this is only the most recent example in an increasing number of reports of anti-Asian sentiment and violence over the past year.
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Message from Dean Johnson
It was a little over a year ago that the pandemic required us to almost completely evacuate our residence halls and pivot to a remote learning environment. This pandemic year has been full of additional stressors, not the least of which are repeated instances or bigotry, hatred, and discrimination.
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In the Media: Los Angeles Times Features Garrison Theater in Claremont Craftsman Architecture Tour
The Los Angeles Times featured Garrison Theater in its driving tour of Victorian and Craftsman architecture in Claremont.
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After Years of Advocacy, Native American/Indigenous Studies Minor Takes Root at Scripps
Scripps now offers a minor in Native American/Indigenous Studies. The minor is a six-course interdisciplinary program that aims to introduce students to topics related to Native Americans and Indigenous peoples from around the world, with special focus on settler colonialism, Indigenous history, contemporary communities, and Indigenous ways of thinking.
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In the Media: New Blood on Gold Mountain Podcast Highlights L.A. Chinatown Massacre, Claremont Courier Reports
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, has launched a new podcast, Blood on Gold Mountain, the Claremont Courier reported. The podcast tells the story of the 1871 L.A. Chinatown Massacre and is part of a three-year series of multimedia events leading up to the massacre’s 150th anniversary this October.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Young Alumnae Start “Adulthood Pending” Podcast
Inspired by their struggles to both define and navigate adulthood, three Scripps College alumnae, Okamura, Annalise Ko ’19, and Kimi Kaneshina ’20, launched the Adulthood Pending Podcast for college students, recent graduates, or anyone else who is also figuring out that being an adult is not as simple as it is made out to be.
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Ken Gonzales-Day’s Profiled Project on Display at Playwrights Horizons
Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s project, Profiled, is on view at Playwrights Horizons through April 5, 2021.
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Presidential Search Committee Update
As co-chairs of the Scripps Presidential Search Committee, we are pleased to announce that the search for the College’s 10th president is underway. Selecting a president is the Board of Trustees’ paramount responsibility, and the committee is dedicated to a process that will attract a highly qualified and dynamic successor to President Tiedens.
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