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Creativity Abuzz with Hive Student Creativity Grants
This spring, five Scripps students were awarded a Student Creativity Grant from the The Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity, also known as the Hive. The Hive is a 5C resource housed at Pomona College that provides learning experiences focused on a collaborative approach to solving real-world problems, using the liberal arts as a jumping-off point.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Rui-Jie Yew ’21 Explores the Human Side of Computer Science
Although Yew is majoring in computer science and mathematics through Harvey Mudd College, she credits her Scripps courses, particularly the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities, with introducing her to the types of projects and questions that solidified her academic interests.
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In the Media: Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Ukiyo-e Prints on Display at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Spectrum 1 Reports
More than 60 Japanese ukiyo-e prints from the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery collection are now on display as part of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles’ “Nature/Supernature” exhibition, Spectrum 1 reported. Scripps will partner with JAPAN HOUSE, Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for an April 19, 2021, event that explores the collection’s themes.
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In the Media: Poets & Writers Reveals Cover Art of Myriam J.A. Chancy’s What Storm, What Thunder
Poets & Writers revealed the cover art for What Storm, What Thunder, the forthcoming novel by Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities.
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Lynne Thompson ’72 Launches Poetry Podcast for Los Angeles Public Library
Lynne Thompson ’72, chair of the Board of Trustees, launched a poetry podcast for the Los Angeles Public Library. Titled Poems on Air, the weekly podcast features Thompson reading her favorite poems.
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In the Media: Los Angeles Times Discusses Scam Victims’ Complex Emotional Reactions with Stacey Wood
The Los Angeles Times discussed the range of complex emotions people may feel after falling victim to fraud with Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology.
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Scripps Students and Alumnae Lead Research on DNA Conversion Technology in Biochemistry
This past summer, six Scripps students and alumnae from W.M. Keck Science Department Associate Professor of Biochemistry Aaron Leconte’s lab were published in the peer-reviewed journal Biochemistry.
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Appointment of Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
We are pleased to announce that Professor Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert has been appointed Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty commencing April 16, 2021 and continuing until June 30, 2022, or until the new president is hired.
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Return to Campus Update
As we look forward to resuming in-person instruction and residential programs in the fall, we are encouraged by reports of declining COVID-19 case counts, the increased availability of vaccines, and a gradual relaxation of public health restrictions.
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Scripps Continues Racial Justice Training for Faculty, Staff
Scripps College’s IDEA Initiative, in partnership with California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), is hosting a racial justice training series for faculty and staff. The racial justice training sessions are intended to be stand-alone, dialogue-centered workshops with up to 30 faculty and staff participants.
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