Newsroom
Newsroom (page 66)
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.
Read More
Professor of Chemistry Mary Hatcher-Skeers Takes on New Role of Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity
Scripps College has created the new position of associate dean of faculty for racial equity (ADRE), thanks in large part to a generous gift by Scripps Trustee Gale Picker P’14, P’19. This January, the College officially appointed Mary Hatcher-Skeers, professor of chemistry and Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Chair in Natural Sciences, to the position.
Read More
Honnold/Mudd Library Organizes Grassroots Initiative in Support of Black Lives Matter
In June 2020, the Honnold Mudd Library organized an online grassroots response to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement after the death of George Floyd.
Read More
In the Media: Hao Huang Explains Why Performing Beethoven’s Music Still Matters to Him in Serenade Magazine
In an op-ed for Serenade magazine, Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, explains why playing Beethoven’s music has mattered to him, especially during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Performing music for a live audience is a way to share the most special, innermost core of my being, the part that aspires to beauty so much that it dares to try to make it,” Huang says.
Read More
In the Media: Aaron Matz Explores Émile Zola’s Novel Cycle in New York Review of Books
In the New York Review of Books, Associate Professor of English Aaron Matz explores themes of domination in Émile Zola’s novel cycle, Les Rougon-Macquarte.
Read More
In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Named Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times Report
Board of Trustees Chair Lynne Thompson ’72 has been named as the 2021 Los Angeles Poet Laureate, CBS Los Angeles reported. In his announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti described Thompson as an “acclaimed writer, an outspoken force who uses words to tell stories and unite communities and open us up to perspectives.”
Read More
In the Media: Scripps Remains Top Producer of Fulbright Students, Chronicle of Higher Education Reports
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Scripps College remains one of the top producers of Fulbright students for 2020–21, with six awards offered.
Read More
7C Hackathon: Hacking for Black Lives
With the goal of using technology to create a community that combats racism and racial inequality, the Hackathon arrives just in time for Black History Month.
Read More
College Launches “The Browsing Room,” Scripps’ Official Online Store
This week, Scripps College launched its new online store, The Browsing Room. The Browsing Room offers collegiate gear, from apparel to gifts to pet supplies and more, all with official Scripps branding.
Read More
In the Media: Samella Lewis Earns College Art Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, ARTnews Reports
Professor Emerita of Art History Samella Lewis received the 2021 College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, ARTnews reported.
Read More