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Professor Melissa Coleman’s Paper on Zebra Finches, Co-Authored with Students and Alumnae, Shortlisted for Journal of Experimental Biology Prize
Associate Professor of Biology Melissa Coleman’s paper on the mating song preference of zebra finches was shortlisted for the Journal of Experimental Biology’s Outstanding Paper Prize.
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In the Media: KCRW Interviews Leaders of Beyoncé Mass Worship Service at Scripps
KCRW interviewed Reverend Yolanda Norton, who founded the Beyoncé Mass worship service, and September Penn, whose worship group led the service at Scripps.
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Mary Routt Chair of Writing R.O. Kwon: Making Space for Women Writers of Color in the Literary World
When bestselling author R.O. Kwon came to Scripps as the 2020 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, she knew she wanted to bring other women artists to campus, especially women writers of color. The need for more inclusive literary representation is a value that’s reflected in her upcoming Scripps Presents conversations, as well as in her course syllabus on what she calls “eye-opening writing,” which features work by Shirin Neshat, Frida Kahlo, Susan Sontag, and Maggie Nelson.
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Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List, to Deliver Scripps College Commencement Address
Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY’s List, will deliver the keynote address at Scripps College’s 90th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16, 2020. EMILY’s List, founded in 1985, is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that aims to recruits and help elect Democratic women candidates to office.
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In the Media: Pete Buttigieg’s Scripps Presents Appearance Featured in Slate
A video of Pete Buttigieg’s Scripps Presents appearance was featured in a Slate article highlighting how the presidential candidate’s platform has changed over the last year. “[…] what’s really interesting in the moment we’re living in is the tensions that are arising between capitalism and democracy,” Buttigieg said in his February 2019 conversation with Peter Hamby at Scripps.
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Sadie Otte Lauds Complex Molecule Synthesis in Chemistry World
Chemistry lecturer Sadie Otte lauded German chemists’ successful synthesis of the molecule canataxpropellane, one of the world’s most complex natural products, in Chemistry World.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Tia Blassingame, Director of Scripps College Press Assistant Professor of Book Arts/Scripps Press
This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined Scripps College. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Tia Blassingame to discuss artists’ books, architecture, Scripps College Press, and unique valentines.
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In the Media: Inside Higher Ed Highlights Institutional Leadership Advice from VP Binti Harvey
Inside Higher Ed featured Vice President for External Relations and Institutional Advancement Binti Harvey’s advice to new and aspiring higher education leaders. “Your most important relationships are those you build with the other members of the senior leadership team,” Harvey told attendees of a Council for Advancement and Support of Education conference.
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Spotlight on Academics: Professor Kim Drake Explores Disability in the Classroom and Beyond
Associate Professor of Writing and Chair of the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Kim Drake began her scholarly career by focusing on protest writing and rhetoric, composition theory, and historically disenfranchised voices in American literature. But a few seminal events, particularly one in 1990 and another in 2014, plus the inspiration of her students, led to the addition of disability studies to her teaching, research, and activist repertoire.
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In the Media: Patrick Van Horn Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of Capital Buffer Regulations, Wall Street Journal Reports
The Wall Street Journal reported that capital buffer regulations may not be enough to stabilize banks in the long term, according to a paper co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Patrick van Horn.
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