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December 10, 2019

Alumnae Empower Youth: Former Scripps Roommates Help Girls Discover Their Voice

What began as an idea by two Scripps College roommates has transformed into a widely successful organization for middle and high schools throughout California.

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December 5, 2019

Spotlight on Faculty: Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History

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 Julia Lum to discuss landscapes, cultural exchange, and Southern California.

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December 4, 2019

Detecting Art History’s Mysteries: On the Case with Our Alumnae Conservators

In the field of art conservation, history is seldom static. “Opinions, authenticity, and judgments about works of art and other historical objects are always in flux,” says Mary MacNaughton ’70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.

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In the Media: Laspa Executive Director Vicki Klopsch Discusses Financial Literacy with Chronicle of Higher Education

Laspa Center for Leadership Executive Director Vicki Klopsch spoke to the Chronicle of Higher Education about Scripps’ financial literacy sessions. The Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program, organized by Laspa, is facilitated by Scripps alumnae who discuss topics such as budgeting, salary negotiations, credit, and loans.

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November 25, 2019

Reporting the Truth in the Age of Fake News

Earlier this year, the New Yorker published an article titled “Does Journalism Have a Future?” It’s an important question but an old one.

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November 21, 2019

Olivia Truesdale ’21 Receives Commendation in Korea Times’ English Economic Essay Contest

Olivia Truesdale ’21 received a commendation award in the Korea Times’ 15th English Economic Essay Contest for university students. Truesdale, a foreign languages major at Scripps, is currently studying at Yonsei University in Seoul.

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Amanda Walker ’20 Earns All-American Honors for Senior Volleyball Season

Amanda Walker ’20 earned second-team All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association for her senior season with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team.

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November 18, 2019

Truth at the Core

In 1965, U.S. diplomat to Taiwan George H. Kerr published Formosa Betrayed, a detailed account of the 2/28 Incident. After Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China was given control of the island of Taiwan.

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November 15, 2019

New Faculty Spotlight: Christina Edholm, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

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 Christina Edholm to discuss mathematics, biology, invasive species, and roller derby.

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November 12, 2019

CMS Athenas Volleyball Team Earns Bid to NCAA Division III Championship Tournament

The top-seeded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s volleyball team swept Chapman in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Postseason Tournament title match.

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