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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.
Read MoreSpotlight 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.
Read MoreDetecting 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreReporting 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.
Read MoreOlivia 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.
Read MoreAmanda 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.
Read MoreTruth 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.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreCMS 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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