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January 10, 2025
USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald ’97 Speaks on Remarkable People Podcast
Scripps alum and USAFacts president Poppy MacDonald ’97 was the featured guest on Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast to close out 2024. USAFacts is a nonprofit focused on researching, analyzing, […]
Read MoreDecember 12, 2024
USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald ’97 on the Importance of Data
USAFacts president and Scripps alum Poppy MacDonald ’97 spoke to Fast Company about the importance of access to data for both citizens and lawmakers. “Our government leaders deserve to have […]
Read MoreNovember 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.
Read MoreMay 24, 2019
Scripps College 2019 Commencement Highlights
Scripps College celebrated 244 graduating seniors and welcomed them to the alumnae community at the 89th annual commencement exercises on May 18, 2019.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Class of 2019: Announcing Scripps’ 2019 Commencement Speaker: USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald ’97
Poppy MacDonald ’97, president of USAFacts and Scripps alumna, will deliver the address at the 89th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Read MoreNovember 7, 2016
Vote Won’t End Ugly Politics, Says Vanessa Tyson in SF Chronicle Article
The weekend before Election Day, associate professor Vanessa Tyson was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about what to expect following the nastiness of the presidential campaign between contenders Hillary […]
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