Community Messages


January 21, 2025

Spring 2025 Community Welcome

Dear Scripps Students, Faculty, and Staff: As we begin spring semester, my heart is with everyone navigating the devastating impact of the recent wildfires. Some of our students, faculty, staff, […]

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January 17, 2025

Establishing the Scripps College Emergency Fund

Dear Scripps Students, Faculty, and Staff, In these tremendously difficult times, the College’s highest priority is the well-being and safety of our students, faculty, and staff. In the past week, […]

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January 9, 2025

Message from the President: Supporting Our Campus Community During the Fires

Dear Scripps Faculty and Staff, There are no sufficient words to express my sorrow and horror about the impact of the fires on our communities.  My thoughts have been and […]

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December 6, 2024

Reopening the Motley Coffeehouse

Dear Scripps College Community Members, I am writing to share that the Motley reopened on November 5 and that food and beverage services began last week. I am grateful that […]

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October 2, 2024

President Amy Marcus-Newhall Announces Centennial Plaza Project

Dear Scripps College Community Members, Over my 30 years as part of the Scripps College community, I have had the privilege of witnessing and benefitting from the intellectual richness, generosity […]

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August 26, 2024

Fall 2024 Community Welcome from President Amy Marcus-Newhall

Welcome to the 2024–25 academic year! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I look forward to seeing our returning students, faculty, and staff this fall, and to welcoming […]

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May 15, 2024

Message from the President: President’s Vision

I firmly believe that every student who is admitted to Scripps deserves the opportunity to be part of this extraordinary community, and all current and future students deserve the chance […]

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March 1, 2024

CGU Art Building Purchase

Dear Scripps Community, I am pleased to announce that the College has purchased the building currently housing the CGU Art Department, seizing a generational opportunity to envision our future campus […]

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January 30, 2024

2023 HEDS Survey Results on Sexual Assault and Campus Climate

An announcement from the presidents of The Claremont Colleges regarding the results of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium’s Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey.

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January 23, 2024

Spring 2024 Community Welcome

Happy New Year! Welcome back to campus and to the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. I hope that you were able to take advantage of the winter break […]

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December 14, 2023

New Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Newly appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Mary Hatcher-Skeers. I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers as the Vice President for Academic […]

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November 13, 2023

Reaffirming Scripps College’s Core Values

Dear Scripps College Students, Faculty, and Staff, The Scripps College we know, love, and continue to build together is not a place for hate, discrimination, or violence, and such behavior […]

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August 28, 2023

Fall 2023 Welcome from President Marcus-Newhall

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my great honor to welcome you to the 2023–24 academic year! As someone who has served Scripps for more than 30 years—as a […]

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May 1, 2023

Appointment of Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Dear Scripps College Community, I am pleased to announce that Professor Jennifer Armstrong has been appointed Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty beginning on May 1, […]

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April 10, 2023

Scripps’ Accreditation Reaffirmed

Dear Scripps College Community,We are pleased to inform you that this March, Scripps College’s accreditor, the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC), reaffirmed our accreditation […]

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April 6, 2023

Message to the Community from Amy Marcus-Newhall

From the President I am honored to serve as the 11th president of Scripps College. It is a privilege to continue the legacy of the Scripps presidency and to build […]

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August 29, 2022

Fall 2022 Community Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is an honor and a privilege to welcome you to campus for the 2022-23 academic year as I begin my first semester as the […]

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June 1, 2022

Summer 2022 Community Update

Dear Members of the Scripps Community: Congratulations on the completion of a successful academic year! I have been honored to serve as the College’s interim president for the past academic […]

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January 21, 2022

Spring 2022 Community Update

Dear Scripps Community Members, I hope that you had a safe and restful break and were able to enjoy ample time with your loved ones. As we embark on a […]

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November 11, 2021

DEIJ Campus Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my pleasure to introduce the Scripps IDEA Initiative Newsletter, a resource to keep our stakeholders abreast of and engaged in the ongoing work […]

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