Feature Stories (page 36)
Paloma Medina ’14 : Becoming a Woman of Science
Paloma Medina ’14 has always held an interest in science, but during her first year as a Scripps student she wasn’t sure she would pursue it as a career. Something clicked during her organic chemistry class, however, and now four years later she’s graduating with a degree in biology and preparing for a yearlong research opportunity supported by a Fulbright fellowship to work with the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tubingen, Germany.
Read MoreEliza Silverman ’14: Driven by Education Policy
Eliza Silverman ’14 has worn many hats since coming to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ: politics & international relations major, Motley barista, Choice USA treasurer, KidCare International tutor, and Humanities Institute Junior Fellow among others. Now she can add another: Fulbright fellowship recipient.
Read MoreAnnabel Barraza ’14 : Scripps Fuels Her
For Annabel Barraza ’14, there is nothing like being in the heart of back-to-back national presidential elections. Fascinated by politics and grassroots organizing, she spent her junior year exploring off-campus study opportunities in Washington, DC and Ecuador and learning how different political organizations work together across national borders.
Read MoreIzzy Hendry ’14 : From Atlanta to Amman, via Scripps
Izzy Hendry ‘14 wants to work toward a career in the Middle East teaching refugees — and she’s well on her way as a 2014 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant recipient. The fellowship gives her the ability to teach English, study Arabic, and find an internship doing what she loves most in Amman, Jordan.
Read MoreMackenzie Leake ’15 : Goldwater Scholarship recipient to pursue future in computer science
While some undergraduates enter and leave college undecided about their professional callings, Mackenzie Leake ’15 has always had her eye on the prize.
Read MorePerfect Score
Amy Baer ’05 embraced the music scene at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, sparking her career as a successful film composer.
Read MoreExtraordinary Research
Research opportunities are prized by undergraduate students. Mackenzie Leake ’15 already has two major projects on her resume.
Read MoreTangible Results
A partnership among °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, Occidental College, and the Fullbridge Program provides intensive student training for the job market – and it’s already secured one Scripps student an internship.
Read More°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Professor Ken Gonzales-Day’s “Erased Lynchings” is Topic of New York City’s WBAI 99.5 FM Interview
Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day, an internationally acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist known for his thought-provoking photographs, was recently featured on New York’s progressive radio station WBAI 99.5 FM to challenge the misperception that lynchings didn’t occur in California.
Read MoreBeyond the Blackboard
By the time Dana Von Schaumberg ’14 graduates this May, she’ll already have years of teaching experience on her resumé. And it will come in handy when she joins Teach for America for a two-year stint.
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