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Washington Business Journal Reports That Catherine Townsend ’86 Is the New President of the Trust for the National Mall
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ alum Catherine Townsend ’86, a nonprofit consultant who was formerly executive director of the D.C. Public Education Fund, takes the helm as president of the Trust for the National Mall.
Read MoreTyra Abraham ’18 Breaks Records in Women’s Track and Field
Tyra Abraham ’18 set the CMS record for the 200 meter dash at a blazing 24.85. She also holds the CMS and SCIAC record in the 100 m and is now at the top of CMS and seventh in SCIAC for the 200 m.
Read MoreScripps Vocalist Chiara Moore ’16 Among Singers Featured on ABC7 News and at White House Performance
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ senior Chiara Moore, a member of the After School Specials a cappella group at the Claremont Colleges, was interviewed on April 13, 2016 along with her fellow vocal musicians by KABC-Channel 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles for winning the “‘Til It Happens to You: Sing for Survivors” national singing contest, lending their voices to the fight against sexual abuse on college campuses.
Read MoreThe Scripps Experience: The Joint Music Program
For Scripps student musicians who want to play and perform—but are not necessarily interested in pursuing a professional career in music—the Joint Music Program strikes a harmonious balance. Hosted by Scripps, the program is a collaborative enterprise that involves Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities
Haitian-Canadian/American author and scholar Myriam J. A. Chancy was appointed in 2015 as the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s most prestigious, external endowed professorship.
Read More2016 Goldwater Scholarships Winners Plan to Pursue Careers in the Sciences
Scripps students Karen Chan ’17, a double major in biology and music, and Rachel Kahn ’17, a physics major, have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2016. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the most prestigious award in the United States bestowed upon undergraduates studying in the sciences.
Read MoreFusion.net Features Kristie Valdez-Guillen ’13 for Her Environmental Activism
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ alum Kristie Valdez-Guillen is making a difference in her Los Angeles area community as an activist featured in a recent article by Fusion.net. Valdez-Guillen credits her Scripps education as instrumental in understanding issues of environmental inequality.
Read MoreAnnouncing Dody Weston Thompson Collection Exhibition
From April 18 through May 19, visitors will see the West Coast Photographic Movement through the lens of Dody Weston Thompson, a defining figure in the movement that included Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
Read MoreInside Science Features Professor Marion Preest and Colleague’s Research on Chameleon Feeding Strategies
Inside Science interviewed Interim Dean of W.M. Keck Science Department and Professor of Biology Marion Preest about her research investigating the unusual feeding strategies of chameleons.
Read MoreThe Scripps Experience: The Off–Campus Major
Though I have taken the majority of my classes at the other Claremont colleges, made lasting friendships on other campuses, and taken advantage of coed 5C clubs, when I graduate this May, I will proudly proclaim I attended a women’s college.
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