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Spotlight on Faculty: Michelle Decker, Assistant Professor of English
Michelle Decker joined the College this fall as assistant professor of English with a specialization in global Anglophone literatures. Her current book project, African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast, examines the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and culture through the effects of imperialism in eastern Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance
Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance and Los Angeles–based movement artist, joins the College this fall. His choreography, touted by one reviewer as being “crafty and taut” and “moody and intense,” is centered on using the body to explore ideas about our evolving identities. The Office of Marketing and Communication caught up with Professor Williamson as he was settling in after the rush of back-to-school activities.
Read MoreNanotech Now features °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ undergraduate’s summer research
Nanotech Now covers summer research that a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ undergraduate conducted as part of a team led by a chemistry professor at Rice University.
Read MoreHuffington Post reports °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ meets 100 percent of students’ demonstrated financial need
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ is mentioned in a Huffington Post article that lists the few dozen colleges and universities in the U.S. that help families afford the rising costs of a four-year […]
Read MoreLA Times Highlights Williamson Gallery Photo Exhibition
Los Angeles Times features “Documenters and Storytellers: Photographic Narratives in the 20th Century” at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Allegra Cox ’18 Curates “Documenters and Storytellers”
When Allegra Cox ’18 began working at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery this June, she wasn’t sure where the opportunity would take her. Interested in art conservation as a high school student, Cox chose Scripps because it is one of few colleges that offers the major to undergraduates. But thanks to the gallery’s Wilson Academic Internship program, her interests and experience have broadened. Cox spent her summer organizing an exhibition of photographs recently gifted to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s permanent collection.
Read More°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund
On September 8, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ announced the establishment of The Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund for Student Thesis and Research Support. The fund will focus on supporting senior thesis/senior capstone projects, […]
Read More$25 Million Gift Establishes Center for Creativity and Collaboration for the 5Cs
“The challenges we face today call for audacious thinkers and doers who can work collaboratively and creatively across disciplines.” —Rick Sontag (HMC ’64) In making a $25 million gift that […]
Read MoreU.S.News & World Report Ranks °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ 29th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
U.S.News & World Report ranks °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ 29th on its annual list of America’s best liberal arts colleges. Key contributing factors to Scripps’ top-tier position include scores for lowest student debt, […]
Read More°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ is highlighted prominently in Westways’ feature on SoCal College towns
Scripps’ Margaret Fowler Garden, Distinguished Speakers Series (scripps-staging.skybox0.com/events), Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (rcwg .scrippscollege.edu), and Clark Humanities Museum (scripps-staging.skybox0.com/events/clark), are highlighted in Westways’ September 2015 feature on SoCal College towns.
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