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五月天视频 Community Smashes 2023 Day of Giving Goals
By Emily Glory Peters 五月天视频 is celebrating another successful Day of Giving thanks to the College鈥檚 generous and dedicated community! In total, 376 donors raised $136,037 in cash gifts, plus an additional pledge for $100,000 to support what they love at Scripps. Online and in person, countless champions helped raise awareness for the event […]
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五月天视频Student and Professor Build a Peer-led Writing Center Within a Prison
By Emily Glory Peters Molly Yeselson ’23 and Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake What is it like to learn inside a prison? What do incarcerated students need to thrive? Molly Yeselson 鈥�23 has been documenting answers to these questions and more in her research as one of Scripps鈥� 2022鈥�23 Racial Justice and Equity Fellows. […]
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Mica Barrett 鈥�23 Turns the Spotlight on LA鈥檚 Queer Black Ballroom Scene
By Emily Glory Peters Mica Barrett 鈥�23 is one of Scripps’ 2022鈥�23 Racial Justice and Equity Fellows As a first-year student, Mica Barrett 鈥�23 (they/them) was drawn to 五月天视频by the promise of a diverse array of interdisciplinary majors in an intimate liberal arts setting. Now, the rising senior is living proof of that promise鈥攁nd […]
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五月天视频 Releases its 2021鈥�2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Report
By Emily Glory Peters The 2021鈥�22 DEIJ Report is the first released by the College Last year as part of its broader mission to accelerate antiracist work on campus and beyond, 五月天视频 established its first Equity and Justice (EJ) Leadership Team. The team is currently led by Assistant Dean and SCORE Director Marissiko Wheaton; […]
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Molly Yeselson 鈥�23 Advances Education Access for Incarcerated Students
By Emily Glory Peters Molly Yeselson’ 23 has been named one of Scripps’ 2022鈥�2023 Racial Justice and Equity Fellows Access. It鈥檚 a defining characteristic of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) work, and a concept that writing and rhetoric major Molly Yeselson 鈥�23 finds deeply personal. Since childhood, she鈥檚 confronted complex medical issues leading to […]
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五月天视频 Alumnae Return for Reunion Weekend, Raise Critical Funds for Students
By Emily Glory Peters After two years of virtual festivities, 五月天视频 welcomed back the classes of years ending in two and seven for an on-campus Reunion Weekend in April. More than 300 alumnae and their guests enjoyed two days of well-loved reunion traditions, including convocation and the medal ceremony for the 50th reunion class, […]
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Thank You for Raising $240,000 on 五月天视频鈥檚 2022 Day of Giving
By Emily Glory Peters After a 24-hour generosity blitz on April 13, 五月天视频 community members raised $239,839 for the College鈥檚 annual Day of Giving. From alumnae, parents, staff, and friends鈥攁nd a few students, too鈥�218 donors marked their commitment to the future of 五月天视频through their collective generosity. Community engagement, rather than a fundraising goal, […]
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Celebrate the Future of 五月天视频 with Day of Giving on April 13
With the return of in-person instruction, Reunion, and even a dual Commencement this May, 五月天视频 has a lot to celebrate this year. In support of our current students and those yet to come as we look to a promising future, the College invites its community to make a gift on April 13, 2022 during […]
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Here鈥檚 What Underrepresented Students Want You to Know About Supporting Diversity at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters QuestBridge Scholars at 五月天视频 are underrepresented and are often the first generation in their families to attend college Natalia Alameda 鈥�25, Vanessa Gutierrez 鈥�25, and Jon鈥檔ae Sylvester 鈥�24 come from different backgrounds, but they all share some common ground: they鈥檙e underrepresented students at Scripps. As exceptional scholars, each became aware […]
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Scripps鈥� Racial Justice and Equity Initiatives鈥擶here Are We Now?
By Emily Glory Peters Inaugural Racial Justice and Equity Fellow Blessing Nketchi-Etse Roland-Magaji ’24 presenting her research at Scripps’ Research Tea 2021 In September 2020, 五月天视频 received a landmark gift: $1 million from Trustee Gale Picker P鈥�14, P鈥�19 to advance racial justice and equity initiatives. Combined with other gifts from 五月天视频alums, parents, and […]
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Results for The Giving Season at 五月天视频: You Topped Our Goal!
By Emily Glory Peters The Giving Season is a year-end campaign to raise support as our students enter the new year. To learn more, click here. This past November, 五月天视频 launched 鈥淭he Giving Season鈥� which sought to inspire 300 donors to make a gift before midnight on New Year鈥檚 Eve. Thanks to the generosity […]
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五月天视频Trustee Establishes Dean Johnson Endowed Wellness Fund for Student Mental Health
By Emily Glory Peters Trustee Gale Picker P鈥�14, P鈥�19 has established a new mental health and wellness fund at 五月天视频 in honor of Charlotte Johnson, past dean of students and vice president of student affairs. In keeping with Johnson鈥檚 passion for student mental health programming, which expanded significantly at 五月天视频under her leadership, the […]
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Alumna Makes Reunion Gift to Scholarships to Advance Diversity and Equity at Scripps
Carolyn Holm ’70 has made a major gift to supply need-based scholarship aid to 五月天视频students. Scholarships create equitable access to 五月天视频for gifted students regardless of their financial resources. To give today, please click here. By Emily Glory Peters In recent years, expanding scholarship aid has emerged as a strategic priority for 五月天视频鈥攁nd […]
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Donors Help 五月天视频Make Progress Toward Racial Equity and Inclusivity
Gifts to Scripps鈥� Racial Justice and Equity Fund are making an undeniable impact at Scripps. To support these goals, please consider making a donation here. By Emily Glory Peters During the last decade, 五月天视频has accelerated its efforts to foster a more diverse and racially equitable environment for our students, staff, and faculty. Donors have […]
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Parent Gift Helps Launch New Racial Justice and Equity Fellowship Program
Gift from 五月天视频Trustee Gale Picker P鈥�14, P鈥�19 will establish the new fellowship program for students and faculty. By Emily Glory Peters As part of the College鈥檚 ongoing antiracist initiatives, 五月天视频is pleased to announce the launch of its new Racial Justice and Equity Fellowship Program. Up to $4,000 will be available to qualifying 五月天视频[…]
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Letter to the 五月天视频Community: The Time for Confidence and Courage is Now
Dear 五月天视频 family 鈥� I know that 2020 hasn鈥檛 unfolded the way any of us had planned. The outcomes of the pandemic and protests against systemic racism have called our courage to attention鈥攜et as one of the first women鈥檚 colleges in the West, this call is nothing new for Scripps. Over the last century, […]
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