News Releases (page 61)
Spotlight on Faculty: Assistant Professor of English Michelle Decker
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: Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson
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 MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund
On September 8, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 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 MoreU.S.News & World Report Ranks ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 29th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
U.S.News & World Report ranks ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 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 MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ 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.
Read MoreABCNews mentions ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ in story about housing solutions at small colleges
ABCNews picked up a story filed by Associated Press reporter Sally Ho that highlights what small colleges like ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ are doing to accommodate the housing needs of growing numbers of first year students.
Read MoreLA Times mentions ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµas having “best food” in U.S. college rankings story
The Los Angeles Times mentions ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ in a story highlighting the California colleges whose culinary offerings for students rate them among the nation’s best. The accolades for ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµfare are from student survey results that were recently published by The Princeton Review in its 2016 “Best 380 Colleges” college guide. Read The Los Angeles Times story here.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Named among “Best 380 Colleges” in The Princeton Review college guide, #16 for “best financial aid’
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµranked in top 10 nationwide for best quality of life and best classroom experience. For the tenth year in a row, The Princeton Review has named ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ one […]
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Again Rated a Top 100 College by Forbes
Forbes magazine has once again rated ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ one of America’s top colleges, with an overall ranking of 80 in its Top Colleges 2015 list. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµcomes in at 14 […]
Read MoreWomen’s Colleges and Their Notable Alumnae
Only two percent of women who graduate from college attended a women’s college, yet these graduates comprise 33 percent of women on Fortune 1000 boards and 20 percent of women in Congress. LinkedIn compiled a list of such notable alumnae, including journalist Diane Sawyer from Wellesley College, Meryl Streep from Vassar College, and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ’93.
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