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Alumna Abigail Stopper ‘07 Selected as Kennedy Center Intern

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. has selected Abigail Stopper ’07 for its prestigious internship program. She will serve as an intern in the development department as part of the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management until May 2008.

Lynne Thompson '72: "Beg No Pardon"

Poet Lynne Thompson, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵAlumna class of ’72, will present her 2007 Perugia Press prize-winning work Beg No Pardon. This collection of poetry is about the formation of identity from a little-known and complicated beginning, both personally and culturally. Described as “brimming with personality and attitude in the very best sense — pride, dignity, and graceful indignation — Thompson speaks about the search for legacy, love of legacy, and joy of legacy.” Beg No Pardon describes a vivid world of Afro-Caribbean heritage and late 20th century life.

Sara Laschever: "Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want"

A writer with a longstanding interest in the life and career obstacles faced by women in the workplace, Sara Laschever has been published by The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, The New York Review of Books, Vogue, Glamour, WomensBiz, and many other publications.

Her first book, Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation — and Positive Strategies for Change, co-authored with Linda Babcock, explored a newly recognized phenomenon: that women are much less likely than men to use negotiation to improve their circumstances. Women Don’t Ask looks at the causes of this reluctance on the part of women and examines the high price women pay in both lost wages and delayed career advancement.

Small Bowl with a Big Story

A small porcelain bowl was given in December 2007 to ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ by Anthony Elias and Patricia Lords Ghosn and the Worldbridge Foundation. Although modest in size, it reveals much about Japanese history, Oriental ceramics, and modern collecting.

Alumna Poet Lynne Thompson ’72 to Speak at Scripps

Poet Lynne Thompson, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵalumna class of ’72, will present her 2007 Perugia Press prize-winning work, Beg No Pardon, at noon on February 26 in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.

“Ask For It” Author Sara Laschever to Speak at Scripps

Author Sara Laschever will speak about women and negotiation on Friday, February 22, at 12 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ. Her lecture, “Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want,” will present the four-step negotiation guide detailed in her forthcoming book of the same name.

Self-designed majors define themselves

Declaring a major is a process that requires a bit of questioning, experimentation, and a few pitfalls along the way. As much as some students wish they could remain “undeclared” a while longer, there is a turning point where one is expected to magically realize their purpose in life — at the end of sophomore year, to be exact, when students turn in their declaration forms.

Award-Winning Filmmaker and Author to Speak at Scripps

Noted multiracial advocate Kip Fulbeck will speak on identity and multiraciality on Wednesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Performing Arts Center. In addition to his lecture, Fulbeck will also lead a hands-on student workshop entitled “What Are You,” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Fighting Breast Cancer With Love

Dr. Susan M. Love, known worldwide as one of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement, will speak on eradicating the disease in Balch Auditorium at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ on Thursday, February 7, as part of Malott Commons’ Voice and Vision Speaker Series.

Dr. Terrence Roberts of the Little Rock Nine Speaks at Scripps

Dr. Terrence Roberts will speak on “Evaluating the Dream: The Legacy of the Little Rock Nine” on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Performing Arts Center. The lecture is part of the 2008 Claremont Colleges’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week.