Feature Stories (page 60)
Gates Millennium Scholars at Scripps
More than just an academic scholarship, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program focuses on removing barriers to personal and academic success for low-income, high achieving students from minority backgrounds.
Read MoreEU Center Hosts Scripps Tea
Scripps Tea, the weekly tradition begun in 1931 as a means of fostering community, relaxation, and “interesting conversation,” invites the community to enjoy all of the above – and German chocolate – as guests of the European Union Center of California, based at Scripps College.
Read MoreThe Genius of Women
“The creative genius of Scripps women draws upon the energy, the skills, and the commitment of the people of Scripps,” President Lori Bettison-Varga said during her first address as eighth president of Scripps College, and “in genius we find achievement and insight that has transformational power.”
Read MoreIntroducing the Academy
Scripps College is pleased to welcome five graduates of its Scripps College Academy (SCA) to the class of 2013 – and they’re just as pleased to be here.
Read MoreFound in Translation
The sciences are more than an option at Scripps, says Professor of Biology Newt Copp during his 2009-2010 academic convocation speech. They’re at the very core of interdisciplinary studies.
Read MoreA Commitment to Service
One incoming Scripps student brought more than her luggage when matriculating this fall – she also brought an award-winning commitment to community service.
Read MoreA Dream Internship with a Parisian Finish
India Mullady ’11 was celebrating the end of a prestigious economic internship in Prague with a trip to Paris, but the one sight she hadn’t anticipated was a Scripps professor.
Read MoreEnergizing the Community
Pepsi-Cola has awarded two groups led by Scripps students a collective $20,000 for their efforts to cultivate community-driven projects as part of the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest.
Read MoreModernism After Wagner
Hear Juliet Koss, associate professor of art history, speak with NPR Berlin’s “The Berlin Journal” about her forthcoming book, “Modernism After Wagner.”
Read MoreGetting Candid with Cándida
Associate Professor of Music Cándida Jáquez takes her love of music on the road as a visiting scholar at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.
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