Feature Stories (page 60)


October 16, 2009

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.

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September 30, 2009

EU 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.

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September 21, 2009

The 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.”

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September 18, 2009

Introducing 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.

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Found 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.

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A 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.

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August 5, 2009

A 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.

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July 27, 2009

Energizing 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.

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July 17, 2009

Modernism 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.”

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July 1, 2009

Getting 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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