Politics and Society (page 4)
Scripps College Pre-Law Society Creates Small Claims Advisory Service
The Scripps College Pre-Law Society is spearheading the creation of the first student-run Small Claims Advisory Service (SCAS) in California.
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Jaela Alvarez ’23 Empowers Young Students to See Themselves at College
Jaela Alvarez ’23 helps young girls learn the ropes of college admissions, as well as get a better idea of the schools they hope to attend.
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President Biden Appoints Maddy Ruvolo ’14 to Access Board
Maddy Ruvolo ’14 has been appointed to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board by President Joe Biden.
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Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Testifies Before Congress on Importance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Dwandalyn Reece ’85 testified before the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties regarding the history and importance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
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Nejra Kravic ’21 Earns Third Place in Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Nejra Kravic ’21 earned third place honors in the 2021 Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest for her work “O Land of Bosnia: Identity, Belonging, and the Nation.”
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Maya Edstrom ’22 Designs Sustainable Clean Water Technologies
“I used to think of ‘the environment’ as something around us and outside of us, but the reality is that we are incredibly interconnected,” says Edstrom. “My classes aren’t just about using sustainable materials and building practices, they’re very focused on creating resilient communities through physical design.”
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Angelina Astillero ’23 Pursues Interests in Finance, Social Inequity through Investment Internship
This summer, Angelina Astillero ’23 is interning at the Kresge Foundation through Girls Who Invest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing women’s representation in the asset management industry.
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Michael Spezio Reviews New Book on the Automation of Incarceration
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio reviewed Just Algorithms, Christopher Slobogin’s book on the automation of criminal sentencing, for Science magazine.
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Passion Projects: Scripps Students Earn Grants to Support Summer Projects
Each year, the Laspa Center for Leadership sponsors student projects with the We Act Grant program. The program supports self-designed projects that transform knowledge, passion, and ideas into action, demonstrate creative and effective problem-solving, establish community partnerships, and produce a positive impact.
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Scripps Continues Racial Justice Training for Faculty, Staff
Scripps College’s IDEA Initiative, in partnership with California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), is hosting a racial justice training series for faculty and staff. The racial justice training sessions are intended to be stand-alone, dialogue-centered workshops with up to 30 faculty and staff participants.
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