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Aug. 9, 2023

Spotlight on Faculty: Warren Liu, Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty

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Jul. 27, 2023

Allison Dillard ’03 Harnesses Her Math and English Degrees to Create Self-Confident Students

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May. 5, 2023

Spotlight on Seniors: Isabel Evans ’23 Finds Treasures and Inspiration in Library Archives

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Department of English


August 9, 2023

Spotlight on Faculty: Warren Liu, Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty

“It’s always very rewarding to get to know students both inside and outside the classroom, to see students as whole people, who have all kinds of things going on in their lives.”

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July 27, 2023

Allison Dillard ’03 Harnesses Her Math and English Degrees to Create Self-Confident Students

“I don’t know that I would have been a math major at a different college,” Dillard says. “The Scripps math department was so positive and encouraging.”

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May 5, 2023

Spotlight on Seniors: Isabel Evans ’23 Finds Treasures and Inspiration in Library Archives

Although Evans is writing two senior theses to fulfill each of her major requirements, she is utilizing a similar methodology for both: archival research.

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September 16, 2022

Academic Convocation Celebrates a New Academic Year

Frederick Hard Chair in English Literature and Professor of English Aaron Matz delivered the keynote speech on the importance of keeping the eventualities of history in view, especially for students of literature and politics.

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May 25, 2022

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Richard Fadem

Professor Emeritus of English Richard Fadem, who previously served as the College’s dean of faculty and acting president, died on May 17.

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April 29, 2021

Spotlight on Seniors: English Major Katie Clelland Writes Her Way to Community

This fall, Katie will take her love of writing and community engagement and head to Chicago for graduate school to study integrated marketing and communications at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

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February 25, 2021

In the Media: Aaron Matz Explores Émile Zola’s Novel Cycle in New York Review of Books

In the New York Review of Books, Associate Professor of English Aaron Matz explores themes of domination in Émile Zola’s novel cycle, Les Rougon-Macquarte.

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December 17, 2020

Students, Young Alums Add Their Books to Scripps’ Strong Literary Tradition

Nikita Chinamanthur ’20 didn’t plan to write a novel. When she set out to tackle her first book-length project last September, she intended to write a nonfiction exploration of Hindi cinema. However, Chinamanthur soon found herself drawn to a very different kind of story.

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May 17, 2019

Then and Now: Members of the Class of 2019 Reflect on Their First Day at Scripps

At the start of the 2015–16 academic year, we interviewed a few first-year students as they were moving into their residence halls about why they chose Scripps and what their plans were for their college careers. Now, four years later, we’ve caught up with some of those seniors to see how their plans shaped up, how they’ve grown, and where they’re off to after graduation.

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May 12, 2018

A Snapshot of the Class of 2018

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2018! Here is an at-a-glance look at our graduating seniors—including what they’ve studied, where they’ve been, and what they’ve eaten over the past four years.

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