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In the Media: Scripps Admission Featured in U.S. News and World Report
Director of Admission Laura Stratton weighed in on what makes a good college admissions essay in an article in U.S. News and World Report.
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In the Media: Art Historian Katherine Schwab ’76 on the Parthenon Metopes
The National Herald recently profiled Scripps alumna Katherine Schwab ’76, professor of art history at Fairfield University in Connecticut. Since the 1990s, Schwab has made an annual trip to Athens to draw the Parthenon metopes.
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Top 10 Media Mentions in 2017
Scripps College generates thousands of media stories a year about its faculty, students, and alumnae. These are just 10 of the breakthrough stories that garnered significant Internet, social media, […]
Read MoreBetsy Smith ’74 Named President and Chief Executive of Central Park Conservancy
Scripps College alumna Betsy Smith, a member of the College’s board of trustees since 1995, has been named president and chief executive of Central Park Conservancy in New York, according to an article in The New York Times.
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In the Media: Tyson invited to NPR to speak on sexual misconduct in Washington
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at Scripps College, was invited to provide commentary on Wisconsin Public Radio following Monday’s news conference in New York by three women who renewed their allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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Scripps College Professor Lahnna Catalino on Prioritizing Positivity
In a recent Vice article, Scripps College Professor Lahnna Catalino points out in her research on “prioritizing positivity” that structuring your day around activities that make you feel happy can boost your well-being.
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Lars Schmitz Discusses Early Mammals Who “Came Out of The Dark” with the Demise of Dinosaurs
Assistant Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz comments on the evolutionary behavior of early mammals in a recent article in Science magazine.
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Lynne Thompson’s Dirge for Murdered Black Girls Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle
A poem by Lynne Thompson ’72, Dirge for Murdered Black Girls, was recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Miriam Raffel-Smith ’20 Publishes Climate Change Opinion in S.F. Examiner
Miriam Raffel-Smith ’20 urges California’s political leaders to continue taking measures to abate the harmful effects of pollution in an op-ed column published recently in the San Francisco Examiner.
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Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day on Identity and Race in LA Weekly’s Feature Video Interview
Scripps College professor of art Ken Gonzales-Day’s works on identity and construction of race are the subject of LA Weekly’s featured video interview as the Getty’s expansive arts initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA opens in dozens of cultural institutions across Southern California.
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