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Chalan Colby ’61 Makes $1 Million Gift to Scripps Access Initiative
Former Trustee Chalan Colby ’61 has made a $1 million matching challenge gift in support of the Scripps Access Initiative. Funds from the initiative will allow the College to increase campus diversity through the enrollment of students with limited financial resources and those with undocumented status who are ineligible for federal student aid. “Gifts to […]
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Alumna Makes Reunion Gift to Scholarships to Advance Diversity and Equity at Scripps
Carolyn Holm ’70 has made a major gift to supply need-based scholarship aid to Scripps students. Scholarships create equitable access to Scripps for gifted students regardless of their financial resources. To give today, please click here. By Emily Glory Peters In recent years, expanding scholarship aid has emerged as a strategic priority for Scripps College—and […]
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For Raven Twilling ’22, Scholarships Mean Access at Scripps
With scholarship support for students like Raven Twilling ’22, donors can help create a more inclusive, accessible Scripps experience. By Emily Glory Peters Raised in Mill Valley, a small town tucked between San Francisco and Napa Valley, California, Raven Twilling ’22 knew her family was “something of an outlier.” Most of the people Twilling knew […]
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Scripps Trustees Establish Scholarship Honoring Outgoing President Lara Tiedens
The new endowed scholarship will continue the work of Tiedens’ Presidential Scholarship Initiative. By Emily Glory Peters After a five-year tenure, Lara Tiedens will be stepping down as president of Scripps College on April 15, 2021. To honor the impact of Tiedens’ leadership and celebrate her many contributions to the College, members of Scripps’ Board […]
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Student Aid Expands as Scripps’ Presidential Scholarship Initiative Tops $10 Million Target
Scripps’ Presidential Scholarship Initiative will allow more students to enroll and graduate from the College without the burden of weighty debt. By Emily Glory Peters In 2017, Scripps College set an aggressive target of raising $10 million in endowed funds for its new Presidential Scholarship Initiative, a project aimed at expanding the College’s ability to […]
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