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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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“Sow Your Gratitude” During Scripps’ Day of Giving on March 24
Scripps invites you to “Sow Your Gratitude” by making a gift during its upcoming Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. By Emily Glory Peters Scripps’ Day of Giving, the College’s one-day annual fundraiser, returns this year on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. With the theme of “Sow Your Gratitude,” the campaign will offer several […]
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Olivia Truesdale ’21: Investing in Students’ Future Careers With Senior Class Gift
Olivia Truesdale ’21 gives to Scripps’ Senior Class Giving campaign so other students can access the same transformational internship experience that she’s had. By Emily Glory Peters These days, life for Olivia Truesdale ’21 is a balancing act. Presently sheltering-in-place in icy Washington, DC, the foreign languages major is juggling her studies and post-graduate planning […]
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Remembering Tamara Smiley Hamilton ’74 Through Alum-Funded Scholarship
By Emily Glory Peters Fellow Scripps alumnae have described the late Tamara Smiley Hamilton ’74 as untiring, inspired, loving, and funny—“a woman who gave her whole being” to what she believed in. Hamilton described herself as a reflection of “living history.” “I’m a 65-year-old African American grandmother who can fill in the blanks of contemporary history, […]
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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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Last Year’s Day of Giving Donations Are Making a Big Impact at Scripps
As the pandemic continues, Scripps’ Day of Giving donors have helped transform the College in preparation to welcome students back to campus. By Emily Glory Peters Every year, the Scripps community comes together in generous support of Day of Giving, the College’s one-day fundraising campaign. That generosity did not fail in 2020, even as a […]
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Student Support Steps Into the Limelight for Giving Tuesday on Dec 1
By Emily Glory Peters 2020: a year punctuated by a pandemic, protests, economic depression, and a landmark election. Yet, amid the turbulence, Scripps students continue to press on with their education with trademark courage, confidence, and hope. In recognition of their fortitude, student support has become the heart of Scripps’ upcoming Giving Tuesday campaign on […]
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Suzanne Muchnic ’62 Gifts $500,000 to Scripps for Critical Scholarship Support
Renowned writer and art critic Suzanne Muchnic ’62 has pledged $500,000 to support Scripps College’s Presidential Scholarship Initiative (PSI). The gift pushes the initiative, which was launched by President Lara Tiedens in 2017, within inches of its goal of $10 million in endowed funds to provide loan-relieving scholarships to deserving Scripps students. Muchnic, who majored […]
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Letter to the Scripps Community: The Time for Confidence and Courage is Now
Dear Scripps College family – I know that 2020 hasn’t unfolded the way any of us had planned. The outcomes of the pandemic and protests against systemic racism have called our courage to attention—yet as one of the first women’s colleges in the West, this call is nothing new for Scripps. Over the last century, […]
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Why Scholarship Support Matters Now More Than Ever
As more families face financial insecurity due to COVID-19, donor support of scholarships will be essential to help students pursue their educational aspirations at Scripps. Make a gift today. By Emily Glory Peters From the nationally recognized caliber of our academic programs to the friendship-forging power of our intimate campus, there are many reasons students […]
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