Academics (page 29)
Scripps Student Named 2009 Watson Fellow
Scripps College senior Kyle Delbyck was awarded a prestigious 2009-2010 Watson Foundation Fellowship to spend a year exploring relationships between dramatic presentations and historical amnesia in Lithuania, Taiwan, Cambodia and Ghana.
Read More10 Scripps Students named Fulbright Finalists
Ten Scripps students have been named finalists for a Fulbright scholarship to do research or assistant-teach overseas for one academic year. They currently await confirmation from their host country committees. This is a record number of finalists for Scripps College; in 2008, Scripps had five Fulbright scholars accepted.
Read MoreScripps College Presents Spring Art Lecture Series
A wide range of visual artists – from photographers to ceramists – present their work this semester as part of the spring 2009 lecture series, sponsored by the Scripps College Art Department, through May 8, at Scripps College. All events are free and open to the public.
Read MoreXiamen University Musicians to Give Gala Concert at Scripps
Traditional Chinese music played on ancient instruments will be part of a gala concert as a delegation from Xiamen University visits Scripps College.
Read MoreStudents Named to Scripps College Fall 2008 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreBroadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History
An exhibit on musical theater, “Broadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History,” at Scripps’ Denison Library, is on view now through February 28, 2009.
Read More(Up-and-Coming) California Authors: Andrew Foster Altschul
Andrew Foster Altschul, a lecturer in the creative writing program at Stanford University, will read from his novel “Lady Lazarus” on September 17, as part of a new speaker series, (Up-and-Coming) California Writers.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study Students Named to Scripps College 2008 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List from Scripps College in Claremont, California who participated in the Off-Campus Study Program during the fall 2007 and spring 2008 semesters.
Read MoreSatire and Political Carnage: Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum Presents 1800s France in Rare Caricatures
From September 2 to October 10, 2008, the Clark Humanities Museum of Scripps College will run “The Politics of Satire in 19th Century France,” an exhibit of the college’s collection of French caricatures of the era.
Read MoreScripps Student Named Finalist in Gilder Lehrman History Program
Casey Near, a junior at Scripps College, from San Jose, California, was recently named a 2008 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Finalist. She is one of 50 students selected by application to participate in the competitive program sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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