Academics (page 7)
Students Named to Scripps College Fall 2011 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 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 MoreScripps College Academy and Claremont Graduate University Awarded $10,000 National Grant to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Technology and Computers
Scripps College Academy (SCA) and the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) have been awarded a $10,000 national grant to create a new project designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in computing and technology.
Read MoreGift of Japanese Cloisonné Enamels to Enhance Art Education at Scripps College
Scripps College will receive nine pieces of fine Japanese cloisonné enamel from the Anthony and Patricia Ghosn collection, donated by R. Scott and Lannette Turicchi, in coordination with the Worldbridge Foundation. As part of the Scripps art collection, stewarded by the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, the pieces will enhance teaching and research at the College.
Read MoreScripps A Top Producer of Fulbrights
The results are in, and Scripps College ranks seventh in the nation in Fulbright Award recipients. The competitive, merit-based grants afford students a wide range of intriguing international experiences.
Read MoreJoint Science Department Becomes the W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, and Scripps College
Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges today formally announced the renaming of their shared Joint Science Department to be known as The W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, and Scripps College as of July 1, 2011.
Read MoreScripps College Students Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List
The following Scripps College students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 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 MoreNational Endowment for the Arts Announces Grant to Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has been recommended for a grant of $60,000 to support the conservation of two 16th-century Chinese paintings.
Read MoreScripps College Graduates Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List
The following 2011 Scripps College graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 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 MoreS.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation Awards $1.46 Million to Scripps College to Support Integrated Science Education
The S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation has awarded a $1.46 million grant to Scripps College to support integrated science education in the Joint Science Department. The Joint Science Department serves students from Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges and houses faculty in biology, chemistry, and physics.
Read MoreProfessor Ronald Dworkin Gives Merlan Lecture at Scripps College
Distinguished philosopher and legal scholar Ronald Dworkin will deliver the Philip and Franciszka Merlan Lecture at Scripps College on Tuesday, March 1, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium. Dworkin will speak on “Einstein’s God: Must Religion Be Supernatural?”
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