Alumnae Newsmakers (page 2)
Scripps Magazine: The Guarantee of the Unexpected
By Ella Murdock Gardner ’22 | Illustrations by Vivian Monteiro ’23 Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine When Ellen Richstone ’73 arrived on Scripps’ campus in […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 to be Keynote Speaker at Global Anti-hate Summit
Pittsburgh Magazine has announced gun safety advocate Gabby Giffords ’93 as one of the keynote speakers at the fourth annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit on October 21–23, 2024. Giffords, a […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Writes New York Times Op-Ed on Gun Violence
Former US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 wrote a New York Times op-ed on the prevalence of gun violence in the United States. Having survived a 2011 assassination attempt that killed […]
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Lynne Thompson ’72 Named a Paris Olympiad Poet
Former Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson ’72 is one of eight LA-based poets who will perform their work in Paris to celebrate the finale of the Paris 2024 Cultural […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93, Gun Violence Survivor, Speaks at Democratic National Convention
On the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 shared her experience surviving a gunshot wound to the head during an assassination attempt in […]
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LEO Weekly Features New Storybook by Julia Allisson Cost ’09
Photo credit: LEO Weekly LEO Weekly featured Julia Allisson Cost ’09 in celebration of her new children’s book, The Girl and the Boat. Depicting a young girl’s journey of friendship, […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Discusses Gun Violence Public Health Crisis in US
In an essay for U.S. News & World Report, Gabby Giffords ’93 shared her perspective on the US Surgeon General recently declaring gun violence as a national public health crisis. […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Pens People Op-Ed in Defense of IVF Access
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 and her husband Mark Kelly penned an exclusive op-ed for People sharing their thwarted IVF journey. In the piece, Giffords recounts how the couple had […]
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Alison Saar ’78 Unveils Olympic Sculpture in Paris
Photo credit: Nolwen Cifuentes for the New York Times The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reported that renowned sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar has debuted her sculpture, Salon, in an inauguration […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Keep Guns from Domestic Abusers
Gabby Giffords ’93 shared a statement with HuffPost applauding a landmark US Supreme Court ruling allowing the federal government to limit gun possession by domestic abusers. “This is a win […]
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