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Scripps Remembers Betye Saar P’78, Seminal Leader of the Black Arts Movement
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Scripps honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]
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Museums Celebrate Betye Saar, Including Artwork by Alison Saar ’78
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Institutions across the country are celebrating artist Beyte Saar’s work ahead of […]
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From Scripps to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
By Kendra Pintor Molly F. Lazarus ’22 credits Scripps’ interdisciplinary liberal arts education and hands-on undergraduate research opportunities with launching her path to a Harvard PhD in cognitive neuroscience and […]
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Joss Greene ’11 Publishes New Book on How the California Prison System Attempts to Manage Gender Nonconformity
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis and Scripps alum Joss Greene ’11 recently published a new book with University of California Press titled Gender Bound: Prisons, Trans Lives, and the […]
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The New York Times Features Alison Saar ’78’s Statue at the Obama Presidential Center
Multimedia artist and sculptor Alison Saar ’78 has debuted a new sculpture that is on display at the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this year on Juneteenth. Inspired by theStatue […]
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Four Scripps Alums Receive Prestigious Award Offers from Graduate Research Fellowship Program
By Kendra Pintor Four Scripps alums—Julia Amoroso ’24, Claire Eva Benjamin ’23, Molly F. Lazarus ’22, and Eliyah Rose Stern ’25—received prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards, highlighting the […]
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How a Scholarship Helped Jordan Becknell ’26 Find a Place on the Global Stage
Jordan Becknell ’26 By Elita Kutateli ’26 Thanks to donor support, Jordan Becknell ’26 completed an international residency of a lifetime with One Year Lease Theatre Company, working alongside professional […]
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People Power: How Volunteers Fuel Students’ Confidence at Scripps
Fall Emerging Professionals Program mixer By Caitlin Antonios Scripps community members help students succeed by giving their time and expertise to mentor others through mock interviews organized by Scripps’ Career […]
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From Ghost Stories to NASA Groundbreakers: Students Research Scripps’ Past
In a first-of-its-kind Core class on Scripps’ history, first-year students uncover the people and traditions that shaped the College, from NASA’s longest employee Susan Finley ’58 to ghost lore to […]
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CBS Sunday Morning Highlights Curator Tara Contractor ’13
Tiled mosaic in Seal Court A recent CBS Sunday Morning segment highlighted the Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition, “Framed,” curated by Tara Contractor ’13. Contractor is the assistant curator […]
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