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December 6, 2023

From the Archives: Defining Moments

The outbreak of World War II brought changes to Scripps College and a reckoning of what a women’s liberal arts college should be.

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June 24, 2019

Scripps and Pitzer Colleges Awarded $2 Million Keck Foundation Gift to Renovate and Upgrade Equipment for Joint Science Center

Scripps and Pitzer Colleges have received a combined total gift of $2 million directed toward the purchase of equipment and the renovation of the Keck Science Center.

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February 26, 2019

The Scripps Experience: CMS Athletics Give Students a Deep Dive into Competitive Sports

This past December, Southern California got soaked in a string of storms that lasted for weeks. Most students had gone home for Winter Break while rain poured over Claremont, but the CMS—Claremont, Mudd, and Scripps—swimming and diving team was on campus for their annual training camp.

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September 6, 2018

Making an Impact: New Program Connects First-Year Students with Community

This August, a week before nearly 900 students were scheduled to move in to the residence halls, more than 40 first-year students boarded buses on campus before dawn. They were headed to Los Angeles and the Inland Valley—bound to one of four nonprofit organizations—to participate in the inaugural launch of Scripps’ Impacting, Partnering, and Changing Together (IMPaCT) program.

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December 21, 2017

Top 10 Media Mentions in 2017

  Scripps College generates thousands of media stories a year about its faculty, students, and alumnae. These are just 10 of the breakthrough stories that garnered significant Internet, social media, […]

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April 17, 2017

Campus Events: Scripps Dances Annual Spring Concert Explores Belonging, Intimacy, and Connectivity

Students, faculty, and guest artists come together on April 21 and 22 for Scripps Dances, the Scripps College Dance Department’s annual spring concert. Presenting original dance pieces choreographed by students and faculty, this year’s program features many “abstract dances and socially minded works that explore the importance of belonging, intimacy, and connectivity,” says Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson, co-chair of the department.

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October 27, 2015

Scripps College Olive Oil Competition

Calling all Scripps College faculty, staff, students and Alumni! We are taking submissions for the Olive Oil Label Competition now until November 3rd. This is your chance to have your […]

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September 11, 2015

Scripps College Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund

On September 8, Scripps College announced the establishment of The Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund for Student Thesis and Research Support. The fund will focus on supporting senior thesis/senior capstone projects, […]

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September 10, 2015

$25 Million Gift Establishes Center for Creativity and Collaboration for the 5Cs

“The challenges we face today call for audacious thinkers and doers who can work collaboratively and creatively across disciplines.” —Rick Sontag (HMC ’64) In making a $25 million gift that […]

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August 27, 2015

Discover the Scripps LiveSafe App

The Scripps LiveSafe app facilitates communication with campus safety officials. The app allows Scripps community members to engage in discreet and risk-free bystander intervention through information sharing. Using their iPhone […]

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