Campus Events (page 10)
Scripps College Hosts “A Circle of Women”
Scripps College will screen the documentary “A Circle of Women,” which explores the role of female leadership, on February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts Lecture on “Interpreting New Testament”
Althea Spencer Miller, assistant professor at Drew University Theological School, speaks on “Interpreting Orality, Interpreting New Testament” at 7:30 p.m., February 23. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts Nationally Recognized Tribal Governance Lecturer
Nationally-recognized lecturer on tribal governance Deron Marquez speaks on “Sovereignty: Form and Function” at 7:30 p.m. on February 21 in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreGuest Lecturer Ben Stein says Scripps students are the “Real Stars” of the world
Author and actor Ben Stein, guest lecturer for Scripps College’s sixth Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program, said February 9 the real stars of the world are people like the students of Scripps College.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts Screening of “Before Tomorrow” Film of Struggle and Survival
Scripps College hosts a film screening of “Before Tomorrow,” which explores the bond between an Inuit boy and his grandmother as they struggle to observe their heritage and rituals, on February 14 at 7:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSadie Buck Examines The Contemporary Indigenous Woman
Sadie Buck, founder of Indigenous Arts and Cultural Consulting and Training, discusses “The Life and Times of a 2012 Contemporary Traditional Haudenosaunee Woman – Carrying On” at noon on Feb. 8 at Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave. This public event is free.
Read MoreHarvard University’s Evelyn Higginbotham Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at Scripps College
Evelyn Higginbotham, chair of Harvard’s African and African American studies, speaks on “Rewriting African American History: The New ‘From Slavery to Freedom’ and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin” at The Claremont College’s twenty-seventh annual Sojourner Truth Lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreEssence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Emerita Susan L. Taylor Reminds Scripps College Students to Stay Focused on Their Goals
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emerita of Essence magazine, recently challenged a group of 40 Scripps College students, faculty and staff “to awaken your power to become agents of change and healing.”
Read MoreElizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents An Evening with Ben Stein: Author, Lecturer, and Actor
Scripps College presents an evening with Ben Stein as part of the sixth annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Stein will speak on Dark Days in America – How to Get to Daybreak, on February 9 at 7:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Screens HBO Documentary “Kick Like a Girl,” A Story of Soccer, Self-Confidence, and Social Change
When the Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated all-girls soccer team, decides to compete in a boys division, everyone begins to question what the saying “kick like a girl” really means. The public is invited to consider the expression by attending a free screening of the HBO documentary “Kick Like a Girl” at 7 p.m., February 1 at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Avenue.
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