Campus Events (page 14)


April 6, 2011

Scripps College Presents Annual Senior Art Exhibition, “Temporary Ground”

“Temporary Ground,” Scripps College’s annual senior art exhibition, will be on view from April 29 through May 15 at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m., in Bixby Court. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

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April 4, 2011

2011 Girard Lecture with Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison: “Personal and Professional Perspectives on Bipolar Illness”

Johns Hopkins University professor and renowned expert on bipolar disorder, Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison will deliver a lecture on “Personal and Professional Perspectives on Bipolar Illness,” as the 2011 Marion Jane Girard Lecture in Scripps College’s Humanities Auditorium on Monday, April 11.

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Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good

Anthropologist and author Joel Robbins presents “Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good” on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m., in Scripps College’s Vita Nova 100. This event is free and open to the public.

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March 29, 2011

Author Aimee Bender: “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”

Acclaimed author Aimee Bender will read from her latest novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m., in Scripps College’s Edwards Humanities Auditorium. This event, which includes a book signing and reception for the author, is free and open to the public.

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March 24, 2011

Scripps College to Hold Benefit Concert for Students in Sendai, Japan

Scripps College will stage a multi-media benefit concert and dance performance to aid students and families in need in Sendai, Japan, on Sunday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater.

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March 23, 2011

Father Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries to Speak at Scripps College

Father Gregory Boyle, founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, will present “Tattoos on the Heart” as part of the Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, March 29.

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War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: the Perils of “Democracy Training”

Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

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March 21, 2011

Scripps College Presents “Streetview: A Spectrum in Black and White”

For the first time, social media has determined the content of an upcoming art exhibit at Scripps College. Streetview:  A Spectrum in Black and White will open at Gallery 112 […]

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March 17, 2011

Scripps College Humanities Institute Presents “Race to Nowhere”

Scripps College’s Humanities Institute and Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry will jointly screen the documentary film “Race to Nowhere” on Tuesday, March 29, at 5:30 p.m., in the College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater.

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March 15, 2011

War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of “Democracy Training”

Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series at Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Boone Recital Hall, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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