In the Media


February 4, 2025

Alison Saar ’78 to be Featured in International Art Exhibition Desert X 2025

Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Award-winning sculptor and painter Alison Saar ’78 will be one of 11 artists featured in this year’s Desert X 2025, an international art […]

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January 31, 2025

Alison Saar ’78 Featured in Portland Art Museum’s New Gallery For Black Art and Experiences

Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times The Portland Art Museum will have a dedicated gallery space focused on Black art and cultural experiences set to open in late 2025.   […]

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January 29, 2025

Professor Douglas Goodwin Speaks to The New York Times About Smartphone Camera Enhancements

Fletcher Jones Scholar in Computation and Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies Douglas Goodwin recently spoke to The New York Times to answer the question: Why do so many things look […]

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Williamson Gallery’s Erin Curtis Quoted in USC’s Story on Cambodian Donut Shops

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Director Erin M. Curtis was quoted in a USC Annenberg Media story about how Cambodian immigrants are the reason Southern California has such an iconic donut […]

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January 21, 2025

People Features Gabby Giffords ’93 in Look Back at President Biden’s Term

As President Joe Biden’s time in office concluded, People magazine posted behind-the-scenes photos from historic moments during his term.   Former United States Representative and Scripps alum Gabby Giffords ’93, who […]

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January 17, 2025

Lynne Thompson ’72 Reads at LA’s Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

Former Los Angeles Poet Laureate and renowned writer Lynne Thompson ’78 joins authors Nancy Miller Gonzalez and Lynda V.E. Crawford at the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in LA on January […]

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January 16, 2025

Peabody Essex Museum Showcases Alison Saar ’78 Piece For MLK Day Celebration

Award-winning artist Alison Saar ’78’s 2012 sculpture Weight is one of the featured works in an art installation at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, honoring Dr. Martin Luther […]

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January 10, 2025

Gabby Giffords ’93 Pens Op-Ed Urging Gun Violence Prevention Under Trump Administration

Former United States Representative, gun control activist, and Scripps alum Gabby Giffords ‘93 published an opinion piece in The Hill urging President-elect Trump to prioritize stricter gun regulation to prevent […]

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Mayor of Aliso Viejo Tiffany Ackley ‘01 Named Partner at Law Firm

Tiffany Ackley ’01, who is currently serving as mayor of Aliso Viejo, was named partner at MG+M Law Firm. Ackley graduated from Scripps as an economics and legal studies double […]

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Lynne Thompson ’72’s Blue on a Blue Palette Named a Best Book of 2024

LA Taco named Blue on a Blue Palette by poet and Scripps alum Lynne Thompson ’72 one of the best books of 2024.   A renowned writer, Thompson was the […]

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