Press Releases (page 4)


June 1, 2018

Commission for Original Classical Composition Based on Early Feminist Saint, Marjorie Merryman

For Scripps’ third National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Award in a row, Associate Professor of Music Anne Harley will serve as the artistic director for the commission of a musical composition that sets texts from the Acts of Paul and Thecla to an original score for a vocal and instrumental ensemble. Harley has led all three NEA grants.

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November 30, 2017

Scripps College 74th Ceramic Annual Opens January 20, 2018

The opening reception of Scripps College’s 74th Ceramic Annual will take place from 7 to 9 pm at the Williamson Gallery on January 20, 2018. The event is free and open to the public. The Annual runs through Apr. 8, 2018.

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September 12, 2017

Scripps College Ranked #26 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report

Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. was ranked No. 26 among the nation’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2018 ranking, also ranking 21st among high school counselors surveyed, #14 as a National Liberal Arts College with the least debt, 26th out of 38 in ethnic diversity, and 61st among Best Value Schools.

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September 1, 2017

Moody’s Affirms Scripps College’s A1 Rating

Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., was recently affirmed with the highest financial rating of A1 by Moody’s Investor Service, a credit rating agency responsible for setting the market standard for bond evaluations.

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August 29, 2017

Scripps College Welcomes New Tenure-Track Faculty, Dean

Scripps College announced new faculty members as the Claremont, Calif. based women’s college kicked off its 2017-18 academic year during convocation ceremonies on August 29, 2017.

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August 11, 2017

Scripps College Announces Fall 2017 Season of Scripps Presents Public Events Series

Scripps Presents at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., has announced its fall 2017 public events season featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz, musician and author Art Garfunkel, editor-actress-writer-style guru Tavi Gevinson, and writers and scholars Kwame Anthony Appiah, Danielle Allen, Jac Jemc, Carina Chocano, plus concerts showcasing contemporary musicians La Misa Negra, Meklit, and La Victoria.

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June 19, 2017

25 Years of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at the Williamson Gallery of Scripps College

For the 25th consecutive year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College will welcome three interns funded by the Getty Foundation through its Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program. The Williamson […]

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June 15, 2017

Scripps College Honored with “Excellence in Design” Award by City of Claremont

Scripps College has been recognized by the City of Claremont for the design of its NEW Hall residence building, which was completed in summer 2016 at the prestigious women’s college. […]

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May 3, 2017

Scripps College Announces Summer 2017 Season of “Scripps Presents” Public Events Series

Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. has announced its Summer 2017 Scripps Presents public events, which include an outdoor concert on the campus featuring The Dustbowl Revival and a partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series to host Indian novelist, activist and world citizen Arundhati Roy in Los Angeles at the Aratani Theater, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. See scripps-staging.skybox0.com/scrippspresents for more information.

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April 20, 2017

LEED Gold Certification: Scripps College’s NEW Hall Receives Top USGBC Rating

Scripps College announces it has been awarded LEED gold certification for its NEW Hall building, the Claremont, Calif. college’s newest residence hall.

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