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Scripps Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
Scripps College faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving Scripps student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreSamella Lewis speaks on fellow artist Barthé
Samella Lewis, nationally renowned artist and emerita professor of art at Scripps College, will speak on her recently published book, “Barthé: His Life in Art,” on April 21, noon, at Scripps College Malott Commons, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps Bolsters Japanese Art and Literature Collection
Scripps College has received 48 recently published books on Japanese arts and literature from The Nippon Foundation, to be housed in Denison Library.
Read MoreFamily Weekend Faculty Recital
On Sunday, February 15, 2009, Professor Hao Huang will give a faculty recital for the Scripps College Family Weekend. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 3:00 p.m. in Scripps College’s Garrison Theater.
Read MoreMichael Deane Lamkin Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College
Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Scripps College for a one-year term, to begin July 1, 2009.
Read MoreScripps College Professor Leads Research on Brain Response Affecting Voting Decisions
Michael Spezio, assistant professor of psychology at Scripps College and visiting associate at Caltech, is the lead author of brain-imaging studies that reveal voting decisions are more associated with the brain’s response to negative aspects of a politician’s appearance than to positive ones.
Read MoreThe 65th Scripps College Ceramic Annual
The Scripps College Ceramic Annual – the longest running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States – opens for the 65th year on Saturday, January 24, 2009, and continues through April 5, at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
Read MoreNational Summit on U.S. Role in Korea Reunification
Thomas Kim, Scripps College professor of politics and international relations and executive director of the Korea Policy Institute, will attend a national summit with implications for future U.S. policy toward Korea, at UC Berkeley, just weeks before the presidential election.
Read MoreTrust and Christian Contemplative Practice
Michael Spezio, Scripps College professor of psychology, will discuss his research in social neuroscience on trust and the Christian contemplative process at the Tuesday Noon Academy on October 14.
Read MoreTuesday Noon Academy Series: Socially Conscious Criminals
Kimberly Drake, director of the Scripps College Writing Program and visiting associate professor, will speak on “Socially Conscious Criminals: Violence, Protest, and the Representation of Race and Class Inequality,” October 7 in Scripps College’s Hampton Room of the Malott Commons.
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