News Releases (page 104)
Samella 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 MoreLevitt on the Lawn Concert Series Brings Orquesta Charangoa “Cuban Salsa” to Scripps
Cuban Salsa group Orquesta Charangoa will share its version of traditional Charanga music when it performs on Scripps College’s Bowling Green, Friday, April 24, 5:30-7:00 p.m., as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps’ CIW Prison Garden Project is Contest Finalist
Scripps seniors Adrian Hodos and Hannah Segal and their entry, “The CIW Prison Garden Project,” have been selected as one of ten finalists in the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest — and they need your votes to win.
Read MoreScripps Dances into Spring 2009
“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, will take place on Friday, April 17, 2009, and Saturday, April 18, 2009. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students, faculty, and guest artists, and is open to the public.
Read More“Persepolis” author/illustrator Marjane Satrapi to speak at Scripps College
Best-selling author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi will come to Scripps College on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss her memoir “Persepolis,” as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision.
Read MoreLori Bettison-Varga Elected Scripps College President
Scripps College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga president of Scripps College, effective July 1, 2009.
Read MoreIt’s official: Fritz Weis becomes 7th president of Scripps, for 2007-09
One simple word – its addition or removal – makes a difference. Just after electing Lori Bettison-Varga as Scripps’ next president, the Board of Trustees voted to remove “interim” from Fritz Weis’s title and make him the official 7th president of Scripps College.
Read MoreWomen’s Fiber Arts in the South Pacific
Heather Waldroup, visual materials curator and CLIR postdoctural fellow, Libraries of The Claremont Colleges, will discuss researching women’s textile production in the South Pacific, Tuesday, March 31, as part of the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy.
Read MoreWriter Gustavo Arellano to Speak on “Humor in a Caliente Vein”
Gustavo Arellano, writer and columnist on Latino culture, will speak on “Humor in a Caliente Vein: Satire and its Relationship to Saving the Mexican Race,” Thursday, March 26, at noon, in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons.
Read MoreAuthor Griest Gives Tips for Wandering Women and a Reading of “Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines”
Author Stephanie Elizondo Griest will present two events at Scripps College as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision. Both events are free and open to the public.
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