News Releases (page 110)
Princeton Review Gives Scripps High Marks Among Nation’s “Best Colleges”
“Scripps College truly provides a small-college experience with an atmosphere that is vibrant, challenging, and conducive not only to learning but also to out-of-class academic discussion,” according to The Princeton Review for 2009.
Read MoreScripps Featured by About.com College Admissions
Internet portal About.com shines the spotlight on Scripps College in a new article about college admissions.
Read MoreNew Elm Trees Arrive on Campus
Loaded onto flatbed trucks in groups of three, 24 Princeton elms traveled from Sunol, Calif., down the Grapevine on I-5, and arrived on the Scripps College campus in early morning to mark the first day of the College’s new academic year.
Read MoreScripps Student Named Finalist in Gilder Lehrman History Program
Casey Near, a junior at Scripps College, from San Jose, California, was recently named a 2008 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Finalist. She is one of 50 students selected by application to participate in the competitive program sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Read MoreStudents Named to Scripps College Spring 2008 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreLinda Davis Taylor Elected Next Chair of Scripps College Board of Trustees
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, the Scripps College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Linda Davis Taylor its next chair, effective July 1, 2009.
Read MoreScripps Junior Receives Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Award
Hannah Segal ’09 is a recipient of the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation 2008 public service scholarship award. The Foundation annually awards $10,000 scholarships to at least 14 California college juniors who demonstrate a commitment to public service and education.
Read MoreGraduating Seniors Named to Scripps College Spring 2008 Dean’s List
61 seniors have been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2008 semester at Scripps College. The list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreSixteenth Consecutive Year of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships
For the 16th consecutive year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College will host Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Summer interns. A $12,000 grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust, will support three ten-week summer internships, the maximum number the foundation grants to an organization.
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