News Releases (page 73)
Scripps and Pomona Dance present “In The Works…” A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works…” is the annual fall concert by students of the departments of Dance at Scripps and Pomona Colleges. The concert will take place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College, 333 N College Way. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read MoreScripps College Launches $175 Million Fundraising Campaign
Scripps College has launched the most ambitious campaign in its history – a $175 million initiative for students scholarships, the LASPA Center (Leadership, Analysis, Scholarship, Public Service, Action) programming, internships, and the extraordinary teaching and campus for which Scripps is known.
Read MoreScripps College Names Donna Ng Vice President for Business Affairs
After a national search, Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga announces the appointment of Donna Ng as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective Jan. 27. Ng will fill the position vacated by Joanne M. Coville, who retires with more than two years of service.
Read MoreScripps College’s Ken Gonzales-Day Curates Photo Exhibition of Western American Indians from “Edward S. Curtis and ‘The Vanishing Race'”
The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library hosts a photo exhibition of nearly 100 of Curtis’ still images. Scripps College Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day curated this free show located on the second floor of the library’s Honnold wing. The library is located at 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, Calif. The display runs through Dec. 1.
Read MoreCelebrating 70 Years of Cutting-Edged Clay: Scripps College Ceramic Annual
The annual Scripps College Ceramic — the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States — will celebrate its 70th year with its opening on Jan. 25. Traditionally an “artist’s choice” event, this year’s exhibition – which continues through April 6 – will bring together a large number of past curators from the show’s long history to celebrate art in clay.
Read MoreWard Churchill to Lecture on Colonialism and Genocide in the U.S. on Nov. 14
Scripps College’s Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities will host American Indian scholar and activist Ward Churchill on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., in Garrison Theater at the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. Churchill’s lecture, “Colonialism=Genocide: Applying the Sartrean Equation to the U.S Context,” is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSyndicated Columnist and Economist Julianne Malveaux Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at Scripps College
Julianne Malveaux, syndicated columnist, economist and author, speaks on “Economics, Race & Justice in the 21st Century: Perspective on Our Nation’s Future” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Scripps College’s Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave. This free event, part of The Claremont College’s annual Sojourner Truth Lecture, is open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students
Nine alumnae from Scripps College received Fulbright awards for 2013-2014—ranking Scripps high among colleges its size. About 30 percent of the College’s applicants are awarded a Fulbright.
Read MoreIMLS Awards Williamson Gallery Grant to Conserve Works of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Six valuable Chinese paintings in the Scripps College collection will be conserved with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Read MoreScripps College Hosts 2nd Annual Olive Harvest on Oct. 25
Scripps College invites all interested volunteers to gather at the “Olive Walk” next to the Edwards Humanities Building, 981 N. Amherst Ave., on Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to noon for its second annual olive harvest.
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