News Releases (page 92)


February 23, 2005

Writer Frances Mayes Featured Speaker in “The Power of Influence” Series, Mayes to Speak at Scripps College on Tuesday, March 8

Best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes, will speak on Tuesday, March 8, at 8:00 p.m., at Garrison Theater at the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.

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Candidate for Egyptian Presidency to Speak at Scripps

Nawal El Saadawi, symbolic candidate for the presidency of Egypt and current Spring 2005 Visiting Scholar/Practitioner-in-residence for the Intercollegiate Women’s Studies Center at Scripps College will speak on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m., at Balch Auditorium on the Scripps College campus.

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February 22, 2005

Merlan Lecture Speaker: Nobelist Amartya Sen

Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen will present the Philip and Franciszka Merlan Lecture at Scripps College on Monday, March 7, 2005, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium.

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February 18, 2005

“Empathy” Series Participants

Colin Allen received his B.A. from University College London and his Ph.D. from UCLA. His research interests include the philosophy of biology and cognitive science, and he is best known for his work on animal behavior and cognition.

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“Empathy” Series Continues at Scripps in March

The Scripps College Humanities Institute spring 2005 program, “Empathy” will bring a lecture, symposium and conference to the Scripps campus in March.

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February 14, 2005

Claremont Concert Orchestra Spring Performances; Two Performances, February 26 and 27, will Dazzle Audiences

The Claremont Concert Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Deane Lamkin, will perform on Saturday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 27, at 3:00 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.

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Bessie Bartlett Chamer Music Festival: The Gold Coast Trio

The Scripps College Music Department will host the Bessie Bartlett Frankel Chamber Music Festival, featuring The Gold Coast Trio on Sunday, February 20, at 3:00 p.m. in Balch Auditorium on 10th and Columbia on the Scripps College campus.

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February 10, 2005

Scripps Visiting Professor Nawal El Saadawi Candidate for President of Egypt

Scripps visiting professor Nawal El Saadawi has been an agent of change since she was a child. In her quest for reform, she’s been a doctor, a psychiatrist, a novelist, and a professor. Now she’s running for president of Egypt.

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February 1, 2005

An Assignment in Perspective

When choosing what to major in, junior Kate Sims knew she didn’t want to follow the usual path. Instead, she decided to blaze her own trail. She knew she wanted to combine management and art, so with the help of her advisor, Mary MacNaughton, Sims created a major in arts administration.

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January 31, 2005

Students Named to Scripps College Fall 2004 Dean’s List

The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Scripps College in Claremont, CA.

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