News Releases (page 98)
Feminist Advocate Gloria Steinem to Speak at Commencement
Feminist activist, co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus and Ms. magazine, Gloria Steinem, will address the Scripps College graduating seniors at commencement exercises on Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. on the campus’s Elm Tree Lawn.
Read MoreLawrence Weschler to Continue “Life Stories” Series with Address on “Vermeer in Bosnia”
On Monday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m., Lawrence Weschler, author and director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, will lecture on “Vermeer in Bosnia.” The lecture, which stems from Weschler’s coverage of the war crimes tribunals in The Hague, will take place in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, on the Scripps College Campus.
Read MoreThe European-American Partnership: Decline or Renewal?
Dr. Joseph Nye Jr., Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address for the European Union Center’s “European-American Partnership: Decline or Renewal?” conference.
Read MoreExploring the Art of Science
Artist-scientists Mark Kessell, Ellen K. Levy and Lothar Schmitz will participate in a symposium centering on the juxtaposition of science and art on Monday, April 5, in the Hampton Room of the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons on the Scripps College campus.
Read MoreDr. Lisa Bero to Speak at the European Union Center Spring Program
The European Union Center of California presents a lecture on The World Health Organization (WHO) convention on Tobacco and differences in the European Union and United States regulatory approaches by Lisa A. Bero P.h.D on Monday, March 29, 2004 at 12:15 p.m.
Read MoreHumanities Institute Presents Documentary Film – “Keepers of Memory: Stories of Hidden Children, a Work in Progress”
Gabor Kalman, from the USC School of Cinema -Television and Art Center College of Design, will screen and discuss his documentary film, “Keepers of Memory: Stories of Hidden Children,” as part of the Spring 2004 Humanities Institute “Life Stories” series.
Read MoreAzar Nafisi Part of “Life Stories” March Lectures
On Thursday, March 25, at 4:15 p.m., best-selling author Azar Nafisi will present “The Saving Power of Literature” in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons on the Scripps College campus.
Read MoreScripps College Joins Other Claremont Colleges in Cancelling Classes on March 10 in Response to Hate Crime
Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College, Harvey Mudd College and Pitzer College have all canceled classes for Wednesday, March 10, in a show of solidarity in response to a hate crime that occurred in a parking lot located on the Pomona College campus Tuesday night.
Read MoreArt, Activism, Health, Environment Headline Ongoing Lecture Series
In April, The Tuesday Noon Academy, a series of noontime lectures covering a variety of topics, will feature a variety of speakers. Each lecture will begin promptly at 12:00 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons on the Scripps College campus.
Read MoreDistinguished Professor to Address Challenges of Global Justice
Thomas Nagel, distinguished political philosopher, will present “The Problem of Global Justice” on March 24, at 4:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room of Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons on the Scripps College Campus.
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