Scripps in the Media (page 4)
In the Media: Scripps Admission Director Gives Advice to Applicants
Scripps’ Director of Admissions Laura Stratton was quoted in an article by U.S. News, “Pros, Cons of Writing a College Essay on Diversity.” The article focuses on college admissions essays and the ways in which students can tackle difficult writing prompts.
Read MoreIn the Media: California Lawmakers Approve Bill to Require Corporate Boards to Include Women
As reported by The Los Angeles Times, California lawmakers drafted a bill that would require women to be included on the boards of directors of firms headquartered in California by 2019.
Read MoreIn the Media: Michelle Maltais Named Consumer Editor, USA Today
Formerly the deputy director of audience engagement at the Los Angeles Times, Michelle Maltais ’94 was named the consumer editor for USA Today.
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood Writes about Mass-Market Scams in The Conversation
Stacey Wood, professor of psychology and Molly Mason Jones chair in psychology, has shared the results of her research published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology with The Conversation. She and her co-researchers studied consumer vulnerability to mass-marketing scams.
Read MoreIn the Media: Scripps Admission Featured in U.S. News and World Report
Director of Admission Laura Stratton weighed in on what makes a good college admissions essay in an article in U.S. News and World Report.
Read MoreIn the Media: Art Historian Katherine Schwab ’76 on the Parthenon Metopes
The National Herald recently profiled Scripps alumna Katherine Schwab ’76, professor of art history at Fairfield University in Connecticut. Since the 1990s, Schwab has made an annual trip to Athens to draw the Parthenon metopes.
Read MoreIn the Media: Diane Eichler ’90 in the Denver Business Journal
The Denver Business Journal recently profiled Diane Eichler ’90 as a thought leader in marketing and branding. Eichler is president of DecibelBlue, a creative marketing and PR firm based in Denver.
Read MoreIn the Media: Yoshiko Shimada ’82 Profiled in Art Radar
Video and performance artist Yoshiko Shimada ’82 was recently profiled in the online journal Art Radar. In her work, Shimada uses rigorous research methods to examine diverse topics including Japanese cultural memory, art education in Asia during the 1960s and 70s, and the role of women in the Asia-Pacific War. She currently lives and works in Chiba, Japan.
Read MoreHannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Authors Successful California Senate Bills Addressing Equity and Sexual Harassment Issues
California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, a 1971 graduate of Scripps College and advocate for women’s rights, recently authored and guided successfully through the senate three California bills.
Read MoreIn the Media: Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02 in Top 100 Artists
Food justice artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02, founding member of the People’s Kitchen Collective in Oakland, has been recognized for her work integrating food and art in San Francisco Magazine’s Top 100 Artists list for the East Bay.
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