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Aug. 14, 2023

Scripps Presents Announces Fall 2023 Season

Community Engagement

August 14, 2023

Scripps Presents Announces Fall 2023 Season

Screenwriters, political commentators, and wellness experts will headline the fall 2023 season of Scripps Presents, Scripps College’s signature public events series, which is expanding to include programming that explores a variety of Southern California and current cultural interests.

June 30, 2023

Lynne Thompson ’72 and Rachel Fidler ’14 Connect Across Communities

Although Lynne Thompson ’72 and Rachel Fidler ’14 graduated more than 40 years apart, the two alumnae have long worked together to bring their knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to serve the greater Los Angeles community.

May 23, 2023

In the Media: Keeana Villamar ’25 Discusses Project Think With Claremont Courier

Villamar is the program’s coordinator of communications, social media, and events.

April 18, 2023

Levitt on the Lawn Brings Live Outdoor Music to Claremont

As part of Scripps Presents’ public programming, the series offers the broader Scripps community free, outdoor, live music performances featuring an eclectic mix of artists from around the world.

December 12, 2022

Scripps College Academy Turns 20

The program is Scripps’ answer to a problem with which the entire field of higher education has grappled for many years: how to support low-income, first-generation high schoolers who aspire to attend college but struggle to get a foot in the door.

October 27, 2022

Graciela Vega ’93 Curates Art for Her Community

Reflecting on her current line of work, Vega credits Scripps College’s art department for planting her artistic seed and allowing it to flourish.

March 31, 2022

Claremont Colleges Camp Kesem Chapter Provides Support for Families Affected by Cancer

As a student coordinator this year, Sonia Malik ’22 says Camp Kesem’s mission and impact remains extraordinary.

March 15, 2022

Jaela Alvarez ’23 Empowers Young Students to See Themselves at College

Jaela Alvarez ’23 helps young girls learn the ropes of college admissions, as well as get a better idea of the schools they hope to attend.

July 31, 2020

‘Scripps This Summer’ Innovates Pre-Orientation Summer Programming

A team of staff, student, and faculty representatives from the Offices of the Dean of Students, Admission, Dean of Faculty, Marketing and Communications, and the Laspa Center for Leadership designed and implemented “Scripps This Summer” (STS), an ongoing slate of remote programming aimed at engaging with incoming students in a way that had never been done before at Scripps.

December 12, 2019

Scripps Students Venture Beyond the Classroom in Core III Teaching Clinic

Students at Chaparral Elementary School are getting a taste of Chinese culture and language, but they don’t need to leave their classroom to do it. Under the guidance of Melody Chang ’22 and Wendy Zhang ’22, 34 fourth-grade students “teleport” from Claremont to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan each week.