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Spotlight on Faculty: Abdiel Jacobsen Shares Culture Through Dance
Image credit: Abdiel Jacobsen By Emily Glory Peters The New York Times once described Assistant Professor of Dance Abdiel Jacobsen’s approach to dance as “expansive,” “liberated,” and “joyful.” At Scripps […]
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Bonding Through Movement: 5C Dance Company
Each year, one senior is chosen to design a class mural for the wall. This year’s senior is Corinne Stevens ’24, a Classics major from Massachusetts.
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Scripps College’s 2025 Day of Giving Shatters Participation Goal
By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, the Scripps College community once again proved its might. This year’s Day of Giving exceeded virtually every expectation, surpassing the base goal of […]
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Scripps College’s 2025 Day of Giving is March 26!
By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, 2025, the Scripps College community will unite for its annual Day of Giving—24 hours to make a difference for the people, programs, and […]
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Balancing Science and Art, Jana Gaskin ’25 Named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar
Nathalie Espinoza PZ ’26, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Christopher Dettmar, and Jana Gaskin ’25 (right) working inside The Nucleus. By Caitlin Antonios Two to four times a week, Jana […]
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Ferrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance
Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at Scripps for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.
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REDCAT Festival to Feature Kevin Williamson’s Safe and Sound
The performance is part of the festival’s shared program of events, which will take place August 24–26.
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Suchi Branfman Receives 2023 Lucas Arts Fellowship
Selected artists receive three months at the Lucas Arts Residency over a period of three years.
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In the Media: Kevin Williamson’s No Expectations Earns Rave Review From LA Dance Chronicle
“Watching No Expectations was a snapshot view of Mason and Williamson’s past, present and future aspirations,” the review states.
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In the Media: Suchi Branfman Speaks to Los Angeles Times About Latest Dance Initiative
“How do we create work that invites people into understanding that we’re not separate from folks who are incarcerated, that we are implicated in their incarceration?” Branfman asks.
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