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Professor Hao Huang Speaks About His Evolution from Concert Pianist to Community Artist
Professor of Music and Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair in Music Hao Huang Professor of Music Hao Huang joined the American Planning Organization for a web forum co-hosted by […]
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Hungry Ghost Festival, Co-Produced by Professor Hao Huang, Gets Huge LA Turn Out
Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair in Music Professor Hao Huang For the second annual Hungry Ghost Festival on September 7, 2025, over 600 attendees honored ancestors through community celebration, […]
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Professor Vanessa Tyson Speaks on Gender-Based Violence and Solutions
Associate Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson was quoted in Ms. magazine as part of the publication’s ongoing series examining feminism in modern history. Tyson spoke with Carmen Rios about gender-based […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Featured on In Conversation Podcast to Discuss New Exhibition
Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Artist, photographer, and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day joined In Conversation podcast host James Campbell and author and historian Amelia Jones to discuss his new […]
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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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“There is No Sole Genius”: Mary Routt Chair of Writing Éireann Lorsung on the Philosophy of Making Art
Éireann Lorsung (left) and Chloe Martinez By Caitlin Antonios In Scripps College’s Hampton Room above Malott Commons on a spring Thursday afternoon, white banners with stark black lettering decorated the […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day’s Art Ranked Among the 100 Best of the 21st Century
ARTnews and Art in America have chosen the 100 best artworks of the past 25 years, including Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s The Wonder Gaze: The Lynching of Thomas Thurmond & John […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day to be Featured in PBS Documentary
PBS launched a new series of video shorts and a 60-minute documentary that will take viewers behind the scenes of the Getty’s milestone art event PST ART: Art & Science […]
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Former Scripps Professor Howard Smith Honored in Posthumous Spotlight at Palm Springs Art Museum
Artist, designer, and collector Howard Smith will be spotlighted at the Palm Springs Art Museum in a new May exhibit. Smith taught at Scripps for eight years and made his […]
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Professor Martha Gonzalez Performs at Amplified Voices
Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Martha Gonzales recently performed at Amplified Voices, a day dedicated to raising funds and awareness […]
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