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From the Archives (page 73)
In the Media: Scripps’ Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program Is Featured in Worth
The Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program was featured in a Worth article about the need for college-level financial education. The piece lauds Scripps’ program, hosted by the Laspa Center for Leadership.
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In the Media: Cindy Forster Examines Jeanine Áñez’s Impact on Bolivia in People’s Dispatch
In a two-part series for People’s Dispatch, Cindy Forster, professor of history and chair of Latin American studies, examines the impact that interim president Jeanine Áñez has had on Bolivia since taking power, arguing that Áñez is waging a war on women.
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Message from Dean Marcus-Newhall and Dean Johnson
Since the decision to be remote for fall 2020, faculty and staff have been working intensely to ensure that the hallmarks of the Scripps student experience translate in a virtual world. This is an opportunity to innovate and reimagine the ways we learn and grow together, stay connected, expand our social networks and support one another.
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Stephanie Du ’21’s Homespun Efforts for Community Health
When Stephanie Du ’21’s grandfather was diagnosed with a heart condition, the necessity to protect those most vulnerable to COVID-19 became all the more poignant. “I am currently living with my grandparents, who are both immunocompromised. As someone who is very close to their grandparents, I just wanted to do something that will help protect more vulnerable populations,” she says.
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In the Media: Los Angeles Times Interviews Martha Gonzalez about New Book Chican@ Artivistas
The Los Angeles Times spoke with Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies and Grammy-winning lead singer of Quetzal, about her new book, Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles. “I hope that I get people to think about music in new ways,” she said. “That music isn’t just a commodity.”
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Student Spotlight: Sophia Albanese ’21 Explores Impact of Cellular Stress
Long before starting at Scripps, biology major Sophia Albanese ’21 knew scientific exploration would be in her future. The child of an attorney and a chemist, she “grew up surrounded by science and law,” and in middle school got her first glimpse of how she could pursue this goal at the W.M. Keck Science Center during a tour of The Claremont Colleges.
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Anna Burns ’22 Explores the Use of Drone Technology to Measure Air Quality in Summer Research Project
This summer, Anna Burns ’22 is examining potential methods to evaluate and reduce negative impacts within agriculture. She’s working with Marc Los Huertos, the Stephen M. Pauley, MD ’62 Associate Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, who’s exploring the possibility of using drone technology to measure particulate matter emissions, such as air pollution, on crop and cattle farms in California.
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In the Media: Lara Tiedens Discusses Financial Literacy and Power on Money Stories with LDT Podcast
President Lara Tiedens discussed the role of financial literacy in unlocking opportunities for women on Money Stories with LDT, a podcast hosted by Linda Davis Taylor, former chair of the Board of Trustees and founder of the Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program at Scripps.
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In the Media: Olivia Truesdale ’21 Uses Community Action Grant to Support Local Seed Library, ABC6 News Reports
ABC6 News reported that Olivia Truesdale ’21 is working with the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, Minnesota, to promote a community seed library and a virtual event series focused on gardening. Truesdale received $1,000 in funding from the Laspa Center for Leadership’s 2020 Community Action Grant, which supports projects that help students’ hometown communities cope with the impact of COVID-19.
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Meiver de la Cruz to Speak on Hanan Arts Panel about Latinas in Belly Dance
Meiver de la Cruz, visiting assistant professor of dance and Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow, will be part of a virtual panel discussion on Latinas in the transnational belly dance industry.
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