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Scripps Remembers Betye Saar P’78, Seminal Leader of the Black Arts Movement
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Scripps honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]
Read MoreMuseums Celebrate Betye Saar, Including Artwork by Alison Saar ’78
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Institutions across the country are celebrating artist Beyte Saar’s work ahead of […]
Read MoreScripps Faculty Shining: Recent Publications and Works
By Caitlin Antonios While Scripps’ faculty are dedicated educators, their impact extends far beyond the classroom. Through groundbreaking research, influential publications, and creative works, they continue to advance knowledge and […]
Read More2025 Sustainability Report Highlights Water Savings, Expanded Waste Tracking
2026 Sustainability Fair By Caitlin Antonios The new 2025 Sustainability Report highlights measurable progress in water conservation, waste management, and other eco-friendly practices to ensure that Scripps thrives for the long haul. For a century, Scripps College’s historic buildings and serene botanical campus have become a second home to the thousands who have lived and worked here. What’s lesser known is how the College is […]
Read MoreFrom Scripps to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
By Kendra Pintor Molly F. Lazarus ’22 credits Scripps’ interdisciplinary liberal arts education and hands-on undergraduate research opportunities with launching her path to a Harvard PhD in cognitive neuroscience and […]
Read MoreWeak Brain Waves Tell Us Something—the BeatLab is Decoding Them
Photo courtesy of Theo Perlin By Caitlin Antonios New research from Assistant Professor Gautam Agarwal’s beatLab shows that weak brain waves contain meaningful information about memory and location, opening new […]
Read MoreProfessor Stacey Wood Gives Elder Fraud Insight
Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood lent her expertise on elder fraud in a recent investigation published by the Sacrament Bee. Two firefighters who visited an elderly woman in response to […]
Read MoreProfessor Martha Gonzalez Headlines in Chicago
Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Martha Gonzalez will headline the second annual Boleros De Noche in Chicago. The music series has been ongoing in Los Angeles for a decade and now returns to […]
Read MoreProfessor Warren Liu’s New Book First Contact Makes Must-Read List 2026
Scripps Humanities Building Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty Warren Liu’s new poetry book First Contact made the Orange County Register’s list of poetry books to read in 2026. First Contact, published by […]
Read MoreJoss Greene ’11 Publishes New Book on How the California Prison System Attempts to Manage Gender Nonconformity
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis and Scripps alum Joss Greene ’11 recently published a new book with University of California Press titled Gender Bound: Prisons, Trans Lives, and the […]
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