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Jul. 8, 2025

Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Speaks about The Wiz’s Groundbreaking Broadway Debut 50 Years Ago

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Gabby Giffords ’93 Continues to Call for Gun Reform 

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Alison Saar ’78 Honored by Socrates Sculpture Park 

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July 8, 2025

Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Speaks about The Wiz’s Groundbreaking Broadway Debut 50 Years Ago

Eleanor Joy Toll Hall The Wiz, an all-Black stage adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 1950; “It made an impact,” Dwandalyn Reece ’85 told MSN. […]

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Gabby Giffords ’93 Continues to Call for Gun Reform 

Gabby Giffords ’93 at Scripps College in 2013.  Gabby Giffords ’93 and her husband, US Senator Mark Kelly, appeared with other gun violence survivors on June 17 to commemorate the […]

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Alison Saar ’78 Honored by Socrates Sculpture Park 

Alison Saar, Snake Man, 1994, edition AP 3/4, lithograph and woodcut, 28 x 37 in., Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation Socrates Sculpture Park, an organization committed […]

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Professor Michael Spezio Speaks About Faith and Neuroscience

Michael Spezio Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio, who is also an ordained pastor, spoke with author Ted Peters for Patheos about free will, humility and empathy. He also recently […]

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June 23, 2025

Achievement Snapshot: Scripps College’s Class of 2025

Commencement on May 17, 2025 By Caitlin Antonios   Friends, family, and loved ones gathered on Elm Tree Lawn in May to celebrate Scripps College’s Class of 2025. For many, it […]

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June 12, 2025

Director of Campus Life Carmen Brown Helps First-Year Students Find Support on Campus

Tulip Walk at Scripps College Assistant Dean and Director of Campus Life Carmen Brown spoke with US News & World Report to give first-year college students tips on how to […]

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May 28, 2025

A Warm Welcome: Admitted Student Day at Scripps

Admitted students check in at Garrison Theater for a day filled with activities. By Caitlin Antonios Each spring, Scripps College welcomes committed and prospective students to campus for Admitted Student […]

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May 23, 2025

Alison Saar ’78 Wins 2025 David C. Driskell Prize 

A Scripps student works on printing an Alison Saar ’78 sketch on the Scripps College Press. Atlanta’s High Museum of Art announced Alison Saar ’78 will receive the illustrious David […]

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May 21, 2025

Elizabeth “Betsy” Gordon Reinhold ’57 Leaves $4 Million to Scripps Access Initiative

Betsy Reinhold ’57 By Kendra Pintor Elizabeth “Betsy” Gordon Reinhold ’57 lived a life guided by beauty, creativity, and generosity—and through her final gift to Scripps College, her values will […]

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May 19, 2025

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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