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Newsroom (page 180)

March 16, 2015

New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni Highlights Success of a Scripps College Alumna

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni mentions alumna Jenna Leahy ’10 in this commentary on “How to Survive College Admissions Madness.”

March 12, 2015

A Scripps Student at NASA

As part of NASA’s earth sciences research intern program Taia Wu â€˜15 and other interns are up at five a.m. in the Palmdale, California, flight research center, where they board a hollowed-out Boeing plane filled with scientific instruments and scattered seating, and take off.

March 9, 2015

Huffington Post Profiles Ellen Pelos ’16 as She Honors Forgotten 19th-Century U.S. Female Composers

The Huffington Post features Ellen Pelos ’16, who says, “I chose [to attend] Scripps because it provides a well-rounded liberal arts education in a collaborative, feminist environment.”

Spotlight on Alumnae: Edie Adams ’14

Although Edie Adams ’14 has always had a passion for music, she assumed she’d be doing something related to her major in Hispanic studies after graduation from Scripps College. Then Terrorbird Media came calling.

March 6, 2015

Scripps College Professor Reflects on Recent Visit to Ferguson in Huffington Post Blog

Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day considers the unfolding events in Ferguson, Missouri in a blog for the Huffington Post.

Research and Internships: How One Patient Changed My Career Path

It happened so quickly, but I will never forget it. In that moment with the patient holding the intensivist’s hand, showing honest gratitude, and expressing so many words despite the communication barriers, I wanted to be the doctor that helped her.

March 5, 2015

Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence

AISS is a cutting-edge, yearlong course designed to combine and integrate all of the principles students would otherwise learn in separate, semester-long introductory courses to biology, chemistry, and physics.

March 2, 2015

Los Angeles Times mentions Afrofuturism Art Show at Clark Humanities Museum

Los Angeles Times art critic Carolina Miranda writes about the Afrofuturism exhibition now on display at the Clark Humanities Museum.

Chronicle of Higher Education quotes Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga

The Chronicle of Higher Education quotes President Lori Bettison-Varga for a story on how small colleges have adapted in the wake of the Great Recession.

Lucky Number 13

For the thirteenth year in a row, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women’s Swim and Dive team are Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) champions. The February 22 victory topped off a perfect season in conference competition for the Athenas.