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Alex Meecham ’27 on Identity, Scholarship, and Public-Interest Law
By Kendra Pintor Alex Meecham ’27 describes Scripps College as a place where she has been able to explore her identity, academic interests, and commitment to public-interest work through close […]
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Hope Dragseth ’28 on Interdisciplinary Learning and the Power of Scholarship Support
By Kendra Pintor Donor-funded scholarships ensure talented students can fully access and thrive at Scripps. Scholarship support empowers students, like Hope, to grow as leaders and pursue meaningful careers—like sustainable […]
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Malena Sparano ’26: Turning Language Study and Scholarship Support into Global Possibility
Malena Sparano ’26 By Elita Kutateli ‘26 Scholarship and internship support allowed Sparano to pursue transformative research and global experiences, including thesis research on bilingualism and identity, work through the […]
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How Scholarship and Internship Support Took Chase Allbritton’28 to Costa Rica
By Tess Miller ’27 Scholarship aid and internship grants are opening global, hands-on learning opportunities—from wetlands research in Oregon to immersive fieldwork and community-based environmental studies in Costa Rica. Co-curricular […]
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How a Scholarship Helped Jordan Becknell ’26 Find a Place on the Global Stage
Jordan Becknell ’26 By Elita Kutateli ’26 Thanks to donor support, Jordan Becknell ’26 completed an international residency of a lifetime with One Year Lease Theatre Company, working alongside professional […]
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Letter From Board of Trustees Chair Laura Hockett ’85
Ella Strong Dension Library There’s magic in the word “era.” It suggests more than a stretch of time—it’s a season of becoming. When I arrived at Scripps in 1981, I […]
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More Than Movement: Dance as Inquiry, Activism, and Memory
Mia Ciotti ’26 and Audrey Che ’27, photo by Jay Williams By Caitlin Antonios Dance serves as a liberal arts practice that integrates intellectual inquiry, historical preservation, community building, activism, […]
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Why the Liberal Arts Matter Now More Than Ever
Elm Tree Lawn By Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies Westenley Alcenat and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers Two Scripps faculty members […]
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The Student Lens: In Praise of Philosophy
By Elita Kutateli ’26 Graduating senior Elita Kutateli ’26, a philosophy major, speaks about how the discipline has changed the way she views the world. I went to college thinking […]
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From the Archives: Four Elements, One Story
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. By Erin M. Curtis, Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Scripps […]
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