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Inauguration of Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga Celebrates the Genius of Women March 27, 2010
On the last weekend of Women’s History Month, Scripps College commemorates the inauguration of its eighth president, Lori Bettison-Varga, on Saturday, March 27, at 2:30 p.m.
Read MoreMolly McClain: "Ellen Browning Scripps: Journalist, Suffragette, Investor and Philanthropist"
Molly McClain returns to Scripps College to continue her discourse on Ellen Browning Scripps. In this lecture she presents some of her findings, exploring Scripps’ career as a journalist and her social advocacy. It also emphasizes the importance of women in philanthropy, a tradition of leadership that continues to the present day.
Read MoreJudy Harvey Sahak: "The Founding Mothers of Scripps: Creating Vita Nova"
As Scripps College marks a Presidential Inaugural by celebrating the Genius of Women, we are reminded that brilliant women have been responsible for developing Ellen Browning Scripps’ “new adventure” from the beginning in 1926. Come hear about the real women whose genius lingers today.
Read MoreCommunity Update: March 22
Scripps is in a very strong position as we move forward, with increasing recognition of our academic excellence; financial stability; and an energized, positive community eager to support our success.
Read MoreConservationist and Advocate for Free Speech Terry Tempest Williams Speaks at Scripps College
Terry Tempest Williams, author of “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” and “Finding Beauty in a Broken World,” will speak at Scripps College on Thursday, April 1.
Read MoreTwo Scripps College Students Awarded Watson Fellowships
Scripps College seniors Jeanette Charles and Maya Higgins join a select group of 40 college seniors as recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2010-11.
Read MoreThe Genius of Women
“I look forward to celebrating the inauguration of Lori Bettison-Varga in the name of those who earned but have been denied the right to be called women of genius, as well as those who contend with the categories and seek freedom in the process.”
Read MorePresident Bettison-Varga Invited to International Women’s Day Reception at the White House
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga was invited to attend a White House reception in celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2010.
Read MoreOn the Rededication of Sicilian Court
Scripps College has a magic about it. In the words of our founder, Ellen Browning Scripps, the beauty and refinement of this campus was something she hoped would “seep into the consciousness” of our students.
Read MoreEmily Waldorf: "Blogging, New Media and the Arts"
Emily Waldorf graduated from Scripps in 2003 with a B.A. in Art History and French Studies. Trained in the Impressionist and Modern art department at Sotheby’s in Paris, Emily and has worked at Bonhams in San Francisco and Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. She now is the Editor of ArtsEtoile, an online magazine and newsletter with a focus on art, culture, and lifestyle.
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