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Innovative Joint Science Department Course Tackles the Complexities of Modern Science
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has developed an interdisciplinary first-year course that will help students address scientific questions, such as global warming, nanotechnology, computer-brain interfaces, robotics, and modern medicine.
Read MoreA Lunchtime Lecture with Author and Scholar Shana Penn
Author Shana Penn will present a lecture, “Solidarity’s Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland,” on Wednesday, March 21.
Read More“Alfredo Ramos Martinez and Hollywood”
Louis Stern, president and director of Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, will present a lecture, “Alfredo Ramos Martinez and Hollywood,” on Tuesday, March 20.
Read MoreAs It Is In Heaven, Everything’s Fine
“As It Is In Heaven,” presented by The Claremont Colleges’ theater department, portrays a portrait of a simpler time, when the day consisted of nothing more than singing gentle hymns, quilting, and going into a spastic fit while having visions of angels. Wait, what?
Read MoreNancy Y. Bekavac Resigns as President of Scripps College
After 17 years of service, Nancy Y. Bekavac announced that she will step down as president of Scripps College, effective June 30, 2007.
Read MoreScripps Ruggers Aim for National Championships
It takes confidence to play on The Claremont Colleges women’s rugby team. Not for the timid, rugby is a full-contact sport and players are prone to injury. But that hasn’t prevented Scripps students from signing up for a rigorous spring schedule of practice sessions, fitness classes, and games.
Read MoreA Conversation with Samella Lewis and Suzanne Muchnic
Samella Lewis, artist, author, and professor emerita, Scripps College, and Suzanne Muchnic ’62, journalist, Los Angeles Times will join Scripps College President Nancy Y. Beckavac in an event to honor the foundation of the Samella Lewis Collection of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, February 27.
Read MoreWriting with Sound: Aural Storytelling in Digital Times
Artist and educator Teresa Landgraff Gale, Scripps class of ’96, returns to Scripps College in February as the 2007 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR). Gale will discuss her work employing sound as a viable artistic and narrative medium.
Read MoreLee Miller: On Both Sides of the Camera
Author Carolyn Burke will present a lecture, “Lee Miller: On Both Sides of the Camera,” on Thursday, February 22, at 12 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, Scripps College.
Read MoreAn Italian Evening: The Claremont Concert Orchestra Performance
The Claremont Concert Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Deane Lamkin, will perform on Saturday, February 24, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 25, at 3 p.m. in the Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
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