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Students Named to Scripps College Fall 2006 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreJudith Arcana Reads Her Feminist Poetry
Feminist activist and poet Judith Arcana will read from her new book What if your Mother, on February 20, at 4:15 p.m., in the Balch Auditorium, Scripps College.
Read MoreToo Many Choices?
Current research by Stacey Wood, associate professor of psychology at Scripps College and clinical neuropsychologist, explores whether excessive choices associated with the new Medicare prescription drug plan work against individuals.
Read MoreTo Experience a Book
Nineteen Scripps students of diverse disciplinary backgrounds from neuroscience to philosophy became book artists in Professor Kitty Maryatt’s class last fall. An exhibition of their bookworks is on view in the Lang Arts Studio 112 at Scripps College until Monday, February 19, 2007.
Read MoreRomantic Piano Masterworks: A Faculty Recital Featuring Hao Huang
The Scripps College Department of Music presents a faculty recital with pianist and Professor of music Hao Huang on Sunday, February 18, at 3 p.m. in the Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreDance Company Casebolt and Smith Present Popped!
Popped!, an evening of dance developed and performed by Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith of Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company will be held Friday February 16, and Saturday February 17, at 7 p.m. in the Richardson Dance Studio, Scripps College.
Read MoreMolly Ivins, 62, columnist and raconteur
Author and newspaper columnist Molly Ivins died January 31 at the age of 62. Ivins, a student at Scripps during the 1962-63 academic year, passed away at her Austin, Texas, home after a long bout with inflammatory breast cancer.
Read MoreSandra Tsing Loh To Visit Scripps
Sandra Tsing Loh, the star of NPR’s, “The Loh Down on Science” and “The Loh Life,” comes to Scripps as a visiting professor of writing for a semester, beginning January 2007.
Read MoreSpring Semester Tuesday Noon Lectures
The Spring Semester Tuesday Noon Academy, a series of lunchtime lectures at Scripps College, features distinguished alumnae, professors, students, and guests. Lectures begin at 12 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, Scripps College.
Read MoreChanging the World One Loaf at a Time: College Student Devises Her Own Recipe for Global Service, Expands to Colleges Nationwide
Two years ago, Scripps College senior Elisabeth Winkelman used her now famous recipe for baking challah bread to raise money for victims of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Her program, Challah for Hunger, is expanding to campuses across the nation, including NYU, Smith College, University of Rochester, and University of Texas at Austin, with more to come, and has received recognition from Elie Wiesel and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of England.
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