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Those Who Have Walked Down This Path Before Us
When I sat down to write this speech, it began like all the papers that we have written in the past four years, with a blank page. There was the slight apprehension that comes with every new beginning. I thought, maybe I should start with a really great quote to inspire you all about going out into the real world. Ghandi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Read MoreThis Little Piggy Came Back to Scripps
Each year, Scripps seniors participate in a tradition marking the beginning of their philanthropic support of the College. In addition to raising money, the senior classes of Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Pomona Colleges engage in a good-natured competition to achieve the highest participation rate. The school with the highest rate of giving is awarded a trophy, a small ceramic pig named Ellen.
Read MoreThe Class of 2005 Address from Lynn Jeffries Hunt ’75
I would like to thank you, Class of 2005, for inviting me to be your commencement speaker. I am thoroughly honored and thrilled to be back under the elm trees for graduation. It is hard for me to believe that 30 years ago I was sitting in your place. But I’ve got to say, looking at all of you, I definitely feel like a graduate of the class of 1975.
Read MoreKathleen Brogan Schwarz ’64 Comes to Campus as Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence
Kathleen Brogan Schwarz, M.D. ’64, a leading pediatric gastroenterologist, returned to Scripps in February as the Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR). During her week at Scripps, she counseled individual premed students on their future careers and addressed a Women in Science luncheon crowd at the Malott Commons, among other activities.
Read MoreScripps College Summer Academy
On June 12, thirty-four highly motivated young women moved into Eleanor Joy Toll Hall to participate in an academically intensive two-week residential program. The women, who attend public and parochial high schools from the greater Los Angeles and Inland Empire area, are participating in the Scripps College Summer Academy, now in its third year. Throughout their two weeks at the Summer Academy, participants experience living and studying in a private, liberal arts college. The program helps high potential, under-represented students succeed in high school and prepare for entrance into college.
Read MoreBoot Camp for Thinkers
Marc Katz urges students to be intellectually daring: “Ask the big questions. Consider everything on the table. Bite off more than you think you can. Surprise me.”
Read MoreStudents Named to Scripps College Spring 2005 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Scripps College in Claremont, CA.
Read MoreScripps College Hosts the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
“Sin Fronteras: Women’s Histories, Global Conversations,” the thirteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women will take place Thursday, June 2 through Sunday, June 5, at Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Avenue Claremont, California.
Read MoreRoad Trip for Sudan
Instead of heading for the beach at the end of spring semester, a group of concerned Claremont Colleges students leave this Saturday, May 14, on an 11-day road trip up and down California to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide crisis in Darfur.
Read MoreFine Arts Foundation 70th Anniversary Luncheon Sculptor Nina Akamu “Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse”
The Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation will host a lecture by Sculptor Nina Akamu, Wednesday, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at Scripps College.
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