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In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Named Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times Report
Board of Trustees Chair Lynne Thompson ’72 has been named as the 2021 Los Angeles Poet Laureate, CBS Los Angeles reported. In his announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti described Thompson as an “acclaimed writer, an outspoken force who uses words to tell stories and unite communities and open us up to perspectives.”
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In the Media: Scripps Remains Top Producer of Fulbright Students, Chronicle of Higher Education Reports
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Scripps College remains one of the top producers of Fulbright students for 2020–21, with six awards offered.
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7C Hackathon: Hacking for Black Lives
With the goal of using technology to create a community that combats racism and racial inequality, the Hackathon arrives just in time for Black History Month.
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College Launches “The Browsing Room,” Scripps’ Official Online Store
This week, Scripps College launched its new online store, The Browsing Room. The Browsing Room offers collegiate gear, from apparel to gifts to pet supplies and more, all with official Scripps branding.
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In the Media: Samella Lewis Earns College Art Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, ARTnews Reports
Professor Emerita of Art History Samella Lewis received the 2021 College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, ARTnews reported.
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Ellen Finkelpearl Elected Delegate for California Assembly District 41
Ellen Finkelpearl, Helen Chandler Garland Chair in Ancient Studies and professor of classics, was elected as a delegate for California Democratic Party in Assembly District 41.
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Spring Public Events Series Explores Race and Class with Renowned Thinkers
This spring, Scripps’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Initiative is partnering with the College’s signature event series, Scripps Presents, to bring public programming to campus that focuses on issues of inequality. “Scripps Presents and the IDEA Initiative are aligned in the desire to amplify awareness of the iniquitous nature of our world,” says Denise Nelson Nash ’76, who chairs the IDEA Initiative.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses COVID-19 Vaccination Cards, Social Media and Identity Theft in New York Times
In the New York Times, Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed how posting a photo of one’s COVID-19 vaccination card to social media increases the risk of identity theft and other scams. “The typical consumer would not think scammers must have curated information about my life and used it to target me,” she said.
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In the Media: Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Curates Playlist of Black Music on NPR
Trustee Dwandalyn Reece ’85, associate director of curatorial affairs and curator of music at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, assembled a playlist for NPR’s Tiny Desk Playlist series. “A celebration of African-American music must acknowledge the underpinnings of the quest for freedom and justice that the music represents,” she said.
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The Alum Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Rachel Presti
Last July, Dr. Rachel Presti ’94 made the news when she became a principal investigator on large-scale phase-3 vaccine trials that enrolled thousands of participants from around the world to determine whether newly developed vaccines could prevent COVID-19.
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