Community Messages


March 1, 2024

CGU Art Building Purchase

Dear Scripps Community, I am pleased to announce that the College has purchased the building currently housing the CGU Art Department, seizing a generational opportunity to envision our future campus […]

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January 30, 2024

2023 HEDS Survey Results on Sexual Assault and Campus Climate

An announcement from the presidents of The Claremont Colleges regarding the results of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium’s Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey.

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January 23, 2024

Spring 2024 Community Welcome

Happy New Year! Welcome back to campus and to the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. I hope that you were able to take advantage of the winter break […]

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December 14, 2023

New Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Newly appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Mary Hatcher-Skeers. I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers as the Vice President for Academic […]

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November 13, 2023

Reaffirming Scripps College’s Core Values

Dear Scripps College Students, Faculty, and Staff, The Scripps College we know, love, and continue to build together is not a place for hate, discrimination, or violence, and such behavior […]

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August 28, 2023

Fall 2023 Welcome from President Marcus-Newhall

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my great honor to welcome you to the 2023–24 academic year! As someone who has served Scripps for more than 30 years—as a […]

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May 1, 2023

Appointment of Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Dear Scripps College Community, I am pleased to announce that Professor Jennifer Armstrong has been appointed Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty beginning on May 1, […]

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April 10, 2023

Scripps’ Accreditation Reaffirmed

Dear Scripps College Community,We are pleased to inform you that this March, Scripps College’s accreditor, the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC), reaffirmed our accreditation […]

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April 6, 2023

Message to the Community from Amy Marcus-Newhall

From the President I am honored to serve as the 11th president of Scripps College. It is a privilege to continue the legacy of the Scripps presidency and to build […]

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August 29, 2022

Fall 2022 Community Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is an honor and a privilege to welcome you to campus for the 2022-23 academic year as I begin my first semester as the […]

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June 1, 2022

Summer 2022 Community Update

Dear Members of the Scripps Community: Congratulations on the completion of a successful academic year! I have been honored to serve as the College’s interim president for the past academic […]

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January 21, 2022

Spring 2022 Community Update

Dear Scripps Community Members, I hope that you had a safe and restful break and were able to enjoy ample time with your loved ones. As we embark on a […]

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November 11, 2021

DEIJ Campus Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my pleasure to introduce the Scripps IDEA Initiative Newsletter, a resource to keep our stakeholders abreast of and engaged in the ongoing work […]

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August 30, 2021

Fall 2021 Welcome Message

August 30, 2021 Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my great pleasure to officially welcome you to the 2021–22 academic year! In the 18 months we have been away […]

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June 2, 2021

Summer 2021 Community Update

June 2, 2021 Dear Members of the Scripps College Community, As this unprecedented academic year comes to a close, I hope that this message finds you and your families safe […]

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April 26, 2021

Scripps Summer/Fall Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members, I hope this message finds you and your families safe and healthy as we approach the final weeks of the spring semester. This has been […]

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March 18, 2021

Statement on Anti-Asian Violence

Dear Scripps College Community Members, The mass shooting that resulted in the murders of eight people in Georgia, six of them Asian women, has left many of us reeling at […]

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February 1, 2021

Presidential Search Update

Dear Scripps Community Members, As our community prepares for President Tiedens’ departure from Scripps College and the search for our 10th president, the Board of Trustees will provide periodic updates […]

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January 26, 2021

Spring 2021 Community Update

Dear Scripps College Community Members: I hope that this message finds you rested after a break from school and work and refreshed by time spent with loved ones. Many who […]

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January 7, 2021

Response to the Events of January 6

Dear Members of the Scripps Community: Yesterday, we witnessed an unprecedented attack on our democratic institutions, an assault on our constitutional process, and the stark discrepancy between law enforcement’s response […]

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