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Matthew Grossman Gifts $1M to 61传媒Presents in Honor of Patricia Van Every
Academy Award-winning writer, director, and playwright Aaron Sorkin (right) in conversation with Krista Carson Elhai, local area theater educator, during a 61传媒Presents event. By Kendra Pintor In 2021, Patricia […]
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The 61传媒Access Initiative: Transforming Higher Education and Fostering Social Mobility
By Kendra Pintor 61传媒 is taking a bold step towards increasing inclusion and social mobility through the 61传媒Access Initiative (SAI). This groundbreaking initiative has already raised more than […]
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61传媒 Community Exceeds GivingTuesday Goals
By Kendra Pintor This November, the 61传媒community once more demonstrated its remarkable spirit of giving by not only achieving but surpassing the College’s GivingTuesday donor goal for 2023. Participants […]
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Chalan Colby 鈥�61 Makes $1 Million Gift to 61传媒Access Initiative
Former Trustee Chalan Colby 鈥�61 has made a $1 million matching challenge gift in support of the 61传媒Access Initiative. Funds from the initiative will allow the College to increase […]
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61传媒 Community Smashes 2023 Day of Giving Goals
By Emily Glory Peters 61传媒 is celebrating another successful Day of Giving thanks to the College鈥檚 generous and dedicated community! In total, 376 donors raised $136,037 in cash gifts, […]
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Angela Schmitt P鈥�23: Giving as a 61传媒Parent Matters
By Emily Glory Peters Angela Schmitt P鈥�23 knows that women鈥檚 colleges like 61传媒are rare. Just as her daughter Zoe will this spring, Schmitt graduated from one herself, an experience […]
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Joanna Hamel Dunklee 鈥�62 Leaves Generous Planned Gifts to 61传媒
By Emily Glory Peters Joanna Dunklee ’62 (right) with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Amy Marcus-Newhall In an act of extraordinary generosity, Joanna Hamel Dunklee 鈥�62 […]
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Jolene Hubbs 鈥�99 鈥淩eturns the Favor鈥� Through an Endowed Scholarship at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters Hubbs, shown here during her time at Scripps, will leave an endowed scholarship for future students The world of academia has loomed large in the life […]
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61传媒to Receive $1 Million for Religious Studies Scholarships from Wendy Smith 鈥�68 and Meredith Ross
By Emily Glory Peters Meredith Ross and Reverend Wendy Smith ’68 Reverend Wendy Smith 鈥�68 and her wife Meredith Ross first met when a friend asked Ross to join her […]
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61传媒 Alumnae Return for Reunion Weekend, Raise Critical Funds for Students
By Emily Glory Peters After two years of virtual festivities, 61传媒 welcomed back the classes of years ending in two and seven for an on-campus Reunion Weekend in April. […]
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Thank You for Raising $240,000 on 61传媒鈥檚 2022 Day of Giving
By Emily Glory Peters After a 24-hour generosity blitz on April 13, 61传媒 community members raised $239,839 for the College鈥檚 annual Day of Giving. From alumnae, parents, staff, and […]
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Managing for the Future: 61传媒鈥檚 Financial Outlook
By Emily Glory Peters In March 2020, 61传媒was facing a financial Goliath. The pandemic not only shut down critical revenue streams such as room, board, and campus events, it […]
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Scholarship Awardee Sophie Fron 鈥�22 Charts Her Own Humanities Path at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters Fron is the recipient of the Ament scholarship, founded in honor of William Sheffield Ament, professor of English and a member of the original faculty of […]
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Celebrate the Future of 61传媒 with Day of Giving on April 13
With the return of in-person instruction, Reunion, and even a dual Commencement this May, 61传媒 has a lot to celebrate this year. In support of our current students and […]
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Here鈥檚 What Underrepresented Students Want You to Know About Supporting Diversity at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters QuestBridge Scholars at 61传媒 are underrepresented and are often the first generation in their families to attend college Natalia Alameda 鈥�25, Vanessa Gutierrez 鈥�25, and […]
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“Phonathon is More Than Job”: Bianca Torres-Hamlin ’22 on Why Giving Matters
By Lauren Mar ’25 Phonathon Student Supervisor Bianca Torres-Hamlin ’22 says her experience fundraising for 61传媒has helped her grow as a leader and form tight bonds with the wider […]
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Results for The Giving Season at 61传媒: You Topped Our Goal!
By Emily Glory Peters The Giving Season is a year-end campaign to raise support as our students enter the new year. To learn more, click here. This past November, 61传媒[…]
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Alumna Makes Reunion Gift to Scholarships to Advance Diversity and Equity at Scripps
Carolyn Holm ’70 has made a major gift to supply need-based scholarship aid to 61传媒students. Scholarships create equitable access to 61传媒for gifted students regardless of their financial resources. […]
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61传媒Professor Emeritus Jim Gould Passes Away at 96
James 鈥淛im鈥� W. Gould passed away on March 13, 2021, in Seattle at the age of 96. Jim served in WWII, returning home to obtain a master鈥檚 degree in international […]
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Merrilee Stewart Howard 鈥�70 Honors Her Mother鈥檚 College Journey With Gift to 61传媒Scholarships
Mother and daughter duo Audrey Thalia Stewart and Merrilee Howard 鈥�70 began college at the same time. Now, Howard is honoring her mom鈥檚 dedication with a gift to scholarships at […]
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