61´«Ă˝ News /news/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:57:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 The English Major Experience at 61´«Ă˝ /news/student-life/english-major-scripps-college /news/student-life/english-major-scripps-college#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:55:35 +0000 /news/?p=19789 By Nichola Monroe ’27 It’s a rewarding time to be an English major at 61´«Ă˝. After a series of retirements and new hires, the Department of English has undergone […]

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Alison Saar ’78 Wins $100,000 Trellis Art Fund Grant /news/in-the-media/alison-saar-trellis-art-fund-grant /news/in-the-media/alison-saar-trellis-art-fund-grant#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:44:24 +0000 /news/?p=19785 Photo courtesy Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Forbes announced the Trellis Art Fund awarded Alison Saar ’78 a $100,000 grant to deepen and expand her creative practice. Saar, […]

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Meet Melina Durre ’25, President of 61´«Ă˝Associated Students /news/student-life/sas-president-melina-durre /news/student-life/sas-president-melina-durre#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:12:08 +0000 /news/?p=19754 By Lauren Mar ’25 After her time as the vice president of student activities for the past two years, Melina Durre ’25 has begun a new role as the president […]

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Professor Martha Gonzalez’s Chicano Rock Band Quetzal Debuts at Carnegie Hall /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-quetzal-carnegie-hall /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-quetzal-carnegie-hall#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:48:30 +0000 /news/?p=19763 Quetzal, a bilingual Chicano rock ensemble formed in the early 1990s in Los Angeles, will make their Carnegie Hall debut on November 15  in New York City. Associate Professor of […]

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Professor Martha Gonzalez Chosen as one of the Human Atlas Project’s 100 Remarkable People /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-human-atlas-project /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-human-atlas-project#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:07:25 +0000 /news/?p=19758 Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Martha Gonzalez has been selected to be part of the Human Atlas Project’s book Alta, […]

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The Project Narrative Podcast Features Professor Suzanne Keen /news/in-the-media/suzanne-keen-project-narrative-podcast /news/in-the-media/suzanne-keen-project-narrative-podcast#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:58:06 +0000 /news/?p=19778 Ohio State University’s Project Narrative podcast has featured Professor of English Suzanne Keen on a recent episode. The monthly series spotlights a narrative theorist who selects a short passage to […]

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61´«Ă˝Magazine: The Guarantee of the Unexpected /news/features/scripps-magazine-guarantee-of-unexpected /news/features/scripps-magazine-guarantee-of-unexpected#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:43:05 +0000 /news/?p=19687 By Ella  Murdock Gardner ’22 | Illustrations by Vivian Monteiro ’23 Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of 61´«Ă˝magazine When Ellen Richstone ’73 arrived on Scripps’ campus in […]

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Balancing Science and Art, Jana Gaskin ’25 Named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar /news/science-and-technology/jana-gaskin-2024-barry-goldwater-scholar /news/science-and-technology/jana-gaskin-2024-barry-goldwater-scholar#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:51:27 +0000 /news/?p=19739 Nathalie Espinoza PZ ’26, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Christopher Dettmar, and Jana Gaskin ’25 (right) working inside The Nucleus. By Caitlin Antonios Two to four times a week, Jana […]

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Carolyn Lake ’54 Gives $5.2 Million to 61´«Ă˝â€™s Centennial Plaza Project /news/giving/carolyn-lake-5-million-gift-centennial-plaza-project /news/giving/carolyn-lake-5-million-gift-centennial-plaza-project#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:38:41 +0000 /news/?p=19735 By Kendra Pintor 61´«Ă˝ has received a transformative $5.2 million gift from Carolyn Lake ’54 to support the highly anticipated Centennial Plaza Project. Made through the Carolyn Lake Claremont […]

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Jo-Ellan Dimitrius Brings Decades of Expertise to High-Stakes Daniel Penny Trial /news/alumnae-newsmakers/jo-ellan-dimitrius-brings-decades-of-expertise-to-high-stakes-daniel-penny-trial /news/alumnae-newsmakers/jo-ellan-dimitrius-brings-decades-of-expertise-to-high-stakes-daniel-penny-trial#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:35:18 +0000 /news/?p=19730 DNyuz, a digital news organization, announced that Jo-Ellan Dimitrius ’75 has been hired as a jury consultant in the trial of former Marine Daniel Penny, who faces charges of second-degree […]

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Gabby Giffords ’93 to be Keynote Speaker at Global Anti-hate Summit /news/in-the-media/gabby-giffords-antihate-summit /news/in-the-media/gabby-giffords-antihate-summit#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:45:12 +0000 /news/?p=19721 Pittsburgh Magazine has announced gun safety advocate Gabby Giffords ’93 as one of the keynote speakers at the fourth annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit on October 21–23, 2024. Giffords, a […]

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The Seaver Institute Gifts $1M to Scholarships as 61´«Ă˝Access Initiative Matching Challenge /news/giving/the-seaver-institute-gifts-1m-to-scholarships-as-scripps-access-initiative-matching-challenge /news/giving/the-seaver-institute-gifts-1m-to-scholarships-as-scripps-access-initiative-matching-challenge#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:05:56 +0000 /news/?p=19701 By Kendra Pintor When Ellen Browning 61´«Ă˝founded 61´«Ă˝ in 1926, she established an institution that would educate women to develop their intellects and talents during a time when […]

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61´«Ă˝Students Share Academic Passions at 2024 Research Tea /news/student-life/scripps-research-tea-2024 /news/student-life/scripps-research-tea-2024#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:02 +0000 /news/?p=17451 Through Scripps-supported funding opportunities, students pursue faculty-directed research projects or conduct their own research with faculty endorsement.

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Professor Stacey Wood Quoted in NBC News Story on Financial Elder Abuse /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-nbc-news-financial-elder-abuse /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-nbc-news-financial-elder-abuse#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:06:41 +0000 /news/?p=19710 NBC News mentioned Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood in a shocking story of a Los Angeles couple who survived a chimp mauling only […]

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Impact of the Associate Dean of Racial Equity and the Future of Racial Justice at Scripps /news/giving/impact-of-associate-dean-of-racial-equity /news/giving/impact-of-associate-dean-of-racial-equity#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:57:35 +0000 /news/?p=19642 Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Mary Hatcher-Skeers, recently completed her three-year term as Scripps’ inaugural Associate Dean of Racial Equity By Kendra Pintor In the […]

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