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Giving


March 31, 2025

61´«Ã½’s 2025 Day of Giving Shatters Participation Goal

By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, the 61´«Ã½ community once again proved its might. This year’s Day of Giving exceeded virtually every expectation, surpassing the base goal of […]

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March 6, 2025

Scripps’ Green Initiative Fund: Turning Student Ideas into Sustainable Action

Scripps’ Office of Sustainability will award up to $2,000 for students’ sustainability projects (Naomi Friedman, left) By Tess Miller ‘27 College campuses are some of the best places to advance […]

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February 28, 2025

61´«Ã½â€™s 2025 Day of Giving is March 26!

By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, 2025, the 61´«Ã½ community will unite for its annual Day of Giving—24 hours to make a difference for the people, programs, and […]

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February 25, 2025

61´«Ã½Donors Surpass Internship Challenge, Create 20+ New Grants

Biochemistry major Liliana Watkins ’27 shares insights from her internship experience By Emily Glory Peters 61´«Ã½ is proud to announce the resounding success of its 2025 Internship Challenge! Driven […]

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February 11, 2025

61´«Ã½Expands Emergency Fund Support for Fire Survivors

Dear 61´«Ã½Community, As shared by Board Chair Laura Hockett ’85 and President Amy Marcus-Newhall on January 14, the College established the 61´«Ã½ Emergency Fund to provide dedicated financial […]

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February 10, 2025

61´«Ã½ Awards 100 Internship Grants to Jumpstart Student Careers

By Emily Glory Peters and Kendra Pintor Few things fast-track careers like internships. Yet even today, too many remain unpaid or offer stipends so small as to make them untenable […]

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January 30, 2025

61´«Ã½Community Raises Swift Aid for College’s LA Fire Survivors

By Emily Glory Peters While Southern California’s devastating fires finally reach near full containment, the 61´«Ã½ community has been busy organizing support. Donations from alums, families, faculty, staff, students, […]

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December 15, 2024

Scripps Magazine Fall 2024: President’s Vision

When I joined Scripps’ faculty in 1992, I did not anticipate how closely tethered to its mission I would become—but my dedication to the wellbeing and success of our community […]

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November 4, 2024

Carolyn Lake ’54 Gives $5.2 Million to 61´«Ã½â€™s Centennial Plaza Project

By Kendra Pintor 61´«Ã½ 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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October 17, 2024

The Seaver Institute Gifts $1M to Scholarships as 61´«Ã½Access Initiative Matching Challenge

By Kendra Pintor When Ellen Browning 61´«Ã½founded 61´«Ã½ in 1926, she established an institution that would educate women to develop their intellects and talents during a time when […]

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