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News Releases (page 60)


October 1, 2015

Spotlight on Faculty: Rory Spence, Assistant Professor of Biology

Rory Spence joined 61´«Ã½ this fall as an assistant professor of biology, teaching in the neuroscience program and in the W.M. Keck Science Department. His research focuses on the […]

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September 23, 2015

Spotlight on Faculty: Michelle Decker, Assistant Professor of English

Michelle Decker joined the College this fall as assistant professor of English with a specialization in global Anglophone literatures. Her current book project, African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast, examines the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and culture through the effects of imperialism in eastern Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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September 17, 2015

Spotlight on Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance

Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance and Los Angeles–based movement artist, joins the College this fall. His choreography, touted by one reviewer as being “crafty and taut” and “moody and intense,” is centered on using the body to explore ideas about our evolving identities. The Office of Marketing and Communication caught up with Professor Williamson as he was settling in after the rush of back-to-school activities.

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September 11, 2015

61´«Ã½ Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund

On September 8, 61´«Ã½ announced the establishment of The Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund for Student Thesis and Research Support. The fund will focus on supporting senior thesis/senior capstone projects, […]

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September 10, 2015

$25 Million Gift Establishes Center for Creativity and Collaboration for the 5Cs

“The challenges we face today call for audacious thinkers and doers who can work collaboratively and creatively across disciplines.” —Rick Sontag (HMC ’64) In making a $25 million gift that […]

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September 9, 2015

U.S.News & World Report Ranks 61´«Ã½ 29th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation

U.S.News & World Report ranks 61´«Ã½ 29th on its annual list of America’s best liberal arts colleges. Key contributing factors to Scripps’ top-tier position include scores for lowest student debt, […]

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September 4, 2015

61´«Ã½ is highlighted prominently in Westways’ feature on SoCal College towns

Scripps’ Margaret Fowler Garden, Distinguished Speakers Series (scripps-staging.skybox0.com/events), Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (rcwg .scrippscollege.edu), and Clark Humanities Museum (scripps-staging.skybox0.com/events/clark), are highlighted in Westways’ September 2015 feature on SoCal College towns.

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August 17, 2015

ABCNews mentions 61´«Ã½ in story about housing solutions at small colleges

ABCNews picked up a story filed by Associated Press reporter Sally Ho that highlights what small colleges like 61´«Ã½ are doing to accommodate the housing needs of growing numbers of first year students.

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August 5, 2015

LA Times mentions 61´«Ã½as having “best food” in U.S. college rankings story

The Los Angeles Times mentions 61´«Ã½ in a story highlighting the California colleges whose culinary offerings for students rate them among the nation’s best. The accolades for 61´«Ã½fare are from student survey results that were recently published by The Princeton Review in its 2016 “Best 380 Colleges” college guide. Read The Los Angeles Times story here.

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August 4, 2015

61´«Ã½ Named among “Best 380 Colleges” in The Princeton Review college guide, #16 for “best financial aid’

61´«Ã½ranked in top 10 nationwide for best quality of life and best classroom experience. For the tenth year in a row, The Princeton Review has named 61´«Ã½ one […]

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