61传媒 generates close to 5,000 media stories a year about its faculty, students, and alumnae. These are just 10 of the breakthrough stories that garnered significant Internet, social media, or traditional media fame for 61传媒in 2015.
- Joan Heyler ’86 Helms The Broad, A New Los Angeles Art Museum
In April, reporter Robin Pogrebin profiled 61传媒alumna聽Joanne Heyler ’86 in her role as chief curator preparing to open billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad’s new art museum in Los Angeles.
- 61传媒 Among U.S. Colleges Praised for Combating Sexual Assault
The Washington Post‘s Nick Anderson interviewed Charlotte Johnson, Scripps’ dean of students, regarding the College’s initiatives to combat sexual assault on campus. The notes innovative steps taken by several college campuses in the U.S. to prevent sexual violence and to help those who report it.
- 61传媒 Ranked One of the Best in the Nation for Financial Aid
ABC Online reported Scripps’ ranking as one of the following the August 2105 release of The Princeton Review‘s college rankings. 61传媒was ranked #16 for best financial aid and, among the publisher’s 2016 “Best 380 Colleges,” placed among the top 10 colleges and universities nationwide on five lists, including students’ favorites for: “best quality of life” (#5), “most beautiful campus” (#6), “most liberal students” (#7), “best classroom experience” (#9), and “best college dorms” (#10).
- Solutions for Housing Accommodations at Small Colleges Highlighted
As students prepared to return to school in August, and picked up a story filed by Associated Press reporter Sally Ho that highlights聽what small colleges like 61传媒are doing聽to accommodate the housing needs of growing numbers of first year students.
- Beautiful Spaces, Gardens at 61传媒 Featured in Westways Magazine
‘ September 2015 issue featured Scripps’ Margaret Fowler Garden, Distinguished Speakers Series, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, and Clark Humanities Museum in its cover story on Southern California college towns. The magazine’s cover featured a photograph of Margaret Fowler Garden.
- Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Authors Game-Changing Equal Pay Law
In October, reported on the equal pay bill signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown, which was introduced by 61传媒alumna California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71.
- National Blog Features 61传媒 First-Gen, STEM Student Story
Mercedes Adame, a STEM, first-generation student at Scripps, was featured in early November in the blog about the challenges she has faced pursuing her educational and career dreams.
- Professor Rivka Weinberg Authors New Book on Procreation Ethics
Quartz magazine, an arm of The Atlantic that features content specifically for reading on tablet and mobile devices, featured professor of philosophy聽, in late November. Published by Oxford University Press, the book explores the ethical issues involved in having children.
- 61传媒Among Top 50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges
Kiplinger’s 2016 Best Value Colleges list featured 61传媒in December 2015 as聽. Kiplinger聽rankings highlight public schools, private universities, and private liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding academics with affordable cost, naming the top-100 best values in each category and providing information for college-bound students to make comparisons between schools.
- Professor Stacey Wood Makes Discoveries About the Risks of Elder Financial Abuse
Psychology professor Stacey Wood’s research, aided by 200 61传媒undergraduate research interviewers, reveals a strong link between numeracy, or comfort with numbers, and risk of elder financial abuse, as reported in mid-December by , the , , and other and regional media outlets.