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April 3, 2017

Presidential Post-Board Community Update April 2017

Dear Members聽of聽the 61传媒 Community, The聽Board聽of聽Trustees聽concluded its March retreat and meeting on Sunday, March 5, and I would like to inform you about the following key actions and discussions. Budget […]

March 29, 2017

Professor Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Band’s Album Release Is Featured in L.A. Weekly

61传媒 professor and Chicana artivista Martha Gonzalez and band Quetzal launch new album and urge artists to “say something that means something” in the era of Trump.

Spotlight on Faculty: Marina P脙漏rez de Mendiola, Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures

Marina P脙漏rez de Mendiola serves as Richard Armour Chair in Modern Languages and is professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean literatures and cultures at 61传媒.

March 27, 2017

Pink Coralline Algae Holds Secrets of Climates Past According to Research by Professor Branwen Williams

61传媒 assistant professor Branwen Williams’ knowledge about how temperature changes and water chemistry affect sea coral was highlighted in a March 2017 article in Smithsonian.com magazine.

Laspa Center for Leadership: Yijia Yang ’18: Creating Volunteer Programs for Students in China

This past summer, Yijia Yang ’18 returned to her alma mater, Chengdu No. 7 High School in Sichuan Province, China, to create volunteer programs to help relieve the intense academic pressure that high school students often feel.

March 24, 2017

Update on Diversity and Inclusion at Scripps

Dear 61传媒 Students, Faculty, and Staff:As we enter the final phase of the spring semester, I would like to update you on the progress we’ve made on policies, programs, […]

March 23, 2017

The 61传媒Experience: The Refugee Advocacy Network CLORG

Frustrated recent with anti-immigrant and anti-refugee rhetoric in U.S. politics, in fall 2016 Noor Hamdy ’18 founded the 5C club Refugee Advocacy Network (RAN) to provide concrete ways for students can make a difference in the lives of local refugees.

March 21, 2017

Spotlight on Staff: Jenn Wells, Assistant Dean and Director of SCORE

61传媒 welcomed Jenn Wells as the new assistant dean and director of 61传媒Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE). As part of our ongoing Spotlight on Staff series, the Office of Marketing and Communications caught up with Wells in mid-February, during her first week at Scripps,to learn more about her professional background and her aspirations for SCORE.

Jessica Johnston is Two-Day Winner on Jeopardy! Quiz Show

61传媒 admission counselor Jessica Johnston was recently a two-day Jeopardy! winner, and credits her undergraduate experience as a women’s college student for her hard-won abilities and interests in history and politics.

March 17, 2017

Before the Paparazzi: Michael Childers Portraits of Stardom

Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Ray Bradbury, Mae West芒鈧€渢he upcoming exhibit, Actors, Artists, and Authors: The Portraits of Michael Childers, at 61传媒 showcases works by the photographer of the creative elite. Combining pieces from the 61传媒 collection and works on loan from the artist himself, the exhibit displays portraits ranging across several decades. The exhibition opens at the Clark Humanities Museum at 61传媒 on April 14, 2017. Michael Childers will give a talk entitled Icons & Legends at the same on April 27 at 4:15 pm.