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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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Spotlight on Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance
Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance and Los Angeles芒鈧�渂ased 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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Nanotech Now features 61传媒 undergraduate’s summer research
Nanotech Now covers summer research that a 61传媒 undergraduate conducted as part of a team led by a chemistry professor at Rice University.
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Huffington Post reports 61传媒 meets 100 percent of students’ demonstrated financial need
61传媒 is mentioned in a Huffington Post article that lists the few dozen colleges and universities in the U.S. that help families afford the rising costs of a four-year […]
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LA Times Highlights Williamson Gallery Photo Exhibition
Los Angeles Times features “Documenters and Storytellers: Photographic Narratives in the 20th Century” at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒.
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Spotlight on Students: Allegra Cox ’18 Curates “Documenters and Storytellers”
When Allegra Cox ’18 began working at 61传媒’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery this June, she wasn’t sure where the opportunity would take her. Interested in art conservation as a high school student, Cox chose 61传媒because it is one of few colleges that offers the major to undergraduates. But thanks to the gallery’s Wilson Academic Internship program, her interests and experience have broadened. Cox spent her summer organizing an exhibition of photographs recently gifted to 61传媒’s permanent collection.
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61传媒 Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund
On September 8, 61传媒 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, […]
Read More$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.” 鈥擱ick Sontag (HMC ’64) In making a $25 million gift that […]
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U.S.News & World Report Ranks 61传媒 29th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
U.S.News & World Report聽ranks 61传媒 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, […]
Read More61传媒 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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