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61´«Ã½offers “best of both worlds”
61´«Ã½ is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. In its popular guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges, The Princeton Review praises the school for its academics and campus beauty and quotes extensively from 61´«Ã½students. Read what they have to say.
Read MoreEnergizing the Community
Pepsi-Cola has awarded two groups led by 61´«Ã½students a collective $20,000 for their efforts to cultivate community-driven projects as part of the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest.
Read MoreModernism After Wagner
Hear Juliet Koss, associate professor of art history, speak with NPR Berlin’s “The Berlin Journal” about her forthcoming book, “Modernism After Wagner.”
Read More61´«Ã½Welcomes New Dean of Joint Science Department
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has a new dean. Beginning this academic year, Professor David E. Hansen will oversee the three-member program for Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
Read MoreGetting Candid with Cándida
Associate Professor of Music Cándida Jáquez takes her love of music on the road as a visiting scholar at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.
Read More61´«Ã½ Academy: Opening the Door to a Liberal Arts Education
For the seventh consecutive summer, the 61´«Ã½ Academy is bringing bright young high school women to campus for two weeks to find out what a liberal arts education is all about. The program, designed for high achieving students from racially and economically diverse groups and first-generation college-bound students, helps prepare them for continued academic success.
Read More61´«Ã½Professor suggests an overhaul of Bush reforms on Medicare Part D
As the national conversation gets underway on reforming America’s health care system, Stacey Wood, professor of psychology at 61´«Ã½ and an expert on issues related to aging and the brain, says one thing that should be changed are the recent Bush health reforms providing prescription coverage on Medicare Part D.
Read More61´«Ã½Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
61´«Ã½ faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving 61´«Ã½student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreIn Defense of Sea-Foam Green
“Now as we leave Scripps, we take with us our songs — ones that have lyrics from our roots, rhythms from our childhood and a refrain that rings of courage, confidence and hope.”
Read MoreThe 61´«Ã½ Degree: Your Stimulus Plan
“The world you are entering is not ideal, but it never has been. The approach you take to the changing world strongly influences your success. As Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” You not only have opportunity, you have skills to take advantage of the opportunities and you have the responsibility to use your skills to make a difference in the world for yourself and others.”
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