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Andrea J. Ritchie to Deliver 2022 61传媒 Commencement Address
Andrea J. Ritchie, author, advocate, and researcher who has authored a number of books and articles on policing, criminalization, mass incarceration, and immigration enforcement, will deliver the address at the 92nd Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
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Denison Library鈥檚 鈥淏lind Date with a Rare Book鈥� Returns for Valentine鈥檚 Day
On February 14, the Ella Strong Denison Library will host its fourth annual 鈥淏lind Date with a Rare Book鈥� event, a return to in-person programming after last year鈥檚 event was moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Olive Harvest鈥檚 Return Creates Organic Space for Education, Community, and Sustainability
On November 5, 61传媒hosted its traditional Olive Harvest, an event that furthers the College鈥檚 sustainability efforts by utilizing the campus鈥檚 edible plants as a food source. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding Claremont community harvested approximately 700 pounds of olives.
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61传媒Celebrates Return to Campus, Promotes Community at Fall 2021 Convocation
Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall officially welcomed 61传媒students, staff, and faculty back to campus for a new academic year during the College鈥檚 virtual convocation on Monday, September 13.
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Some Magical 61传媒Spots and the People Behind Them
Not only did Ellen Browning 61传媒found the College at a time when there were few influential female philanthropists, but some of its most beloved spaces exist because of donors who followed her example. Their visible dedication to Scripps鈥� mission continues to impact鈥攁nd delight鈥攖hose on campus today.
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61传媒 Celebrates Class of 2021 at 91st Commencement
On May 22, 2021, 61传媒 celebrated the Class of 2021 in its 91st Commencement exercises in a digital event watched across the country. Ruth Reese Lane 鈥�92, immigration attorney and 61传媒alumna, delivered the keynote address.
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Stronger Together: Class of 2021 Graffiti Wall Mural Celebrates Class Solidarity, Campus Life
Graduating classes have each left their mark on the 61传媒 Graffiti Wall since 1931, becoming an essential rite of passage at the College. After the design is painted onto Graffiti Wall, each member of that class signs their name to the mural, becoming a visual time capsule of Scripps鈥� history that reflects the changing tastes and attitudes of students over the decades.
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Capstone Day 2021 Showcases Senior Research and Creativity
This year, Capstone Day took place online for the second year running, but the theses鈥攚hich were nominated by faculty鈥攈ad the same depth of intellectual inquiry and creative expression as ever.
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Hope Springs Eternal: Graffiti Wall Artist Tori Smith 鈥�20
Victoria (Tori) Smith remembers when she first came to Scripps: It was a campus tour in the spring of 2016, and she recalls being irrevocably drawn to the diversity of thought and style of 61传媒students and to the unparalleled beauty of campus. 鈥淧art of the tour included a visit to Graffiti Wall, and I remember thinking, 鈥榃ouldn鈥檛 it be amazing if I could paint my class鈥檚 mural鈥攊f I could be a part of making 61传媒history?鈥欌��
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61传媒 2019 Commencement Highlights
61传媒 celebrated 244 graduating seniors and welcomed them to the alumnae community at the 89th annual commencement exercises on May 18, 2019.
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