Politics and Society (page 2)
Spotlight on Seniors: Fulbright Recipient Chanah Haigh 鈥�23 Focuses on Environmental Activism
鈥淚鈥檝e loved how interdisciplinary my studies at Scripps have been,鈥� Haigh says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 given me more understanding of other people鈥檚 perspectives and taught me to be flexible and to think on my feet.鈥�
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Spotlight on Faculty: Amy Alemu, Assistant Professor of History
The Office of聽Marketing and Communications recently spoke with new Scripps Assistant Professor of History Amy Alemu to discuss Ethiopian and Black American student activism, interdisciplinary historical inquiry, and handstands.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Julia Cox ’23 Prepares for Law School with Advocacy and Philosophy
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I would have developed into the self-assured and confident person I am today if I had gone to a bigger school or one without a liberal arts focus,鈥� she says.
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Lara Deeb Discusses New Co-Edited Book on Sectarianism in Lebanon
The co-editors said they “decided to focus the volume on anthropology and history because we saw a potentially fruitful conversation to be had between these two disciplines.”
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Cindy Forster Discusses the Arrest of Bolivian Coup Leaders in the Jacobin
Forster discusses the arrest of Luis Fernando Camacho, who led the 2019 coup in Bolivia that deposed Evo Morales.
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Spotlight on Alumnae Series: Nejra Kravic 鈥�21 Supports International Media Literacy
Kravic鈥檚 current project centers on a partnership with the Connect Institute, a nonprofit she worked with during her stay in Morocco that aims to empower young Moroccans through informal education.
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Isabel Li 鈥�25 and Amalia Koch 鈥�25 Bring Ellen Browning Scripps’ Story to a Broader Audience
Amalia Koch 鈥�25 and Isabel Li 鈥�25 researched the life and achievements of Ellen Browning Scripps: a journalist, philanthropist, educator, and founder of the College.
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Preethi Rao 鈥�24 Uses We Act Grant to Develop Public Health Podcast
Rao says the rapid development of the podcast and growth of their audience wouldn鈥檛 be possible without the We Act Grant funding.
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Archa Dileep 鈥�24 and Hannah Lak 鈥�23 Research Scams, Fraud, and Catfishing
Archa Dileep 鈥�24 and Hannah Lak 鈥�23 have been working in Professor Wood鈥檚 lab since fall 2021 as part of a collaborative, passionate group studying psychological issues around scams and fraud.
Read MoreChigozie Obiegbu ’23 Examines the Early Development of COVID-19 Conspiracies in Germany
鈥淭hese issues are important to consider when thinking about how scientific and political institutions should communicate to the wider public, especially in times of crisis,” Obiegbu says.
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