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Newsroom (page 185)
The Right Note
Micah Schub has a bachelor of music from Juilliard and has played with orchestras around the world. But now he’s set his sights on something different – medicine – and the Scripps Postbac Program is helping him achieve this dream.
Read MoreTake a Joke
Julia Comnes ’16, Teresa Iker ’14, Christie Kweon ’15, and Ellie McElvain ’14 discuss their work with Golden Antlers, a satire publication hitting funny bones all across The Claremont Colleges
Read MoreÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.
Read MoreA Record Number of Scripps Students Receive Grants for Summer Internships
Once Mara Falahee ’16 researched The Borgen Project in Seattle, she knew this nonprofit that dedicates itself to ending world hunger was the right summer internship fit for her, except for one concern – it was unpaid. But thanks to a record number of Scripps-funded internship grants, which recently have grown from 59 to 101 – Falahee was able to accept the opportunity.
Read MoreEllyn Erving ’14 Exemplifies What it Means to be a Scripps Student Athlete
As a Scripps senior, Ellyn Erving ’14 did it all. She led the women’s Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Track and Field team to a NCAA championship, jumped a personal best at a national meet, completed her senior thesis, made the dean’s list, and earned All-American honors.
Read MoreÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees Welcomes Five New Members
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ announces the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees, four of whom are alumnae of the College. Their three-year terms begin July 1.
Read MoreRankings Round-up 2014-2015
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country. Again this year, The Princeton Review named Scripps a Best Value College, based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance – categories that underscore the College’s commitment to access and excellence.
Read MoreRave review for alumna Nonie Creme’s Commencement speech
TIME.com writer Randye Hoder and parent of a 2014 Scripps graduate was skeptical of the college’s selection of alumna Nonie Creme ’94 as the Commencement speaker going in, but coming out she called the speech “one of the best addesses” she ever heard or read.
Read MoreÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ honors the memory of Maya Angelou
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”
Read MoreÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Announces Appointment of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the appointment of Binti Harvey as the College’s new chief marketing and communications officer, effective June 30, 2014. Harvey fills the position vacated by Marylou Ferry, who moved from Scripps to Pomona College earlier this year.
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