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College to Celebrate the life of the late Paul Soldner
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ will celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Paul Soldner, artist and innovator in the field of ceramic art, in Seal Court on the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ campus on Saturday afternoon, January 8, at 4 p.m. Soldner died January 3, 2011, at his winter home in Claremont, at age 89.
Read MoreClaremont Colleges Hosts Feminism and Science Workshop
A collaborative workshop, “Feminism and Science: Building Bridges for Teaching and Research Innovation,” will be held January 4–6, 2011, at The Claremont Colleges. Funded by a Mellon 23 grant, the workshop will draw faculty interested in developing teaching and research projects that bring together science, gender studies, and/or feminist science studies.
Read MoreA Global Affair
Professor of International Relations David Andrews heads the European Union Center — one of only two in California — so ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ students may have opportunity to work with another important consortium: the European Union.
Read MoreStudents United!
Collaboration between Scripps Associated Students, staff, and trustees leads to the development of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ’s first Student Union.
Read MoreRoberto Andreoni: “The Making of Cross-cultural Music and Research: Analysis and Performance of Bardo by Roberto Andreoni”
How can a European-trained composer approach the encounter with a performer who belongs to a different culture and, through the latter, how can he manage to encounter another, even more remote, challenging culture? Does modern Art Music demand a specific political correctness, academic integrity or ethic codes in order to cross cultural bridges? Otherwise, is music itself a bridge between, above and beyond cultures? To what extent a new, non-commercial composition could still be a relevant fact in the life of a campus community?
Read MoreA Very Merry Sorrow
A haunting new collaboration between ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ students and German professor Roswitha Burwick results in an impressive anthology of modern-day fairy tales.
Read MoreAppointment of the New Humanities Institute Director
I am delighted to announce that Cándida F. Jáquez, Associate Professor of Music, will be the Director of the Humanities Institute for a three-year period, beginning July 1, 2011. An interdisciplinary approach to the humanities has long informed Professor Jáquez’s research, teaching, and performance, in addition to her intellectual and professional commitments.
Read MoreVictoria Romero Named ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ Vice President for Enrollment
President Lori Bettison-Varga has announced the appointment of Victoria A. Romero as vice president for enrollment at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ.
Read MoreNavigating the Scripps Journey
Melissa Mesinas ’12 draws on her own experience as a first-generation college student to help others in their first year at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ.
Read MoreScripps and Pomona Dance Present 2010 “In The Works” Student Danceworks Concert
“In The Works…,” the annual fall concert by ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and Pomona College dance students opens Thursday, December 2, at the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College. The concert is open to the public.
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