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Mark Rank: "Poverty and Inequality in America — Why Care?"

Mark R. Rank is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice.

Dr. Rank’s areas of research and teaching have focused on poverty, social welfare, economic inequality, and social policy. His first book, “Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America,” explored the conditions of surviving on public assistance, and achieved widespread critical acclaim.

Roswitha Burwick: "Permanence in Change"

Distinguished Professorship in Modern Foreign Languages Roswitha Burwick gives the keynote address during the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Fall 2007 Academic convocation.

Ashley Peters: "Impact and Our Social Obligation"

Scripps Associated Students President Ashley Peters talks about social obligations in undergraduate education.

Millard Sheets: The Scripps Years on View at Williamson Gallery

Millard Sheets: The Scripps Years, is on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery from September 1 to October 14, 2007.

Civil Rights Advocate Lani Guinier at Scripps

Lani Guinier, the first black woman to hold a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School, opens the fall 2007 Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series, September 27, 7:30 p.m., in ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Garrison Theater.

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Joins Annapolis Group in Support of Better Information for Parents and Prospective Students

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ joins peer institutions in the Annapolis Group in deciding to no longer complete the reputational survey used in U.S. News; World Report’s rankings exercise, and the College will not promote its showing in the magazine’s annual listing of America’s top colleges and universities on the College web site.

Scripps’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ has received a two-year conservation grant of $108,676 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency. The funds will be used to restore 10 important Chinese paintings in the Williamson Gallery’s permanent collection.

Five new trustees join ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Receives $10 Million Pledge Toward Faculty Initiatives

An anonymous donor has made a $10 million gift pledge to ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, President Nancy Y. Bekavac announced last week. Pledged on behalf of the Board of Trustees, it will be the largest gift from a living donor in the College’s history.

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Alumnae Teaching for America

For the second year in a row, Scripps was the top producing women’s college for Teach for America. With 15.7 percent of the senior class applying, the College had the highest percentage of senior applicants. Schools with comparably high percentages include Notre Dame, Yale, and University of Michigan.