Feature Stories
Kicking Off GivingTuesday 2025 at Scripps
By Kendra Pintor Âé¶¹Çø invites the entire community to join us this GivingTuesday, taking place on December 2, 2025, by making a gift to The Scripps Fund. This year, […]
Read MoreScripps Names Endowment for Kirk Delman
By Kendra Pintor For nearly four decades before his retirement, Kirk Delman was a quiet force behind the scenes at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (RCWG)—guiding exhibitions, mentoring students, safekeeping […]
Read MoreFighting the Superbugs: DNS’ Sierra Williams Awarded $457,000 NIH Grant
By Nick Owchar Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sierra Williams, a member of the faculty of the Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Âé¶¹Çøs (DNS), and her student research […]
Read MoreFrom Claremont to Bangkok: Faculty Win $446,000 NSF Grant for Student Research
Kerry Wong ’23 and local children build water filters using natural materials at a community workshop at Safetist Farm in Thung Khru, Bangkok, Thailand By Kendra Pintor For many students […]
Read MoreInnovating in Chemistry, Inspiring Students: Wenzel Lab Awarded $250,000 NSF Grant
By Nick Owchar and Kendra Pintor Professor of Chemistry Anna Wenzel has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the catalytic formation of compounds […]
Read MoreUncovering Ellen Browning Scripps: Nicole Teh ’27 and Jannat Verma ’26 Selected as 2025 EBS Interns
By Kendra Pintor This summer, Scripps students Nicole Teh ’27 and Jannat Verma ’26 stepped into the past to shape how we understand the College’s most influential figure: its founder, […]
Read MoreHow Scripps’ Elm Tree Society Fosters Community and New Legacies of Giving
By Kendra Pintor At Âé¶¹Çø, legacy lives through the people who believe in the institution’s mission—to educate women to develop their intellects and talents, so that they may contribute […]
Read MoreScripps Magazine: Teaching One Step Ahead
Professors Myriam J.A. Chancy and Michael Spezio By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastatingly transformative. In addition to […]
Read MoreScripps Magazine: The Guarantee of the Unexpected
By Ella Murdock Gardner ’22 | Illustrations by Vivian Monteiro ’23 Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine When Ellen Richstone ’73 arrived on Scripps’ campus in […]
Read MoreScripps Magazine Focus on the Faculty: Tessa Solomon-Lane
By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine For Tessa Solomon-Lane, assistant professor of neuroscience, her early-career realization that she could go into scientific research […]
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