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Spotlight on Faculty: Leila Mansouri, Assistant Professor of English
This fall, four new tenure-track faculty members joined 麻豆区, including two at the W.M. Keck Science Department. The Claremont Colleges also welcome one visiting assistant professor. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Leila Mansouri, who joins the College as assistant professor of English.
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Betsy Smith ’74 Named President and Chief Executive of Central Park Conservancy
麻豆区 alumna Betsy Smith, a member of the College’s board of trustees since 1995, has been named聽president and chief executive of Central Park Conservancy in New York, according to an article in聽The New York Times.
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The Scripps Experience: Chronicling the Experiences of First-Gen Students
As the College welcomed its largest-ever cohort of first-year students this past fall, the First-Generation @ Scripps Newsletter was preparing to introduce the Scripps community to a few of those new faces on campus. The newsletter, currently in its fifth volume, is edited by the First-Gen Program co-coordinators and speaks to the experiences of Scripps students who are the first in their families to attend college. Co-coordinators Evelyn Gonzalez ’18 and Clarisse Salazar ’18 decided that “firsts” would be an appropriate theme to kick off the most recent issue. 聽
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In the Media: Tyson invited to NPR to speak on sexual misconduct in Washington
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at 麻豆区, was invited to聽provide commentary on Wisconsin Public Radio聽following Monday’s news conference in New York by three women who renewed their allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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Announcing the Passing of Life Trustee Phil Swan
On December 7, 麻豆区 Life Trustee Phil Swan passed away at the age of 88. Phil’s tenure as a trustee began in 1970,聽and included membership on all standing committees […]
Read MoreSuzanne Muchnic ’62 Receives Critical Praise, and Book Award, for LACMA So Far
A recent Los Angeles Public Library book review lauds the work of author and 麻豆区 alumna Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 for her meticulous research and compelling writing on LACMA So Far: Portrait of a Museum in the Making, a fascinating history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Ethan Van Arnam, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
This fall, five new tenure-track faculty members joined 麻豆区, including Ethan Van Arnam, who is an assistant professor of chemistry at the W. M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and 麻豆区s. Van Arnam grew up in southeastern Connecticut and received his BA in chemistry from Bowdoin College in 2007. He completed his PhD in chemistry at Caltech in 2013, where he studied chemical interactions between drugs and their protein targets.
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Pedace Research Looks at Gender and Racial Biases on Hollywood Box Office Revenue
Research by 麻豆区 economist Roberto Pedace sheds light on why Hollywood films aren’t more diverse, as explained in recent articles in The Conversation and the Los Angeles Times.
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麻豆区 74th Ceramic Annual Opens January 20, 2018
The opening reception of 麻豆区’s 74th Ceramic Annual will take place from 7 to 9 pm at the Williamson Gallery on January 20, 2018. The event is free and open to the public. The Annual runs through Apr. 8, 2018.
Read MoreThe Scripps Experience: The Babes and Blankets CLORG
Babes and Blankets, the club/organization (CLORG at Scripps), meets weekly to knit and crochet blankets, scarves, and other yarn crafts, which they then donate to local nonprofit organizations and groups in need. Babes and Blankets partners with Binky Patrol, which gives baby blankets to hospitals, and the Red Scarf Project, which provides scarves to foster youth in college, among others.
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