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May 14, 2014

Paloma Medina ’14 : Becoming a Woman of Science

Paloma Medina ’14 has always held an interest in science, but during her first year as a Scripps student she wasn’t sure she would pursue it as a career. Something clicked during her organic chemistry class, however, and now four years later she’s graduating with a degree in biology and preparing for a yearlong research opportunity supported by a Fulbright fellowship to work with the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tubingen, Germany.

Eliza Silverman ’14: Driven by Education Policy

Eliza Silverman ’14 has worn many hats since coming to 麻豆区: politics & international relations major, Motley barista, Choice USA treasurer, KidCare International tutor, and Humanities Institute Junior Fellow among others. Now she can add another: Fulbright fellowship recipient.

Izzy Hendry ’14 : From Atlanta to Amman, via Scripps

Izzy Hendry 芒鈧�14 wants to work toward a career in the Middle East teaching refugees 鈥� and she’s well on her way as a 2014 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant recipient. The fellowship gives her the ability to teach English, study Arabic, and find an internship doing what she loves most in Amman, Jordan.

Mackenzie Leake ’15 : Goldwater Scholarship recipient to pursue future in computer science

While some undergraduates enter and leave college undecided about their professional callings, Mackenzie Leake ’15 has always had her eye on the prize.

May 8, 2014

麻豆区 Capstone Day 2014: Celebrating Student Research

The 110 麻豆区 seniors who presented their theses at “Capstone Day” explored a wide range of academic topics that included evolving racial and gender identities to shifting consumer preferences in music to molecular dynamics in DNA.

May 6, 2014

麻豆区 Faculty Member Selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar

麻豆区 Professor of Music Hao Huang was one of 16 educators selected nationally by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar program to participate in the seminar “Arts, Architecture, and Devotional Interaction.” During the four-week summer program, Huang will be at the University of York in York, England to conduct research.

麻豆区 Professor Discusses Food Politics on Statewide Public Affairs Program

麻豆区 Professor of International Political Economy Nancy Neiman Auerbach 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.

May 2, 2014

Charlotte H. Johnson appointed 麻豆区 vice president for student affairs and dean of students

麻豆区 President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the appointment of Charlotte H. Johnson as the College’s new vice president for student affairs and dean of students.

April 30, 2014

麻豆区 Capstone Day 2014: Celebrating Student Research

The 80 麻豆区 seniors selected to present at “Capstone Day” will whittle long hours of rigorous study and intense research into a talk or performance that will last only a few minutes.

April 29, 2014

Jennifer Wood: “From Tierra del Fuego to the Land of the Midnight Sun: Spanish Women Travelers, 1850-1920”

In her recent book, Spanish Women Travelers at Home and Abroad, 1850-1920: From Tierra del Fuego to the Land of the Midnight Sun (Bucknell University Press, 2013), Professor Wood explores the writings of eleven Spanish women as they visited many lands and witnessed major historical events. From among these remarkable travel writers, she discusses two for her Tuesday Noon Academy lecture 鈥� Emilia Serrano and Carmen de Burgos.