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News Releases (page 69)


June 12, 2014

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake 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.

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June 11, 2014

A Record Number of Scripps Students Receive Grants for Summer Internships

Once Mara Falahee ’16 researched The Borgen Project in Seattle, she knew this nonprofit that dedicates itself to ending world hunger was the right summer internship fit for her, except for one concern – it was unpaid. But thanks to a record number of Scripps-funded internship grants, which recently have grown from 59 to 101 – Falahee was able to accept the opportunity.

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June 10, 2014

Ellyn Erving ’14 Exemplifies What it Means to be a Scripps Student Athlete

As a Scripps senior, Ellyn Erving ’14 did it all. She led the women’s Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Track and Field team to a NCAA championship, jumped a personal best at a national meet, completed her senior thesis, made the dean’s list, and earned All-American honors.

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June 3, 2014

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Welcomes Five New Members

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ announces the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees, four of whom are alumnae of the College. Their three-year terms begin July 1.

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May 30, 2014

Rankings Round-up 2014-2015

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country. Again this year, The Princeton Review named Scripps a Best Value College, based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance – categories that underscore the College’s commitment to access and excellence.

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May 29, 2014

Rave review for alumna Nonie Creme’s Commencement speech

TIME.com writer Randye Hoder and parent of a 2014 Scripps graduate was skeptical of the college’s selection of alumna Nonie Creme ’94 as the Commencement speaker going in, but coming out she called the speech “one of the best addesses” she ever heard or read.

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May 28, 2014

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ honors the memory of Maya Angelou

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”

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May 27, 2014

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Announces Appointment of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the appointment of Binti Harvey as the College’s new chief marketing and communications officer, effective June 30, 2014. Harvey fills the position vacated by Marylou Ferry, who moved from Scripps to Pomona College earlier this year.

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May 20, 2014

City of Claremont Honors ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ for Campus Restoration and Landscaping Efforts

City officials presented ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ with a 2013 Excellence in Design Award for distinguished work on the College’s iconic Margaret Fowler Garden at a May 15 public award presentation at Claremont City Hall.

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May 17, 2014

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ 2014 Commencement Speaker and Alumna Nonie Creme Urges Graduates to “Set the World on Fire”

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ’s 2014 Commencement speaker Nonie Creme, an alumna and a global entrepreneur who helped found Butter London, a leading global beauty product brand, urged graduating seniors on Saturday to not “be scared about what comes next” in life and to take risks as they “set the world on fire.”

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