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International Rescue from Near and Afar: Students Aid Refugees in Remote Internship
Walking home from her class, 鈥淩efugee and Forced Migration,鈥 which she took entirely in Arabic at the University of Jordan in Amman last year, Julia Kelly 鈥21 recalls passing by a building that caught her eye. 鈥淚 walked by the International Rescue Committee鈥檚 office on my way home every day,鈥 recalls the Middle Eastern and North African studies major. 鈥淚 learned that Jordan is a safe haven for refugees from all over the Middle East, and since then, refugee welfare became an even greater focus for me.鈥
Read MoreUma Nagarajan-Swenson 鈥22 Interns at the Intersection of Scholarship and Activism
Uma Nagarajan-Swenson 鈥22 is a politics and history major with a passion for grassroots social movements. This summer, she is serving as an intern at the Institute for Policy Studies鈥 Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project, thanks to a summer internship grant from Scripps鈥 Career Planning and Resources (CP&R).
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Sophia Albanese 鈥21 Explores Impact of Cellular Stress
Long before starting at Scripps, biology major Sophia Albanese 鈥21 knew scientific exploration would be in her future. The child of an attorney and a chemist, she 鈥済rew up surrounded by science and law,鈥 and in middle school got her first glimpse of how she could pursue this goal at the W.M. Keck Science Center during a tour of The Claremont Colleges.
Read MoreOlivia Truesdale 鈥21 Receives Commendation in Korea Times鈥 English Economic Essay Contest
Olivia Truesdale 鈥21 received a commendation award in the Korea Times鈥 15th English Economic Essay Contest for university students. Truesdale, a foreign languages major at Scripps, is currently studying at Yonsei University in Seoul.
Read MoreBreaking the Bars of Incarceration: Mackenzie Rutherford 鈥21 Interns at Prison Abolition Organization Critical Resistance
Politics major Mackenzie Rutherford 鈥21 spent the summer in Oakland, California, as an intern at Critical Resistance, a member-led, grassroots movement that seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Building on History: Eve Kaufman 鈥20鈥檚 Architecture and Archiving Internship at Claremont Heritage
Evie Kaufman 鈥20 spends her days poring over blueprints, studying architects, and considering how the built environment鈥攖he human-made spaces in which people live, work, and recreate鈥攊nfluences individuals and communities.
Read MoreIn the Media: MV Times Highlights a Day in the Farm Life of Sophie Perry 鈥22
Sophie Perry ’22, an environmental science major, was featured in the MV Times for her work at Morning Glory Farm.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Sabrina Wu 鈥20鈥檚 Internship Melds Healthcare and Human Rights
For Sabrina Wu 鈥20, reproductive healthcare is about more than just medicine鈥攊t鈥檚 a chance 鈥渢o support each woman鈥檚 journey.鈥
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Scripps Students Intern on Capitol Hill, Envision Change for the Better
For Madeline Moore 鈥22 and Olivia Gleason 鈥21, their summer internships in the office of Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA 47th District, which includes Long Beach and a few other cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties) is a chance to learn about how public policy and legislation can improve the lives of all.
Read MoreIn the Media: Maddie Moore 鈥22 Featured on the NPR Politics Podcast
Maddie Moore 鈥22, who is interning on Capitol Hill, introduced the NPR Politics Podcast鈥檚 latest episode on Special Counsel Robert Mueller鈥檚 testimony before Congress. Moore was first in line for […]
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