Scripps College News /news/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:16:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 The Scripps Access Initiative Continues to Break Financial Barriers for Students  /news/giving/the-scripps-access-initiative-continues-to-break-financial-barriers-for-students /news/giving/the-scripps-access-initiative-continues-to-break-financial-barriers-for-students#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:16:42 +0000 /news/?p=22296 By Kendra Pintor The Scripps Access Initiative is breaking down financial barriers by providing exceptional, under-resourced students with scholarship support to pursue a transformative Scripps education, with 19 students receiving […]

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]]> /news/giving/the-scripps-access-initiative-continues-to-break-financial-barriers-for-students/feed 0 22296 Scripps Lauded as Top College in 2027 Rankings from Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, and The Princeton Review /news/college-news/2027-rankings /news/college-news/2027-rankings#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:46:34 +0000 /news/?p=22289 Scripps has risen 26 spots as a Top College in Forbes’ rankings and eight spots in U.S. News and World Reports’ Best Undergraduate Teaching category, while continuing to rank highly […]

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]]> /news/college-news/2027-rankings/feed 0 22289 Professor Stacey Wood Speaks to New York Post on Elderly Social Media Use /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-speaks-to-new-york-post /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-speaks-to-new-york-post#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:37:52 +0000 /news/?p=22282 Professor Stacey Wood Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood was recently quoted in a New York Post article regarding the susceptibility of elderly people to the harms of social media use. […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-speaks-to-new-york-post/feed 0 22282 Scripps College Launches Career Action Plan to Put Career Preparation at the Center of the Student Experience /news/features/scripps-college-launches-career-action-plan-to-put-career-preparation-at-the-center-of-the-student-experience /news/features/scripps-college-launches-career-action-plan-to-put-career-preparation-at-the-center-of-the-student-experience#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:36:05 +0000 /news/?p=22262 By Kendra Pintor  Scripps College’s Career Action Plan (CAP) Initiative integrates career preparation into all four years of the student experience, giving students a progressive framework for exploring interests, building […]

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]]> /news/features/scripps-college-launches-career-action-plan-to-put-career-preparation-at-the-center-of-the-student-experience/feed 0 22262 From Political Rhetoric to Brain Waves, Scripps Students Present at 2026 Research Tea /news/student-life/2026-research-tea /news/student-life/2026-research-tea#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:30:27 +0000 /news/?p=22251 By Kendra Pintor and Caitlin Antonios The annual Research Tea celebrates Scripps students’ summer research projects and the faculty mentors who support them, highlighting the College’s interdisciplinary culture of curiosity […]

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]]> /news/student-life/2026-research-tea/feed 0 22251 Scripps Makes Major Progress on Centennial Plaza Project /news/giving/centennial-plaza-progress /news/giving/centennial-plaza-progress#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:25:11 +0000 /news/?p=22237 Construction is underway on the Centennial Plaza at Scripps College Scripps has made progress on its exciting new section of campus, the forthcoming Centennial Plaza. Two of the plaza’s first […]

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]]> /news/giving/centennial-plaza-progress/feed 0 22237 The Next Chapter for Scripps’ Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass /news/alums/the-next-chapter-for-scripps-book-club /news/alums/the-next-chapter-for-scripps-book-club#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:12:53 +0000 /news/?p=22239 One Scripps, One Book event in Austin, Texas last October. Photo courtesy of Sabine Romero ’95. By Sabine Romero ’95 Just a year ago, Scripps alums came together online for […]

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]]> /news/alums/the-next-chapter-for-scripps-book-club/feed 0 22239 Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall ’07 Joins R. F. Kuang in Conversation /news/in-the-media/maggie-tokuda-hall-07-joins-r-f-kuang /news/in-the-media/maggie-tokuda-hall-07-joins-r-f-kuang#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:03:07 +0000 /news/?p=22230 Scripps College campus Best-selling author Maggie Tokuda-Hall ’07 will be in conversation with author R.F. Kuang in San Francisco on September 23. After graduating from Scripps, Tokuda-Hall recieved her MFA […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/maggie-tokuda-hall-07-joins-r-f-kuang/feed 0 22230 Professor of Media Studies Vincent Roca Profiled by Daily Bruin /news/in-the-media/professor-of-media-studies-vincent-roca-profiled-by-daily-bruin /news/in-the-media/professor-of-media-studies-vincent-roca-profiled-by-daily-bruin#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:16:40 +0000 /news/?p=22223 Margaret Fowler Garden Assistant Professor of Media Studies Vincent Roca was profiled by Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper. Roca received a master of fine arts from UCLA’s design media arts department […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/professor-of-media-studies-vincent-roca-profiled-by-daily-bruin/feed 0 22223 LA Hungry Ghost Festival Returns with Professor Hao Huang as Senior Consultant /news/in-the-media/la-hungry-ghost-festival-returns-with-professor-hao-huang-as-senior-consultant /news/in-the-media/la-hungry-ghost-festival-returns-with-professor-hao-huang-as-senior-consultant#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:43:15 +0000 /news/?p=22219 Professor of Music Hao Huang The third annual LA Hungry Ghost Festival returns on August 29 in LA’s Chinatown. The event is a cultural celebration that honors the past and […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/la-hungry-ghost-festival-returns-with-professor-hao-huang-as-senior-consultant/feed 0 22219 Poppy MacDonald ’97 Announced as New NationSwell President /news/in-the-media/poppy-macdonald97-announced-as-new-nationswell-president /news/in-the-media/poppy-macdonald97-announced-as-new-nationswell-president#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:23:19 +0000 /news/?p=22215 Poppy MacDonald’97 at Scripps College Poppy MacDonald’97 has been announced as the new NationSwell president. NationSwell, founded by Greg Behrman, is a social impact company and membership community for leaders […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/poppy-macdonald97-announced-as-new-nationswell-president/feed 0 22215 Barbara Bruner ’76 Invests in Future Leaders Through Gift to the Laspa Center /news/alums/barbara-bruner-76-invests-in-future-leaders-through-gift-to-the-laspa-center /news/alums/barbara-bruner-76-invests-in-future-leaders-through-gift-to-the-laspa-center#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:47:50 +0000 /news/?p=22184 By Kendra Pintor  Scripps alum Barbara Bruner ’76 has made a $37,000 gift to support students’  participation in the Carter Center Executive Briefing, expanding opportunities  for them to develop compassionate, […]

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]]> /news/alums/barbara-bruner-76-invests-in-future-leaders-through-gift-to-the-laspa-center/feed 0 22184 Allison Wysocki ’99 Endows Internship Fund to Expand Co-Curricular Opportunities for Scripps Students /news/alums/allison-wysocki-99-endows-internship-fund-to-expand-co-curricular-opportunities-for-scripps-students /news/alums/allison-wysocki-99-endows-internship-fund-to-expand-co-curricular-opportunities-for-scripps-students#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:56:08 +0000 /news/?p=22002 By Kendra Pintor  Alumna and Trustee Allison Wysocki ’99 has made a $690,000 gift to Scripps College, creating a new endowed scholarship, and providing significant support to The Scripps Fund to expand […]

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]]> /news/alums/allison-wysocki-99-endows-internship-fund-to-expand-co-curricular-opportunities-for-scripps-students/feed 0 22002 Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Honors Scripps’ Iconic Former Professor of Art History Samella Lewis /news/in-the-media/clark-lewis-museum-of-art-honors-scripps-iconic-former-professor-of-art-history-samella-lewis /news/in-the-media/clark-lewis-museum-of-art-honors-scripps-iconic-former-professor-of-art-history-samella-lewis#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:34:43 +0000 /news/?p=22178 Samella Lewis, American, (1923–2022), Child’s Game, 1968. Ink on paper. Scripps College, Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection. The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art in Claremont will celebrate the life and work […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/clark-lewis-museum-of-art-honors-scripps-iconic-former-professor-of-art-history-samella-lewis/feed 0 22178 Scripps Remembers Betye Saar P’78, Seminal Leader of the Black Arts Movement /news/alums/scripps-remembers-betye-saar /news/alums/scripps-remembers-betye-saar#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:47:15 +0000 /news/?p=22155 Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Scripps honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]

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