Scripps College News /news/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Professor Westenley Alcenat Quoted in The Washington Post /news/in-the-media/westenley-alcenat-washington-post /news/in-the-media/westenley-alcenat-washington-post#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:04:21 +0000 /news/?p=21534 Professor Westenley Alcenat Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies Westenley Alcenat was quoted in a recent The Washington Post article about President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Black immigrants, particularly Somali […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/la-dance-chronicle-features-kevin-williamson/feed 0 21529 Professor Martha Gonzalez Inspires New Play /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-inspires-new-play /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-inspires-new-play#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:32:38 +0000 /news/?p=21521 Professor Martha Gonzalez Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Martha Gonzalez has been included among other local community leaders as an inspirational figures behind a new collection of plays produced by […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/martha-gonzalez-inspires-new-play/feed 0 21521 Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Joins Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts Board of Directors /news/in-the-media/ken-gonzalez-day-joins-mike-kelley-foundation-board /news/in-the-media/ken-gonzalez-day-joins-mike-kelley-foundation-board#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:57:39 +0000 /news/?p=21509 Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Professor Ken Gonzales-Day, the Scripps College Fletcher Jones Chair in Art, was recently appointed to the board of directors at the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/ken-gonzalez-day-joins-mike-kelley-foundation-board/feed 0 21509 Tara Attanasio ’26 Receives Support from the Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund for Thesis Research /news/giving/scripps-senior-tara-attanasio-26-receives-support-from-the-bettison-varga-endowment-fund-for-thesis-research /news/giving/scripps-senior-tara-attanasio-26-receives-support-from-the-bettison-varga-endowment-fund-for-thesis-research#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:15:32 +0000 /news/?p=21479 Tara Attanasio ’26 outside the Brooklyn Museum By Kendra Pintor Scripps College is home to many endowed funds that make a lasting difference in students’ academic journeys, each reflecting a […]

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]]> /news/giving/scripps-senior-tara-attanasio-26-receives-support-from-the-bettison-varga-endowment-fund-for-thesis-research/feed 0 21479 Quiet Quail Books Founder Carolann Jane Duro ’20 Receives 2025 Global Recognition Award /news/in-the-media/carolann-duro-receives-global-recognition-award /news/in-the-media/carolann-duro-receives-global-recognition-award#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:04:22 +0000 /news/?p=21496 Ella Strong Denison Library Carolann Jane Duro ’20 has been featured in Business Insider following Quiet Quail Books receiving a 2025 Global Recognition Award for expanding access to Indigenous-authored literature […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/carolann-duro-receives-global-recognition-award/feed 0 21496 Alison Saar ’78 Interviewed by BOMB Magazine’s Melissa Joseph for Women by Women Series /news/in-the-media/alison-saar-interviewed-bomb-magazine /news/in-the-media/alison-saar-interviewed-bomb-magazine#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:54:59 +0000 /news/?p=21491 Scripps College campus Artist Alison Saar ’78 has been featured in BOMB Magazine’s Women by Women series in a wide-ranging conversation with Melissa Joseph that explores storytelling, materials, and the […]

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]]> /news/in-the-media/alison-saar-interviewed-bomb-magazine/feed 0 21491 Spring 2026 Community Welcome from President Amy Marcus-Newhall /news/president/spring-2026-president-welcome /news/president/spring-2026-president-welcome#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:00:43 +0000 /news/?p=21471 Dear Scripps Students, Faculty, and Staff, Happy New Year and welcome to the spring semester Ƶ! I hope you all had a rejuvenating winter break. We have much to […]

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]]> /news/president/spring-2026-president-welcome/feed 0 21471 Drawing Back the Curtain: In the Works Dance Showcase /news/student-life/in-the-works-2025 /news/student-life/in-the-works-2025#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:03:10 +0000 /news/?p=21426 In the Works 2025 By Nichola Monroe ’27 Every fall semester, student dancers at the 5Cs present their own choreographed pieces during In the Works, the annual concert produced by […]

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]]> /news/student-life/in-the-works-2025/feed 0 21426 Human Bone Discovered by Juliette Zúñiga ’28 Gains Global Attention /news/student-life/bone-discovered-juliette-zuniga /news/student-life/bone-discovered-juliette-zuniga#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:53:40 +0000 /news/?p=21411 Juliette Zúñiga ’28 with her discovery. By Caitlin Antonios   In the final glimmer of daylight roughly 7,000 miles from Claremont, at an archaeological site in Orozmani, Republic of Georgia, Juliette […]

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]]> /news/student-life/bone-discovered-juliette-zuniga/feed 0 21411 Carolyn Lake Claremont Foundation Gives $15 Million to Centennial Plaza, New Dance Center /news/giving/carolyn-lake-claremont-foundation-15-million-centennial-plaza-project-gift /news/giving/carolyn-lake-claremont-foundation-15-million-centennial-plaza-project-gift#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:55:18 +0000 /news/?p=21403 The new Carolyn Lake Dance Center will be built during phase one of the Centennial Plaza Project By Kendra Pintor  Scripps College is excited to announce a transformative $15 million […]

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]]> /news/giving/carolyn-lake-claremont-foundation-15-million-centennial-plaza-project-gift/feed 0 21403 Scripps Set to Celebrate Family Weekend February 14–15, 2026 /news/giving/scripps-family-weekend-2026 /news/giving/scripps-family-weekend-2026#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:49:49 +0000 /news/?p=21397 By Kendra Pintor  Family Weekend is one of Scripps College’s most anticipated annual traditions, welcoming families from around the world to campus over President’s Day weekend. With registration now open, […]

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]]> /news/giving/scripps-family-weekend-2026/feed 0 21397 Q&A: How a Scripps Dance and Anthropology Education Shaped an Interdisciplinary Artist /news/arts-and-culture/qa-how-a-scripps-dance-and-anthropology-education-shaped-a-dancer-educator-and-interdisciplinary-artist /news/arts-and-culture/qa-how-a-scripps-dance-and-anthropology-education-shaped-a-dancer-educator-and-interdisciplinary-artist#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:22:06 +0000 /news/?p=21385 By Kendra Pintor  For Isabella Melsheimer ’23, the value of a Scripps education reveals itself not only in the classroom or studio, but also in the lasting professional and personal […]

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]]> /news/arts-and-culture/qa-how-a-scripps-dance-and-anthropology-education-shaped-a-dancer-educator-and-interdisciplinary-artist/feed 0 21385 Williamson Gallery Announces Means to an End, its 81st Ceramics Annual /news/arts-and-culture/81st-ceramics-annual /news/arts-and-culture/81st-ceramics-annual#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:02:10 +0000 /news/?p=21377 Debra Broz, “Dog Pheasant (Collie)” and “Dog Pheasant (Saint Bernard),” 2023. Found ceramics, mixed media. Photo by Sean Meredith, courtesy of Track 16 Gallery From February 7 through April 5, […]

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]]> /news/arts-and-culture/81st-ceramics-annual/feed 0 21377 Professor Stacey Wood Talks Scams on The You Project Podcast /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-talks-scams /news/in-the-media/stacey-wood-talks-scams#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:14:21 +0000 /news/?p=21374 Balch Auditorium Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood spoke with Craig Harper on The You Project Podcast about how scammers sink their teeth into particularly vulnerable populations, like the elderly, and […]

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