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Scripps College Professor Latika Chaudhary Speaks at London School of Economics
Scripps College Assistant Professor of Economics Latika Chaudhary delivers this year’s Epstein Lecture at the world-renowned London School of Economics on March 14. Chaudhary will be the first person from a liberal arts college invited to give this lecture.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks Scripps College 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
Scripps College is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.
Read MoreMary Hatcher-Skeers: Ode to My Single Mother
Part of academic convocation, Hatcher-Skeers’s keynote address “Ode to My Single Mother” received a standing ovation from the hundreds of students, faculty, and staff assembled, and kicked off the 2012-13 academic year with an unprecedented amount of energy.
Read MoreScripps College Professor Writes Book Exploring “Christ Circumcised”
Andrew Jacobs’ “Christ Circumcised: A Study in Early Christian History and Difference,” points to an unexpected symbol — the mark of circumcision on the body of the Christian savior — to explore what we know about early Christian identity.
Read MoreThe Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Acquire Artwork Created by Scripps College Professor Nancy Macko
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired one of Scripps College professor Nancy Macko’s large format archival pigment prints, “Nirvana for Now,” which she created in 2003 during her sabbatical in France. Since the early 1990s, Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore relationships among art, science, technology, and ancient matriarchal cultures.
Read MoreScripps College Professor Writes Book Examining Hidden History of Racial Segregation on 1950s “American Bandstand”
Matt Delmont, assistant professor of American studies ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ College, never questioned Dick Clark’s claim that “American Bandstand” was racially integrated in the 1950s until Delmont’s research turned up new evidence.
Read MoreScripps College Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Exhibits Photographs From “Lynching in the West” Series
Ken Gonzales-Day, chair of the art department ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ College, presents a new solo exhibition of haunting photographs of California lynchings titled, “Disappearing Into The Trees,” at the Vincent Price Art Museum in East Los Angeles from February 11 to April 27. This show is free and open to the public.
Read MoreGender Politics, and the Road to Fukushima
English professor Gayle Greene examines the power of reputation in the fields of scientific “knowledge” and public policy.
Read MoreDavid Andrews: “Global Peace and Community Peace”
Professor David Andrews delivers the Fall Convocation keynote address September 8, 2011.
Read MoreNancy Neiman Auerbach Appointed Mary W. Johnson Professor
Nancy Neiman Auerbach, professor of politics and international relations, has been appointed to the Mary W. Johnson Professorship in Teaching ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ College, effective July 1, 2011.
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