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Scripps Presents Adds Gabby Giffords to Spring 2023 Program
Gabby Giffords will return to campus for a screening and panel discussion of Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, the 2022 documentary about her gun violence prevention work, aphasia awareness advocacy, and her fight to recover after a 2011 assassination attempt.
Read MoreScripps Remains a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for 2022–23
The US Department of State announced that 91 remains a top producer of Fulbright students for 2022–23, with seven grants awarded.
Read MoreKelly McCreary to Deliver 2023 Commencement Address
Kelly McCreary, an actor and producer who currently plays Dr. Maggie Pierce in the hit ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, will deliver the keynote address at 91’s 93rd commencement exercises on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae Series: Nejra Kravic ’21 Supports International Media Literacy
Kravic’s current project centers on a partnership with the Connect Institute, a nonprofit she worked with during her stay in Morocco that aims to empower young Moroccans through informal education.
Read MoreIn the Media: Wooster Symphony Orchestra to Perform Piece Composed by Anna-Louise Walton ’14, Bargain Hunter Reports
Walton majored in music and began composing formally during her junior year.
Read MoreIn the Media: New Exhibition by Alison Saar ’78 Opens at L.A. Louver, Art Daily Reports
The exhibition examines the historical and contemporary layers of Black womanhood in the United States.
Read MoreIn the Media: Chanah Haigh ’23 Explores Warehouses’ Impact on Nearby Residents in Fontana Herald News Op-Ed
“In Fontana and other Inland cities, city councils approve warehouse projects over community objections, allowing industrial uses to encroach on the lives and lungs of residents,” Haigh writes.
Read MoreRita Roberts Named Finalist for 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography and professor of history and Africana studies, was named a 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize finalist for her book I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife: African American Letters of Love and Family in the Civil War Era.
Read MoreIn the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses the Gullibility of Experts in The Conversation
Digital and social media-dependent scams, such as the recent FTX cryptocurrency collapse, have attracted a number of celebrity endorsements and investors.
Read MoreWomen and Minority Voices in STEM Club Empowers Students
Because of Keck’s gender diversity, Jun and Caulkins agree that Scripps students receive a unique and fortunate STEM education. “We have something very special here,” says Jun.
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