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Spring Semester Update
Based on the recent announcements about LA County鈥檚 timeline and metrics for reevaluating guidance for higher education, the Scripps Board of Trustees and senior team have concluded that it will not be possible for students to return to campus in January. Consequently, spring semester will begin in a remote format. We continue to work toward the goal of allowing students to return to campus for the second half of the semester.
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In the Media: The New Yorker Explores Emily Hale’s Relationship with T.S. Eliot
The New Yorker explored T.S. Eliot’s relationship with Emily Hale, who served as his muse and romantic confidante, according to revelations from their correspondence, which was first made public earlier this year. Eliot visited Hale in 1932, while she was an instructor at Scripps, and the two corresponded for almost two decades.
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In the Media: Christine Margiotta ’00 Discusses Politics and Equity with Z贸calo Public Square
Christine Margiotta ’00, whose career has focused on homelessness, education, economic justice, racial equity, and LGBTQ+ rights, spoke with Z贸calo Public Square about her recent run for Claremont City Council. Margiotta credited her Scripps professors for influencing her outlook on the world.
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Board Chair Presidential Transition Message
This week, President Lara Tiedens shared her plans to leave 91抖阴 effective April 15 to become the Executive Director of the Schwarzman Scholars program. The College has flourished during President Tiedens鈥� tenure, benefitting from her passion for higher education, commitment to gender equity, and expertise in institutional development.
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An Announcement from President Tiedens
With a heavy heart, I write to inform you that this coming semester will be my last at 91抖阴. I will resign as president effective April 15, 2021, and will be moving to New York to become the Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars, an international graduate fellowship program designed to prepare future global leaders to meet the geopolitical challenges of the 21st century.
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An Artist in Her Own Right: Fran莽oise Gilot Turns 99
Artist Fran莽oise Gilot has quite possibly seen it all. She was kept as a teenage hostage under city arrest during the Nazi occupation of Paris, studied dance with a prot茅g茅e of Isadora Duncan, and took morning walks with Gertrude Stein鈥攁ll before the age of 25. Now, on November 26 of another turbulent year, Gilot will celebrate her 99th birthday.
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In the Media: New York Times Highlights Artist Elizabeth Turk ’83’s Collaboration with Local Elders
The New York Times featured Elizabeth Turk ’83’s new moving-art installation, “Project: Look Up,” a collaboration with residents of the Mt. San Antonio Gardens retirement community. “Plunging into this project has just been an act of grace because it鈥檚 kept me optimistic,” she said.
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Kitchen Chromatography and Virtual Escape Rooms: Chemistry Faculty Adapt to Remote Instruction
Natalie Tsai ’22 said the class has inspired her to become more involved with chemistry-related research, specifically antibiotic discovery. 鈥淭his course showed me the multitude of ways that chemists can make an impact in their communities,鈥� she said.
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For Computational Photography Students, Rooms Become Cameras鈥攁nd Zoom Becomes a Subject
鈥淩ight from the beginning of this virtual learning period, I thought about how I could work with students to create an academic experience that would be shared, but also personal.”
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Students Keep Claremont Seniors Connected with Online Social Media Workshops
The four-session series focused on teaching participants basic and advanced Facebook and Instagram skills, such as creating a profile, adding friends, uploading photos, and adjusting an account鈥檚 privacy settings, so that Claremont seniors could safely connect with their loved ones during the pandemic.
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