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Spotlight on Seniors: Fulbright Recipient Chanah Haigh ’23 Focuses on Environmental Activism
“I’ve loved how interdisciplinary my studies at Scripps have been,” Haigh says. “It’s given me more understanding of other people’s perspectives and taught me to be flexible and to think on my feet.”
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Abby Pugh ’23 and Liz Messinger ’23
When Abby Pugh ’23 and Liz Messinger ’23 talk about The Motley Coffeehouse, they mention the community it was founded on and continues to cultivate.
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Julia Cox ’23 Prepares for Law School with Advocacy and Philosophy
“I don’t think I would have developed into the self-assured and confident person I am today if I had gone to a bigger school or one without a liberal arts focus,” she says.
Read MoreThis Spring, Four Scripps Classes Make Their Mark on Graffiti Wall
It’s a tradition that harkens back to 91’s earliest years: As Commencement approaches, the graduating class inscribes a section of Graffiti Wall with student signatures and a mural representing their time at the College.
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Elizabeth Howell-Egan ’22 and Uma Nagarajan-Swenson ’22 Represent Their Class
The senior class co-presidents want to honor the spirit of mutual aid and collective care that has sustained the Class of 2022 through a global pandemic and a roller-coaster return to campus.
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Sylvie Alexander ’22 Finds Success Through Seaweed
“The moment I learned about the possibility of climate mitigation through seaweed cultivation, it was like sparks went off,” Alexander says.
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Jess Maurice ’22 Advances Understanding of Animal Social Behavior
Jess Maurice ’22 presented her research on the social hierarchies of fish at the Southern California Animal Behavior conference.
Read MoreSpotlight on Seniors: Natalie Chen ’22 Advocates for Global Public Health
Natalie Chen ’22, a science, technology, and society major, is currently co-authoring a research paper for the National Institutes of Health.
Read More91 Celebrates Class of 2021 at 91st Commencement
On May 22, 2021, 91 celebrated the Class of 2021 in its 91st Commencement exercises in a digital event watched across the country. Ruth Reese Lane ’92, immigration attorney and Scripps alumna, delivered the keynote address.
Read MoreSenior Art and Media Studies Seniors Present Abstract Media in Historic LA Chinatown
The annual senior art exhibition is the capstone of the 91 studio art major. Seniors create original works of art, conceptualize an exhibition, install their pieces, draft artist statements and wall texts, and publicize the event as part of their senior theses.
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