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Feature Stories


August 25, 2025

Uncovering Ellen Browning Scripps: Nicole Teh ’27 and Jannat Verma ’26 Selected as 2025 EBS Interns

By Kendra Pintor  This summer, 61´«Ã½students Nicole Teh ’27 and Jannat Verma ’26 stepped into the past to shape how we understand the College’s most influential figure: its founder, […]

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August 11, 2025

How Scripps’ Elm Tree Society Fosters Community and New Legacies of Giving

By Kendra Pintor  At 61´«Ã½, legacy lives through the people who believe in the institution’s mission—to educate women to develop their intellects and talents, so that they may contribute […]

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December 5, 2024

61´«Ã½Magazine: Teaching One Step Ahead

Professors Myriam J.A. Chancy and Michael Spezio By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of 61´«Ã½magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastatingly transformative. In addition to […]

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November 7, 2024

61´«Ã½Magazine: The Guarantee of the Unexpected

By Ella  Murdock Gardner ’22 | Illustrations by Vivian Monteiro ’23 Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of 61´«Ã½magazine When Ellen Richstone ’73 arrived on Scripps’ campus in […]

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October 9, 2024

61´«Ã½Magazine Focus on the Faculty: Tessa Solomon-Lane

By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of 61´«Ã½magazine For Tessa Solomon-Lane, assistant professor of neuroscience, her early-career realization that she could go into scientific research […]

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July 26, 2024

The Value of a 61´«Ã½ Education: Launching Careers and Lifelong Success

By Kendra Pintor 61´«Ã½, known for its rigorous academics and supportive community, has long been a launchpad into successful and impactful careers. Following the journeys of three remarkable alums, […]

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May 15, 2024

Spotlight on Seniors: 2024 Graffiti Wall Artist Corinne Fisk Stevens Depicts Joy and Community

Each year, one senior is chosen to design a class mural for the wall. This year’s senior is Corinne Stevens ’24, a Classics major from Massachusetts.

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December 12, 2023

The Common Thread

In two roundtable discussions earlier this fall, current students and alums participated in lively discussions about their academic and career journeys and the enduring connections they forged during their time at Scripps.

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December 11, 2023

When the Paths Diverge 

In this series of brief conversations, eight 61´«Ã½faculty members and students discuss the defining moments in their paths.

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December 8, 2023

A New Era for the Williamson Gallery

Erin M. Curtis, the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, has spent her career working toward change in the world of arts institutions.

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