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Feature Stories (page 2)


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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January 31, 2023

61´«Ã½Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy

By Jen A. Miller Illustrations by Saskia Keultjes Early in her research, President Suzanne Keen—a narrative empathy theorist who studies the relationships among novel reading, empathy, and altruism—became convinced that […]

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January 25, 2023

61´«Ã½Magazine: Welcome, President Keen

61´«Ã½ welcomes its 10th president, Suzanne Keen, an internationally known narrative empathy theorist whose work as a leader, scholar, and teacher is animated by an ethic of care.

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June 2, 2022

Redefining Leadership: Rosanne Rennie Holliday ’61 on Women Supporting Women

By Emily Glory Peters   In the early hours of January of 1974, Rosanne Rennie Holliday kissed her young son William goodbye, climbed into her VW Bug, and headed out with […]

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May 13, 2019

Tselot Aklilu ’21 Awarded Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

By Rachel Morrison Sophomore Tselot Aklilu’s interest in community building and social justice began when she was just nine years old, when she moved from her native Ethiopia to Washington, […]

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May 10, 2019

Class of 2019: Senior Art Exhibition “Anyway” Focuses on Authentic Storytelling

The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 61´«Ã½. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery shows artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their thesis projects.

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