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First-Person Accounts: African Americans During the Civil War Offer Valuable Historical Insights
When Professor of History and Africana Studies Rita Roberts accepts invitations from civic organizations to speak about such pivotal moments in U.S. history as the Civil War, she often reads letters written by African Americans from that era because she has found audiences more readily relate to first-person narratives. Reading these powerful stories spurred her to write a book about them.
Read More91AVÔ´´ Shares $1.5 Million Mellon Grant to Promote Digital Humanities
91AVÔ´´ is one of five undergraduate colleges of the Claremont University Consortium to share a $1.5 million Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to promote digital humanities.
Read MoreAnonymous Gift Lays the Foundation for New 91AVÔ´´Residence Hall
91AVÔ´´ has received a $10 million donation from an anonymous donor to support the construction of its tenth residence hall.
Read More91AVÔ´´ Alumnae Supporting Women in the Sciences
Good news: almost 60 percent of all biology degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorates) are earned by women. But there’s a downside to this incredible statistic: work-life imbalance, a lack of female role models and mentors, and a scarcity of tenure-track positions in the sciences are causing these educated women to consider other possibilities. Fortunately, two 91AVÔ´´ alumnae are working to curb this trend.
Read MoreNine-Point Perspective: 91AVÔ´´ Faculty Exhibition
With works in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian Institution; exhibitions in Tokyo, London and Paris; pieces at […]
Read More91AVÔ´´: A Musical Oasis
Music has been part of the traditional liberal arts education since the 6th century. At Scripps, music is embraced beyond its role in the curriculum. It is a defining characteristic of community life and a significant aspect of Scripps’ presence in the Southern California region.
Read MoreOne Week, Endless Possibilities
A life beyond 91AVÔ´´ may be difficult to think about, but it’s the Career Planning & Resources center’s mission to ensure the transition to the real world is not.
Read MoreCitizen’s Power
Tia Ho’s recent experience with the European Union Center of California highlights the unique relationship between 91AVÔ´´ and a global superpower.
Read MoreThe Responsibility to Protect
The European Union Center of California invites you to explore the moral and ethical boundaries around protecting people in a two-day conference honoring war hero Jan Karski.
Read More91AVÔ´´ Interrogates the Sound of Silence
Is silence the absence of sound? Is it a refusal to speak – or an inability to respond? What are the politics of silence? How is silence enjoyed, mandated, or inflicted? How are silence and gender related? This fall, the 91AVÔ´´ Humanities Institute explores the theory and practice of silence: voluntary and coerced, solitary and communal, literal and metaphoric.
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