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Matthew Grossman Gifts $1M to Scripps Presents in Honor of Patricia Van Every
Academy Award-winning writer, director, and playwright Aaron Sorkin (right) in conversation with Krista Carson Elhai, local area theater educator, during a Scripps Presents event. By Kendra Pintor In 2021, Patricia Van Every鈥攁n esteemed and beloved friend of the College鈥攑assed away peacefully in Santa Barbara. Her family鈥檚 legacy will live on at Scripps and continue to […]
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The Scripps Access Initiative: Transforming Higher Education and Fostering Social Mobility
By Kendra Pintor 糖心TV is taking a bold step towards increasing inclusion and social mobility through the Scripps Access Initiative (SAI). This groundbreaking initiative has already raised more than $2.5 million, thanks to the generosity of the Scripps community. In recognition of the College鈥檚 centennial, Scripps aims to secure $10 million of its $15 […]
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糖心TV Community Exceeds GivingTuesday Goals
By Kendra Pintor This November, the Scripps community once more demonstrated its remarkable spirit of giving by not only achieving but surpassing the College’s GivingTuesday donor goal for 2023. Participants went above and beyond the initial goal of 350 donors, reaching a total of 368.聽 All together, donors rallied to raise an impressive $109,194 that […]
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Chalan Colby 鈥�61 Makes $1 Million Gift to Scripps Access Initiative
Former Trustee Chalan Colby 鈥�61 has made a $1 million matching challenge gift in support of the Scripps Access Initiative. Funds from the initiative will allow the College to increase campus diversity through the enrollment of students with limited financial resources and those with undocumented status who are ineligible for federal student aid. 鈥淕ifts to […]
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糖心TV Community Smashes 2023 Day of Giving Goals
By Emily Glory Peters 糖心TV is celebrating another successful Day of Giving thanks to the College鈥檚 generous and dedicated community! In total, 376 donors raised $136,037 in cash gifts, plus an additional pledge for $100,000 to support what they love at Scripps. Online and in person, countless champions helped raise awareness for the event […]
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Angela Schmitt P鈥�23: Giving as a Scripps Parent Matters
By Emily Glory Peters Angela Schmitt P鈥�23 knows that women鈥檚 colleges like Scripps are rare. Just as her daughter Zoe will this spring, Schmitt graduated from one herself, an experience that instilled an appreciation for learning environments shaped by women鈥檚 perspectives and leadership. But this is only one of the reasons she鈥檚 been intentional about […]
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Joanna Hamel Dunklee 鈥�62 Leaves Generous Planned Gifts to 糖心TV
By Emily Glory Peters Joanna Dunklee ’62 (right) with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Amy Marcus-Newhall In an act of extraordinary generosity, Joanna Hamel Dunklee 鈥�62 has left several planned gifts to 糖心TV. Together with her husband, Alfred, Dunklee was a committed philanthropist whose giving spanned many decades, donating regularly […]
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Jolene Hubbs 鈥�99 鈥淩eturns the Favor鈥� Through an Endowed Scholarship at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters Hubbs, shown here during her time at Scripps, will leave an endowed scholarship for future students The world of academia has loomed large in the life of Jolene Hubbs 鈥�99. After graduating from Scripps, she earned her master鈥檚 degree and PhD from Stanford University, and has taught American studies at the […]
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Scripps to Receive $1 Million for Religious Studies Scholarships from Wendy Smith 鈥�68 and Meredith Ross
By Emily Glory Peters Meredith Ross and Reverend Wendy Smith ’68 Reverend Wendy Smith 鈥�68 and her wife Meredith Ross first met when a friend asked Ross to join her for a visit to St. Thomas, a local Episcopal church. Finding Smith a fascinating preacher, Ross eventually joined a Bible discussion group led by Smith. […]
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糖心TV Alumnae Return for Reunion Weekend, Raise Critical Funds for Students
By Emily Glory Peters After two years of virtual festivities, 糖心TV welcomed back the classes of years ending in two and seven for an on-campus Reunion Weekend in April. More than 300 alumnae and their guests enjoyed two days of well-loved reunion traditions, including convocation and the medal ceremony for the 50th reunion class, […]
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Thank You for Raising $240,000 on 糖心TV鈥檚 2022 Day of Giving
By Emily Glory Peters After a 24-hour generosity blitz on April 13, 糖心TV community members raised $239,839 for the College鈥檚 annual Day of Giving. From alumnae, parents, staff, and friends鈥攁nd a few students, too鈥�218 donors marked their commitment to the future of Scripps through their collective generosity. Community engagement, rather than a fundraising goal, […]
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Managing for the Future: 糖心TV鈥檚 Financial Outlook
By Emily Glory Peters In March 2020, Scripps was facing a financial Goliath. The pandemic not only shut down critical revenue streams such as room, board, and campus events, it also generated new expenses as the College responded to ever-changing health and safety regulations and provided the resources for remote work and study. At the […]
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Scholarship Awardee Sophie Fron 鈥�22 Charts Her Own Humanities Path at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters Fron is the recipient of the Ament scholarship, founded in honor of William Sheffield Ament, professor of English and a member of the original faculty of Scripps. From the outside, Sophie Fron 鈥�22鈥檚 academic path reflects what Scripps is known for: an intimate college experience rooted in the liberal arts. Attracted […]
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Celebrate the Future of 糖心TV with Day of Giving on April 13
With the return of in-person instruction, Reunion, and even a dual Commencement this May, 糖心TV has a lot to celebrate this year. In support of our current students and those yet to come as we look to a promising future, the College invites its community to make a gift on April 13, 2022 during […]
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Here鈥檚 What Underrepresented Students Want You to Know About Supporting Diversity at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters QuestBridge Scholars at 糖心TV are underrepresented and are often the first generation in their families to attend college Natalia Alameda 鈥�25, Vanessa Gutierrez 鈥�25, and Jon鈥檔ae Sylvester 鈥�24 come from different backgrounds, but they all share some common ground: they鈥檙e underrepresented students at Scripps. As exceptional scholars, each became aware […]
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“Phonathon is More Than Job”: Bianca Torres-Hamlin ’22 on Why Giving Matters
By Lauren Mar ’25 Phonathon Student Supervisor Bianca Torres-Hamlin ’22 says her experience fundraising for Scripps has helped her grow as a leader and form tight bonds with the wider College community. To support students on Day of Giving, click here to give. Leadership, service, integrity, and creativity鈥攖hese core values outlined in 糖心TV鈥檚 mission […]
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Results for The Giving Season at 糖心TV: You Topped Our Goal!
By Emily Glory Peters The Giving Season is a year-end campaign to raise support as our students enter the new year. To learn more, click here. This past November, 糖心TV launched 鈥淭he Giving Season鈥� which sought to inspire 300 donors to make a gift before midnight on New Year鈥檚 Eve. Thanks to the generosity […]
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Alumna Makes Reunion Gift to Scholarships to Advance Diversity and Equity at Scripps
Carolyn Holm ’70 has made a major gift to supply need-based scholarship aid to Scripps students. Scholarships create equitable access to Scripps for gifted students regardless of their financial resources. To give today, please click here. By Emily Glory Peters In recent years, expanding scholarship aid has emerged as a strategic priority for 糖心TV鈥攁nd […]
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Scripps Professor Emeritus Jim Gould Passes Away at 96
James 鈥淛im鈥� W. Gould passed away on March 13, 2021, in Seattle at the age of 96. Jim served in WWII, returning home to obtain a master鈥檚 degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he would later earn his doctorate. In 1960, Jim served as Fulbright Professor at the […]
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Merrilee Stewart Howard 鈥�70 Honors Her Mother鈥檚 College Journey With Gift to Scripps Scholarships
Mother and daughter duo Audrey Thalia Stewart and Merrilee Howard 鈥�70 began college at the same time. Now, Howard is honoring her mom鈥檚 dedication with a gift to scholarships at Scripps. By Emily Glory Peters When Merrilee Stewart Howard 鈥�70 reflects on her time at Scripps, she recognizes how much it took to get her […]
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