News Releases (page 56)
Michael Deane Lamkin Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» for a one-year term, to begin July 1, 2009.
Read MorePhilip Glass and “Book of Longing” at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Performing Arts Center
Noted composer Philip Glass will give five exclusive performances of “Book of Longing,” from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at Garrison Theater, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreThe Bill From My Father: Bernard Cooper
Bernard Cooper, award winning memoirist, novelist, and short story writer, reads from his recent work “The Bill From My Father: A Memoir” as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy speaker series.
Read MoreXiamen University Musicians to Give Gala Concert at Scripps
Traditional Chinese music played on ancient instruments will be part of a gala concert as a delegation from Xiamen University visits Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³».
Read MoreAn Evening with Jon Goode
Comedic writer and slam poet Jon Goode will perform at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision on Tuesday, January 27.
Read MoreÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Looks at the Mystery of Sleep
Leading experts from diverse disciplines will explore sleep and sleep disorders in a conference and lecture series, “The Mystery of Sleep.” “Sleep – What For? (Are You Sure You Want to Pull that All-Nighter?)” runs from February 17 through April 14 and will be held at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³».
Read MoreStudents Named to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Fall 2008 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreBroadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History
An exhibit on musical theater, “Broadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History,” at Scripps’ Denison Library, is on view now through February 28, 2009.
Read MoreÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Receives Getty Grant for “Clay Reconsidered”
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has been selected by the Getty Foundation to receive one of 15 grants totaling almost $2.8 million. The Getty will fund a celebration of the post-World War II Los Angeles art scene, “Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,” to be spotlighted in an unprecedented series of parallel exhibitions at museums throughout Southern California, beginning in the fall of 2011.
Read More“In The Works”: A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works…”, the annual fall concert by students of the departments of dance at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and Pomona Colleges, will be held Thursday, December 4, and Friday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College.
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