On Sept. 30, Scripps College announced that the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend President Amy Marcus-Newhall’s contract until June 2028, making her the 11th president of the college. “My fellow Trustees and I are thrilled that the College will continue to benefit from her strong leadership through our
Tag: Israel-Palestine
Motley Coffeehouse participates in global strike for Lebanon
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, student employees temporarily shut down Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse as part of the global strike for Lebanon, where the death toll has surpassed 1,300 and 1.2 million people have been displaced following Israeli military attacks in Beirut. The strike lasted one day, with the coffeehouse’s regular
‘No commencement until divestment:’ Pomona Divest from Apartheid organizes second encampment to express solidarity with Gaza
On Monday, Pomona Divest from Apartheid established an encampment on Pomona’s Marston Quad to express solidarity with Gaza.
College administrations nationwide escalate responses to protests for Palestinian liberation
Higher education institutions across the nation respond to pro-Palestine protests, prompting concerns from some community members.
OPINION: What makes a protest ‘acceptable’
Cooper Crane PO‘24 explains the political and social structures that inform the response to protests and how protests factor in larger political conflicts.
Pomona College hosts town hall to discuss calls for divestment; Starr announces plans to lift three of seven suspensions for arrested students
On Thursday, April 18, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr and Chair of the Board of Trustees Sam Glick hosted a town hall discussion in response to students’ calls for the administration to disclose their investments and to divest from “the apartheid system within the state of Israel.”
‘The only solution is a political solution’: UCLA professor James L. Gelvin gives historical perspective on Gaza
On April 3, UCLA Professor of History James L. Gelvin gave a lecture titled “The Conflict in Gaza: A Historian’s View” at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium where he examined the historical roots and current dynamics of Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza.
7C students rally as Pitzer College Council votes for academic boycott of Israeli universities
On April 11, about 200 7C students rallied at Pitzer’s McConnell Apron for the college to enact an academic boycott on all Israeli universities.
Pitzer College Council votes to permanently close University of Haifa study abroad program; Pitzer President Strom Thacker announces intention to veto
The Pitzer College Council voted to suspend Pitzer’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa, a motion that Thacker announced he would veto.
Community members release statements about Haifa study abroad program; Pitzer College Council to vote on suspension next month
Following heightened community tensions, the Pitzer College Council met Thursday to discuss their study abroad program with the University of Haifa.