Author: Alexandra Holterman

The Indigenous Student Alliance (ISA) kicked off its campaign for an official Native American and Indigenous Studies department (NAIS) with a panel held Feb. 6 entitled “Decolonizing Education Through Native American and Indigenous Studies.” “You can’t start a department from scratch, so this panel brings together experiences of people who

Scripps College will welcome Donna Ng to the position of Vice President for Business Affairs Jan. 27, 2014. Ng, currently a Senior Associate Provost for budget and planning at Wellesley College, will take over for Joanne M. Coville, who held the position for two years. Scripps President Lori Bettison-Varga wrote

Scripps College welcomed Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine, to Balch Auditorium Nov. 10. Roberts, a prominent psychologist and the husband of Scripps history and Africana studies professor Rita Roberts, joined his wife and Scripps American studies professor Matthew Delmont in a panel that addressed lesser-known hardships of

Civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68 spoke at the Scripps College Garrison Theater Nov. 7. Part of the Roxanne Wilson Leader-in-Residence program, the talk was entitled “Fighting for Equality: The Interconnected Struggle.” Among the topics Evers-Williams discussed were her personal memories and experiences as a civil rights

A forum entitled Be Heard held by the Scripps Associated Students (SAS) Oct. 16 addressed the recent dissolution of the SAS Sexual Assault Committee. SAS voted Sept. 8 to dissolve the Sexual Assault Committee, which was chaired by an SAS member and comprised of SAS senators.  “SAS wants to be

The online political magazine Front Porch Republic (FPR) is hosting its third annual conference today and tomorrow at Rose Hills Theater on the Pomona College campus. The conference, entitled “City People, Country People: Being a Localist in the Megalopolis,” will address issues of community and sustainability in suburban and urban