‘A way for administration to publicly humiliate the Motley’: Scripps Motley tasked with policy changes after complaints about pro-Palestinian activity

On Jan. 19, the management team at Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse met with their staff advisor, Adriana di Bartolo-Beckman, to address a series of complaints made the previous semester about “pro-Palestinian activity” at the Motley.  According to one student manager, who asked to remain anonymous in order to maintain job

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Suzanne Keen resigns after eight months as Scripps president

Scripps College president Suzanne Keen announced her immediate resignation on March 20, citing a desire to return to teaching and her elderly father on the East Coast. Keen’s swift resignation marks a continuation of uncertain leadership that the Scripps community has grappled with over the past few years.

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