Feature Stories (page 29)
Research and Role Models
The Education Department at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts generously gave me the opportunity to be their “Research and Evaluation” intern. The Research and Evaluation department is fairly new, and its projects are currently limited to the Center’s arts education programs offered in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. elementary schools.
Read MoreStudents Select Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers as “Professor of the Year”
While escorted to her ‘throne’ on The Motley stage, a student presented Mary Hatcher-Skeers with a bright yellow “Professor of the Year” sash as an appreciative crowd cheered her on.
One by one, students approached a nearby microphone to express their gratitude for her commitment and encouraging words.
A Woman With No Borders: Susannah Kricker ‘09
When Susannah Kricker ’09 first put on her white doctor’s coat in the fall of 2014, it was the culmination of an extraordinary personal journey started years earlier at Âé¶¹Çø. Now a first year medical student at the University of Vermont, Kricker was drawn to the humanities and social sciences by a desire “to find a connection to lived experiences.”
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Madison Pathe ’13
It takes confidence to work in the entertainment industry. But working on one of the most popular reality shows on television? That takes something extra.
Read MoreMusic in the Making
Ellen Pelos ’16 investigates the world of 19th-century women composers – and culminates the research with a campus recital.
Read MoreClaremont Colleges TV: Ready for Primetime Players
Claremont Colleges TV offers Âé¶¹Çø students the chance to experiment with and create whatever kind of media they like, whether it’s news, editorials, or a trip on the Spacecouch.
Read MoreCareer Planning and Resources
From first to final day at Âé¶¹Çø, the Career Planning & Resource (CP&R) Center helps students succeed with one of their most important transitions – the one from undergraduate life to life after Scripps.
Read MoreA Scripps Student at NASA
As part of NASA’s earth sciences research intern program Taia Wu ‘15 and other interns are up at five a.m. in the Palmdale, California, flight research center, where they board a hollowed-out Boeing plane filled with scientific instruments and scattered seating, and take off.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Edie Adams ’14
Although Edie Adams ’14 has always had a passion for music, she assumed she’d be doing something related to her major in Hispanic studies after graduation from Âé¶¹Çø. Then Terrorbird Media came calling.
Read MoreResearch and Internships: How One Patient Changed My Career Path
It happened so quickly, but I will never forget it. In that moment with the patient holding the intensivist’s hand, showing honest gratitude, and expressing so many words despite the communication barriers, I wanted to be the doctor that helped her.
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