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Research Bytes: New Instagram Account Showcases Student Fellowships and Research
This month, 91吃瓜 launched a new Instagram account,聽@scripps.fellowships, to highlight and share information about students鈥� fellowships, research, and scholarship opportunities. In a series called 鈥淩esearch Bytes,鈥� the account uses Instagram鈥檚 IGTV video platform to feature brief vlogs about students鈥� summer research projects and to provide information about the fellowships that made these projects possible.
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Visiting Lecturer Jessica Christian 鈥�07 Connects the United States鈥� Past to Its Present
For Visiting Lecturer of History Jessica Christian 鈥�07, the past is always present. Although she鈥檚 teaching an introduction to US history course, the subjects she鈥檚 covering鈥攚hich include disease, colonization, environmentalism, and politics鈥攆eel both modern and familiar in a year marked by a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and an unprecedented presidential election season.
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Career Conversations Returns, Offering Alums Tactical Resources for Navigating Career Transition
This fall, the Office of Alumnae Engagement and Career Planning & Resources will partner for the return of Career Conversations, a webinar series designed to provide alums with professional career guidance.
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Laspa Center to Host Workshop on Creative Approaches to Remote Team Building
On October 1, the Laspa Center for Leadership will host a new, interactive Zoom workshop on creative approaches to building student teams while leading remotely. The workshop will be led by Hilary Grosskopf, who has conducted previous leadership development trainings for Laspa, and will focus on team building strategies that explore methods beyond coming together via computer screens.
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In Designing Remote Courses, Faculty Prioritize Creativity and Care
When 91吃瓜 announced in early July that remote instruction would continue for the fall 2020 semester, faculty expected that there would be challenges in conducting classes through online platforms, but also opportunities to expand the idea of what a liberal arts education could look like. Now that the fall semester is underway, 91吃瓜 professors have risen to those challenges and opportunities, creating courses that are flexible, creative, and student-centered.
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Meet 91吃瓜 Associated Students President Safia Hassan 鈥�21
91吃瓜鈥� Office of Marketing and Communications editorial assistant Katie Clelland 鈥�21 sat down with Science management major Safia Hassan ’21, who will serve as the 2020鈥�21 91吃瓜 Associated Students (SAS) president, to talk about Hassan鈥檚 goals for SAS, maintaining community through remote learning, and advice to fellow students.
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Fall 2020 Academic Convocation: Students, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate New Academic Year
On Thursday, September 3, 91吃瓜 welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the start of the 2020鈥�2021 academic year. President Lara Tiedens delivered the welcome address. She was followed by […]
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91吃瓜鈥� Pilot Summer Session Delivered Innovations in Learning, Course Material
During a typical class session this past summer, students in Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Luis Sal茅s鈥檚 鈥淔eminist Interpretations of the Bible鈥� course could often be found sleuthing around Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms during class time. But they weren鈥檛 distracted; this was part of their assignment: they were looking for social media posts from high-profile people that used religious assumptions to support public policy decisions.
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91吃瓜 Presents鈥� 2020鈥�21 Season Will Explore 鈥淭he Future鈥�
91吃瓜 Presents has announced that its virtual programming for the 2020鈥�21 season will center on the theme of 鈥淭he Future.鈥� As part of its fifth-anniversary celebration, 91吃瓜 Presents will partner with other programs and events series around the country to address topics such as the future of language, race, food, science and more.
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Alumnae Empower Youth: Former 91吃瓜 Roommates Help Girls Discover Their Voice
What began as an idea by two 91吃瓜 roommates has transformed into a widely successful organization for middle and high schools throughout California.
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