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CLAREMONT, Calif. (May 11, 2012) — CLAREMONT, Calif. (May 11, 2012) — The visual appearance of a political candidate’s haircut, clothing, and posture are all factors influencing whether the electorate will vote for that nominee, according to a study co-authored by Scripps College assistant psychology professor Michael Spezio, whose research will appear in a forthcoming issue of the journal Political Psychology. [...]

CLAREMONT, Calif. (May 9, 2012) — CLAREMONT, Calif. (May 9, 2012) — Scripps College’s Office of Career Planning & Resources (CP&R) launched the first issue of its resume book in time for 2012 Commencement. The digital publication, which flips pages like an actual book, was sent to more than 1,300 employers, the Scripps College alumnae community and to select members of [...]

Gender and women’s study professor Chris Guzaitis shocked everyone – including herself – when she entered the Motley Coffeehouse on April 27 and found a party honoring her as the 2011-2012 Professor of the Year.

Inspiration for Emily Chesbrough’s thesis on freedom of speech came after living for seven months under China’s repressive censorship laws.

Anna Cho‘s ambitious senior thesis fuses mathematics and biology by modeling evolutionary mutation.

“I love studying language,” Mirabelle Korn ’12 says. “There are practical reasons – travel, reading books in their original language, or watching movies without the subtitles – but I just love discovering the meanings and nuances of words.”

Shailini Pandya ’12 and Annsley McKinney ’12 helped bring American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life to the Claremont Colleges in 2009. Now they’re trying to raise more money than ever in the fight against the deadly disease.

CLAREMONT, Calif. (April 24, 2012) — Andrew Jacobs’ “Christ Circumcised: A Study in Early Christian History and Difference,” points to an unexpected symbol — the mark of circumcision on the body of the Christian savior — to explore what we know about early Christian identity.

The Scripps College Senior Art Exhibition reveals many things, including the passions and secrets of budding artists every spring. Just don’t bother asking its age.