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“I was not supposed to be a dancer,” writes choreo

The National Book Foundation, Scripps Presents, and the Los Angele

Guatemala-born singer-songwriter-producer and Grammy Award-winner

Novelist R.O. Kwon, author of the Los Angeles T

“During my junior year abroad in Paris, I took my first class in stained glass . . . and was certain that my futu

When she was appointed editor of the Paris Review, Emily Nemens stepped into one of the mos

Indigenous Canadian poet Billy-Ray Belcourt reads from his award-winning debut work, This Wound Is a World, and his forthcoming work, NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field. A membe

Acclaimed as “the best young essayist at work in the U.S.,” it

Writer, spoken-word artist, social justice activist, and founde

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Hailed as an "ideal quarantine companion" by the New York Tim

Perhaps you can go home again, after all: Scripps celebrates the return of alumna Alison Saar

In an internet era characterized by comment-section wars, devastating clapbacks, and anonymous vitriol,

Join Ramy Youssef, creator and star of the Emmy-nominated Ramy, for a conversation. Ramy

Electability. Likability. These words, used to describe Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, were oft repeated as t

Designer Mindy Seu discusses the Cyberfeminist Index Designer Mindy Seu has spen

“(A) powerful debut, Miracle Country, is the rare trifecta that seamlessly blends personal narrati

For Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies at Scripps, art and ac

Whether your game is politics or baseball, there’s an excellent chance that FiveThirtyEight

**Rescheduled from March 2020** Susan Orlean is a consummate storyteller. From The Orchid Thief, her spellbinding examination of the esot

A workshop for beginners. The history of ceramics spans thousands of years. Yet this medium has a powerful p

Rep. Karen Bass has worn many hats: middle school activist, emergency room physician's assis

“We vote for not only ourselves, but for ‘all sons and daughters’ and every layer and intersection of identity

Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movem

Yotam Ottolenghi is one of the world's most innovative chefs. The Jerusalem-born, London-bas

What does it mean to be poor in Britain and America? For decades, the primary narrative about poverty in both countr

A discussion on our changing planet The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

What made the 2019 Grammys different? It was the first time a trio—singing in both English and Spanish—gr

Hanif Abdurraqib, the essayist, poet and cultural critic whose wor

Susan D. Anderson, Scripps class of '75, is the history curator and program manager at the Californ

In celebration of National Poetry Month, join Sherwin Bitsui, Santee Frazier, and

It’s impossible not to become infatuated with Gavin Turek, Scripps Class of '09. Inspiring compar

From her beloved Cooks County (where her biscuits inspired fanaticism) to her current must-visit East

Alison Bechdel is the godmother of the graphic memoir. The Secret to Superhuman Strength i

The songstress on her new book of poetry Valerie June‘s voice has variously been desc

A multi-disciplinary conversation on community with three MacArthur "geniuses" Princeton psychologist

An immersive pop-up art event from visual artist Elizabeth Turk and ET ProjectsThis past year has illuminate

A reading and conversation with the beloved songwriter and novelistJosh Ritter is a singula

A conversation with the National Book Critics Circle award-winning authorCathy Park Hong is

A conversation about loss, generational differences, and concepts of homeLoss, generational differences and

The essayist on surprising acts of resistance “In the year 1936 a writer planted roses.” So begins

Performance and community conversationIn 2016, choreographer and Scripps faculty member Suchi Branfm

Join the chef, cookbook author, and publisher for a conversation about the intersection of food and activism

Writer and curator Fanny Singer reflects on growing up with her mother, the legendary chef and restauranteur Alice Waters