Special Features

Let’s Remedy the Wage Gap

“Women themselves must serve as their own best advocates—beginning with their first career contract.”

The Future of College Finance: Is the Liberal Arts College at Risk?

Dr. Sandy Baum, a national authority on higher education policy and trends in pricing, asks, “is the liberal arts college at risk?”

The Promises and Perils of For-Profit Education

One sector of the higher education landscape making headlines is the for-profit industry. Scripps Assistant Professor of Economics Latika Chaudhary discusses the pros and cons of this fast-growing enterprise.

From the Editor

On the Money

The world of finance gives us much to talk about. In this issue, we look at the wage gap women face, the costs of higher education—for both liberal arts colleges and the for-profit sector—and the positive impact three recent strategic gifts are making on the College’s future.

Post Scripps

Patience Pays

“If Scripps has taught me one lesson,” writes Michelle No ’12, “it’s that the classroom, or the office, or any other conventional context for learning, isn’t the exclusive dispenser of insight.”

Browsing Room

Opening Doors to the Future

Visionary donors have moved the College forward since its inception, strategically placing Scripps as a leader in liberal arts education within an environment of historic beauty and inspiration. Their gifts have focused on the key needs of the College and reflect the donors’ commitment to Scripps’ mission and the College’s unique role in educating women leaders. Scripps College has recently received three such donations.

Don’t Like the Gender Gap? Women’s Colleges Might Just Be the Answer

Why is Scripps, or any women’s college, still relevant?

Scripps College’s Olive Oil Project

Long renowned for its stunning landscape, Scripps College is entering a new era where the campus is not only beautiful, but bountiful, and more sustainable than ever. The Olive Oil Project is the culmination of faculty, student, and staff efforts to turn Scripps’ edible landscape into a virtual classroom for hands-on learning and embrace an ethic of sustainability.

Women Who Mean Business

Finance and the Humanities: A Match Made at Scripps

Alumnae make their mark in the world of finance.

Show Her the Money

When she entered Scripps, Cindy Wilkinson Kirven ’78, wanted to be a landscape architect. But she says the most valuable aspect of college was the Scripps classroom experience, especially in the Core humanities.

The Producer and the Intern

Sarah Fisher ’13 received a highly desirable film industry internship after seeing it listed on Career Planning & Resource’s Gateway. The experience cemented her desire to be a film producer on the creative side.

Scholar to Practitioner

In 1977, when Leslie Lassiter ’77 was writing her senior thesis on the financial condition of Scripps College, she never imagined that two decades later she would serve on the College’s board of trustees.

Banker to Grant Maker

“Most people’s career paths aren’t straight — there are lots of unexpected challenges and opportunities,” says Trudy Wood ’73. “I think having a liberal arts background that teaches you to think broadly and deeply helps you with that.”

Embroiled in the Budget Battles

Gullo’s internship turned into a job, and today, almost 30 years later, she is the CBO’s deputy director of budget analysis, which puts her squarely in the middle of current political squabbles over the recession, the deficit, and federal spending.

Taking It to the Bank

“The Federal Reserve does so many things to support the economy in the United States, from providing financial services to helping banks communicate with each other,” says Louise Tench Willard ’97. “We are the banker’s bank.”