The theme of this issue of Scripps Magazine has me thinking about when I became a mother, and the demanding days and nights juggling three children and working toward my career in higher education.

by President Lori Bettison-Varga

The importance of family is a recurring theme in the life of Barbara Bettison, mother of Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga.

Right after giving birth to her son, Liam, last April, Jennifer Reyes thought, "What have I done?"

Don't be fooled by the big smile, wavy blonde hair, and charming manner. Melinda Jo Sanchez is one tough lady.

In the office of Career Planning & Research, Julie Boone Elliott shows Scripps women there is more than one way to balance marriage and family and a career.

Nancy Boutin's younger daughter, Mallory, says it is impossible for her mother to do just one thing at a time.

Illuminating new research by Scripps Professors Judith LeMaster and Amy Marcus-Newhall and Cal Poly Professor Bettina Casad.

Through all of her difficulties, Maria has kept a positive attitude. "I tell my girls [at Scripps], 'When times are hard, always look for the positive. Know that something better is waiting for you.'"

Scripps College students seek solutions to problems that have dogged women for generations.

by Mary Shipp Bartlett

What counts most to 14 current Scripps seniors? Academically, it all adds up to mathematics - their major of choice.

The walk from Clark Hall to Malott Commons became a stroll down memory lane in 2009 thanks to restoration efforts honoring the historic nature of Scripps College's landscape and architecture.

by Matt Hutaff

Each year, Scripps College undergraduates in the Joint Science Department participate in important publishable research in collaboration with faculty.

Scripps College may be known for its quiet campus, but its social voice is anything but silent.

by Michelle No '12

This fall, Scripps College welcomed 10 dynamic and accomplished scholars-teachers to open positions on the faculty. Student photographer-reporter Alexis Vaughn '10 asked them to comment on their experiences so far — and photographed several at their favorite spots on campus.

by Alexis Vaughn '10

People regularly assume many things about my lifestyle, interest, and intelligence because I don't draw a salary. They can't fathom why I wouldn't want to get paid for my work or think of me as somehow short changing myself or endangering my future economically.

by Mary Waite Garvey '93

I wanted compromise between the way I had been raised and what I knew was possible - and found this hard to come by.

by Mary Shipp Bartlett