Scripps College names 11th president

Scripps College names 11th president

On April 6, Scripps College announced that acting president Amy Marcus-Newhall was given the permanent job as the institute’s 11th president following the mutual departure of 10th president Suzanne Keen after just eight months. Marcus-Newhall was appointed by a...

UCC installs new president, board

Retired attorney and engineer David Sonner was recently installed as the new president of the University Club of Claremont, a 99-year-old Claremont institution that provides intellectual and informative programs to the community. John Townswick was also announced as...
Claremont garden tour returns April 23

Claremont garden tour returns April 23

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Sitting comfortably amongst her backyard foliage last week, Susan Schenk, president of the Claremont Garden Club since 2012, wore a bright smile. She recalled garden enthusiasts walking about her space in mid-April...
Opinion: A retired life?

Opinion: A retired life?

by John Pixley | Special to the Courier I recently went to a talk at Scripps College by DJ Kurs, the director, currently, of Deaf West Theater in Los Angeles. Deaf West is a small but increasingly mighty theater that produces plays featuring deaf and hearing actors,...