Her generosity supported innumerable educational and scientific endeavors, including the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the Scripps Clinic, the San Diego Zoo, and Scripps College, her "crown jewel." Her leading influence at The Claremont Colleges led to the purchase of land on which not only Scripps College flourished, but provided space to establish Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer Colleges. Her business acumen, on which her brothers depended, was a tremendous benefit to the venture, and her daily column was one of the nation's best-read features in more than 1,000 newspapers.Įllen was an early and ardent supporter of women's suffrage and a devoted philanthropist. With a small bequest from her late grandfather and savings from her wages as a schoolteacher, Ellen and her brothers founded one of the country's leading newspaper and publishing enterprises. She would have been an exceptional woman in any era-her lifetime achievements were truly remarkable. FounderĮllen Browning Scripps, a reporter, global adventurer, suffragist, businesswoman, and philanthropist-a woman ahead of her time. The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellects and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity. Scripps students win many national fellowships and research grants and offer the skills employers value and society needs: strong critical thinking, written and oral communication abilities, a global orientation and intercultural competence, and the ability to collaborate effectively. The College has garnered numerous prestigious national grants for student and faculty research, curriculum development, and educational initiatives, and has established a reputation for thoughtful leadership among higher education peers. Scripps today offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum, a robust intellectual community, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and a rich residential experience designed to shape the next generation of leaders.Īs an internationally recognized leader in women's liberal arts education, Scripps has an increasingly competitive admissions process that reflects the growing demand for a Scripps education. Since then, Scripps has continued to champion qualities of both mind and spirit in accordance with the vision of its founder, newspaper entrepreneur and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. When Scripps was founded in 1926 in Claremont, California, it was one of few institutions dedicated to educating women for lives of commitment and engagement.
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