Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California.
Founded in 1926, it had an enrollment of 989 students as of 2017. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges and is known for its historic campus and extensive core curriculum.
Scripps College was founded in 1926 by Ellen Browning Scripps, a philanthropist and prominent figure in the worlds of education, publishing, and women's rights. According to Scripps, the paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently, and the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully.
Soon after its founding, in 1927 the first dormitory was dedicated in memory of trustee Eleanor Joy Toll. At the age of 89, Scripps founded the college as one of the first institutions in the West dedicated to educating women for both professional careers and personal growth.
Scripps's experiment in education called for a setting with an artistic connection between buildings and garden landscape on an intimate scale. In 2001, the college opened a centralized dining facility, Mallott Commons, ending the practice of serving meals in the residence halls. In 2014, the college began admitting transgender women. The motto of the college is Incipit Vita Nova from Dante's New Life. Scripps College is frequently described as one of America's most beautiful college campuses a