![]() He posed as a tourist himself when committing the murders. Keen’s predecessor, Lara Tiedens, resigned in April 2021 after five years as president. John Martin (born John Martin Scripps, 9 December 1959 19 April 1996) was an English spree killer who murdered three touristsGerard Lowe in Singapore, and Sheila and Darin Damude in Thailandwith another three unconfirmed victims. In recent years, the Scripps community has been faced with uncertainty as administrators have resigned and been reappointed. We wish Suzanne and Fran well,” Laura Hockett SC ’85, chair of the Board of Trustees, said. Keen for her contributions during her time as president. However, the long-term goals she spoke of - improving access and affordability - will not have the chance to be fully realized under her leadership. Longtime Scripps College President / Watson Fellowship Executive Director Nancy Bekavac Training Co-Chair. The Board of Trustees noted in their email that Keen successfully guided Scripps through its reaffirmation of accreditation, a short-term goal she highlighted in a Q&A with TSL in September. Tiedens will move to New York to become the executive director of Schwarzman Scholars, an international graduate fellowship program, she told college community members in an email Monday. No other reasoning was given as to why Keen’s resignation occurred so abruptly. Responsibilities: Plans and executes at least 2 events each semester that are class-specific. Scripps College President Lara Tiedens will resign effective April 15, 2021, after five years serving as president. In her resignation statement, Keen said she is “very sorry for the disappointment that this news causes” and noted that she and her husband, Francis MacDonnell, “have so much to be grateful for despite short time in Claremont.” She said she plans to return to the East Coast - where she and her husband’s elderly fathers live - and her role as an English professor, which she “sorely missed.” Her resignation comes just over a month before her official inauguration, which was set for April 28-29. Keen was appointed president in November 2021 and began her term on Jafter a controversial search for candidates. (Courtesy: Scripps College)Īfter just an eight-month tenure, Scripps College President Suzanne Keen and the Board of Trustees announced she was stepping down, effective immediately, in a statement emailed to the Scripps community this morning.Ī follow-up email from the Office of the Board of Trustees was sent minutes later with additional details, including that Amy Marcus-Newhall will take over for the third time as acting president. Suzanne Keen, the 10th president of Scripps College, stepped down from her role on March 20.
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