Scripps College is the premier women’s college of the West. For more than 90 years, Scripps has offered its signature interdisciplinary approach to a liberal arts education. The College provides a rigorous curriculum and a robust intellectual community with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its educational success has led to a 42% increase in applications over the last decade.

Scripps’ 32-acre Claremont campus is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been called one of the most beautiful in the world. The College has garnered prestigious national grants for student and faculty research including Fulbright and National Science Foundation awards. The school is ranked #26 in U.S. News and World Report Best Liberal Arts Colleges and #8 on Forbes’ list of Best Colleges in the West. The school is in the final stages of More Scripps: The Campaign for Scripps College, its most successful comprehensive capital campaign to date.

Scripps is a member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges, a liberal arts consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools that provides students with opportunities for a broader variety of classes and social and cultural activities.

The Opportunity

Scripps College is seeking a Vice President of Institutional Advancement to lead fundraising and constituent engagement efforts, to plan and execute its next comprehensive campaign, and to continue to build on an already-strong and well-integrated development and alumnae relations operation. This seasoned advancement leader and manager will bring experience in individual major and principal giving and will demonstrate a commitment to liberal arts and to women’s education.