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(Note: This is the student keynote address by Kori Strother ’15 at the January 19, 2015, opening ceremony for MLK Week.) It was a normal Friday night. Or, rather, it was exactly how you would expect a Friday night to be the week before Christmas. Have you ever thought about how or why everyone is in […]

  (Note: Prepared remarks by Vice President and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson at the MLK Week opening ceremony on January 19, 2015.) Good afternoon and welcome to this important week, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.’s life and his teachings. In January, we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary.  And it was a milestone […]

Sophomore Residential Seminars provide accepted students with a chance to live and study together, then immerse themselves further in the learning experience through travel with their faculty member. The program, made possible with a significant grant from the Mellon Foundation, is now accepting applications for this coming fall. During winter break, students in the currently offered seminars were able […]

��ݮ��Ƶ senior hockey defenseman Spiro Goulakos has been selected as one of 20 candidates for the 2014-15 Senior Class Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. (Read Goulakos’s profile.)

The words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech reverberated in a packed Memorial Chapel during Monday’s opening ceremony for MLK Week. Kori Strother ’15 delivered the student keynote speech, and in the spirit of King’s mission discussed the tenets of a liberal arts education and how activism comes in many […]

The Washington Post published a “A state guide to political corruption” using some of the research from Michael Johnston, the Charles A Dana professor of political science who is a leading scholar on political corruption.

Howard Fineman ’70, H’11, one of ��ݮ��Ƶ’s most well-known alumni in the media field, has been appointed global editorial director at the Huffington Post. Fineman, who was previously an editorial director at the company, will now be in charge of supervising U.S. news coverage as well 13 international editions and others that will come online in the future. 

While Monday, January 19, will be recognized nationally as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it will also mark the first day of ��ݮ��Ƶ’s annual “MLK Week,” celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights movement leader.