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Institutional News

  • Kevin Iglesias ’17, of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Brazil to study public health. Iglesias, a peace and conflict studies major, will conduct research in the city of Salvador, Bahia, on the relationship between black/Afro-Brazilian LGBT identities and ethnic forms of traditional healing in Afro-Matrix Religions (AMR). […]
    April 3, 2017
  • An older photo of four African-American college presidents who graduated from ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø
    As Black History Month came to a close, former ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø history professor Jason Petrulis took to Twitter with an important fact from ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s past.
    February 28, 2017
  • Claudia Rankine
    Nationally-renowned poet Claudia Rankine, a recipient of the 2016 MacArthur “Geniusâ€� Award,  will deliver the keynote address at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s 196th commencement Sunday, May 21, in Sanford Field House. Rankine, the Frederick Iseman Professor of poetry at Yale University, is the author of five collections of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me […]
    February 28, 2017
  • Architect's sketch of Benton Hall
    This spring, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø is beginning new construction designed to enhance the student experience in two key areas: the residential living-learning environment and career development. “Our buildings play a significant role in how students live and learn at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø,â€� said President Brian W. Casey. “These magnificent new additions will contribute greatly to the ways in […]
    February 3, 2017
  • Students examine Egyptian artifacts as part of class.
    Beyond the collections, annual memberships, and traveling exhibits, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at the world’s museums, and a new ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø minor in museum studies seeks to dive deep into the operation, ethics, and history of museums around the globe.
    January 31, 2017
  • Students in walk between classes in front of Lawrence Hall
    ScholarMatch, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that provides free college counseling to low-income youth, has named ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø to its 2016 College Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes approximately 300 institutions that offer supportive environments for students whose families earn less than $50,000 per year. According to ScholarMatch, 21 percent of high school seniors don’t […]
    December 26, 2016
  • Frozen Taylor Lake on a winter day with campus in the background
    An open letter on climate action from more than 170 higher education leaders this week includes the signature of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø President Brian W. Casey. Presidents and chancellors from universities in 35 states signed the letter, organized by Boston-based nonprofit Second Nature, urging President-elect Donald J. Trump and the incoming congress to accelerate progress toward a […]
    December 20, 2016
  • Vassar professor Nicholas Adams delivers lecture at podium in the Chapel House Sanctuary
    ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s Chapel House is at once an architectural novelty and a sanctuary. Beneath the flat roof, behind the 1950s abstracted formalism, you’ll see rare works of religious art and books on world religion; you’ll find a dining room, music room, and living quarters. In silence and meditation, you can lose yourself or find yourself at […]
    November 9, 2016
  • President Brian W. Casey addresses a full Memorial Chapel during his inauguration ceremony.
    Within the historic precincts of Memorial Chapel, the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø community looked forward to a bright and exciting future when it inaugurated Brian W. Casey as its 17th president on September 30. Hundreds of well-wishers packed the chapel for the ceremony — the highlight of a weeklong celebration of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17’20, chair […]
    October 3, 2016