Error - JavaScript Disabled: This site requires JavaScript for the complete viewing experience. Please enable JavaScript.

News

LAS_Web _Icon _200
As a member of the Annapolis Group, Earlham College shares its stories with Liberal Arts Success, a site promoting the value of a liberal arts education.

Headlines

Earlham Celebrates Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Starting Thursday

October 16, 2019Earlham College will welcome thousands of alumni back to campus for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2019 from Thursday, October 17 to Sunday, October 20.

EC, Forward Wayne County partnering to transform lives of 25,000 neighbors

October 11, 2019Earlham College, in partnership with Forward Wayne County, will award $40,000 in start-up capital this fall in support of innovative plans that can transform the lives of 25,000 people living in Wayne County.

EC Students and Faculty Join Global Climate Strike

September 27, 2019Hundreds of Earlham College students and faculty will join other activists around the world in a climate strike and teach-in on Friday, September 27.

U.S. News and World Report names EC one of nation’s most innovative

September 09, 2019Earlham College has earned new recognition from U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s “Most Innovative Schools.”

'Ignite Your Inner Light': A new visual identity for EC athletics

September 03, 2019Earlham College is celebrating the start of the 2019-20 intercollegiate athletics season with a new look and call to action.

Bilingual medical center is latest proving ground for pre-health students at Earlham

August 29, 2019Earlham College has partnered with Indiana’s only English-Spanish bilingual medical center as part of an annual immersive summer experience for students enrolled in pre-health programs.

Recent grads envision expansion of prairie lands on campus

August 27, 2019A senior capstone project by three recent Earlham graduates aims to increase the biodiversity on campus and save the College thousands of dollars in annual maintenance costs.

Strong new class, ‘HeartShake’ mark start of 2019-20 academic year

August 21, 2019Earlham College is welcoming another academically strong and diverse class of first-year students today as the 2019-20 academic year begins.

Earlham again lauded as one of nation’s top classroom experiences by The Princeton Review

August 06, 2019Earlham College once again has been recognized as a national leader for undergraduate academics and learning, according to the 2020 edition of The Princeton Review’s Best 385 Colleges.

Fiske recognizes Earlham as one of nation’s 20 ‘Best Buys’

July 19, 2019Earlham College is once again featured as a “Best Buy” in this year’s Fiske Guide to Colleges, a national recognition reserved for just 10 public and 10 private colleges and universities.

New exhibit on Earlham’s relationship with Japanese Americans during WWII at Lilly Library

July 09, 2019The connection between Earlham College and Japanese Americans affected by internment during World War II is the subject of a new digital exhibit at Lilly Library. The project is supported by a major gift from the family of Newton K. (Uyesugi) Wesley ’45.

Anne Houtman is Earlham's New President

July 01, 2019Anne M. Houtman, a distinguished educator, scientist, author, and higher education leader, became the 20th president of Earlham College and the Earlham School of Religion on July 1, 2019.

Daniel Kibet ’19 Receives Andy Cecere ’45 Purpose and Passion Award

May 22, 2019Daniel Kibet ’19 of Eldoret, Kenya, has been awarded $15,000 from Earlham College to support a yearlong study of organic farming operations in east Africa. The award is named after the late Richmond civic leader Andy Cecere '45.

#LifeAfterEarlham

May 16, 2019Curious about what Earlhamites do after graduation? See examples from the Class of 2019.

Congratulations to Earlham’s Class of 2019

May 11, 2019Earlham College celebrated the Class of 2019 during its 172nd Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 11, at the Druley Performance Gymnasium in the Athletics and Wellness Center.

Tara Urner ’16 earns fellowship from National Science Foundation to pay for graduate school, support research

May 07, 2019Tara Urner ’16 has been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The prestigious fellowship is awarded annually to just 2,000 graduate students across the nation.

A new community medicine program at Earlham

April 30, 2019A new community medicine program will enable Earlham College students enrolled in pre-health programs to become certified health coaches, working with patients in their homes on weekly rotations to promote wellness.

Earlham Peace Prize recipient poised to ‘heal hearts’ of immigrant communities in New York

April 22, 2019Aishat Sadiq’s ’19 “Healing Hearts and Building Bridges” proposal has been selected for the $10,000 Earlham Peace Prize in 2019. The Neuroscience major’s project will support New York’s immigrant communities.

Meet Katelyn Goodpaster ’23, Earlham’s latest Lilly Scholar

April 16, 2019Katelyn Goodpaster ’23 of New Castle, Indiana, fell in love with Earlham in a flash but her college search has lasted practically a lifetime. She has been awarded a prestigious Lilly Scholarship.

Davis Projects for Peace awards $10K for Earlham students' Pak-Afghan menstrual hygiene initiative

April 11, 2019A new peacebuilding initiative by Earlham College students Maida Raza ’22 and Summia Tora ’20 aims to break the stigma associated with menstruation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Three Earlhamites selected for prestigious Fulbright awards

April 02, 2019Three Earlhamites — Jacob Harris ’18, Tyler Tolman ’18 and Nicole Gruszka ’19 — have been chosen for prestigious Fulbright Awards during the 2019-20 academic year as part of the United States’ flagship government exchange program.

Jay Roberts named American Council on Education Fellow

March 28, 2019Jay Roberts, Ph.D., associate vice president for academic affairs at Earlham, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Earlhamites study urban violence, affirmative action in Brazil

March 28, 2019Paloma Collazo-Vargas ’19 grew up in a Santa Cruz, California, household where higher education and air travel were seemingly out of reach. That all changed when colleges started showing interest in her.

1,500 applied, but this Earlhamite got the job

March 19, 2019Giorgi Kharshiladze ’19 won’t have to cut his teeth in an entry-level job or slowly climb the so-called corporate ladder to earn his dream job out of college. He already has it.

Arish Mudra Rakshasa '19 is Earlham's next Watson Fellow

March 15, 2019Arish Mudra Rakshasa ’19 has been selected as one of just 41 undergraduates from around the country to receive the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 2019.

New campus organization established for underrepresented students pursuing careers in health professions

March 12, 2019In collaboration with Earlham’s Center for Global Health, two students have established a new organization in support of underrepresented students pursuing careers in health professions.

Earlhamites to showcase solution for poverty in Ethiopia at Hult Prize’s Boston event

March 08, 2019A team of Earlham College students wants to improve unemployment and pollution in one of the world’s poorest countries by redefining how they look at garbage and waste management.

Matthew Hisrich named Vice President of Earlham and Dean of Earlham School of Religion

March 07, 2019Matthew Hisrich, D.M., has been named Vice President of Earlham and Dean of the Earlham School of Religion (ESR) by Interim President Avis Stewart.

Transgender Singing Voice Conference returns to Earlham on March 30-31

March 01, 2019A two-day workshop and celebration of the transgender and non-binary singing community is returning to Earlham College. The second biannual Transgender Singing Voice Conference takes place on March 30-31 at the College’s Center for the Visual and Performing Arts.

EC basketball coaching great Del Harris to receive lifetime achievement award

February 25, 2019Former Earlham basketball coaching great Del Harris will receive the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.

Print Friendly and PDF