Headlines

July 18, 2017New recognition for Earlham’s strong graduate outcomes and commitment to affordability comes from the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018’s list.

July 01, 2017Alan C. Price became Earlham’s 18th President on July 1, 2017. The Earlham College Board of Trustees announced the appointment on January 20, 2017. He most recently served as the Associate Director of Management for the Peace Corps as well as ...

June 07, 2017A major gift to Earlham College will establish endowed funds that benefit students and faculty in the natural sciences.

June 02, 2017Seren Keskin ’17 is on the fast track to managing one of Hilton Worldwide’s signature properties.

May 23, 2017Earlham College is launching a new partnership with the Peace Corps that will enhance the College’s longstanding commitments to peace, social justice and building global understanding.

May 19, 2017The Quakers baseball team accomplished something no team in Earlham athletics history had on May 18 as EC opened the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament with a 6-2 win over the College of Wooster at Washington, Pennsylvania.

May 05, 2017While Eric Nicholson ’17 has thrived as a Biochemistry major, many of his most memorable Earlham experiences have taken him far from the laboratory and classroom.

April 26, 2017A process for developing an alternative energy solution that can lessen the effects of indoor air pollution in Haiti has earned four Earlhamites $22,500 in start-up capital and office space to jump start a new business venture.

April 24, 2017A team of Environmental Studies majors at Earlham is bringing their vision to life for a first-of-its-kind playground for Wayne County youth.

April 21, 2017Four alumni of Earlham’s Graduate Programs in Education have been nominated as their building’s top teacher by Richmond Community Schools.

April 10, 2017Powered by a $7.5 million leadership gift from Alan ’74 and Peg Kral Scantland ’74, Earlham College is launching The EPIC Advantage, a new commitment to fund student-faculty research projects and internships for all of its students.

April 05, 2017Mexican lawmakers have appointed Daniel Hernandez ’81 as ambassador to Greece, Cyprus and Moldova, continuing his storied career in international relations.

April 05, 2017Faculty at Earlham College have secured new funding to strengthen a signature program for students pursuing medical school or allied health fields.

April 04, 2017Daniel Kibet’s ’19 path to Earlham started at a primary school in Kenya where classroom space was scarce and bathrooms were limited, unsanitary and broken.

March 28, 2017Peniel Ibe ’17 will travel to west Africa this summer to lead entrepreneurial and life-skills workshops for teen mothers as part of a Davis Projects for Peace project.

March 21, 2017Imani Lewis-Norelle ’17 has been selected for one of the nation’s most prestigious post-graduate scholarships for a year of independent study and international travel outside of the United States.

March 20, 2017Fifty-four employers will attend this year’s 4 Colleges Career Fair on the campus of Earlham College on Tuesday, March 28. The event takes place from 3-6 p.m. at the College’s Athletics and Wellness Center, 801 National Road W.

March 17, 2017A new partnership between Earlham College and the Wayne County Women’s Resource Center will make self-defense classes available at a reduced cost.

March 16, 2017The Earlham College field hockey team has earned the Division III National Academic Team Award from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

March 15, 2017A familiar face is returning to the sidelines of the Earlham College women's basketball program. Melissa Johnson '03, who left the program in 2014 for what became a nearly three-year battle for her life, will return as head coach, beginning April 3.

March 14, 2017The popularity of “escape rooms” has arrived at Earlham College’s Joseph Moore Museum (JMM).

March 07, 2017Earlham College will use funds from a previously-announced $1 million gift to support scholarships for first-generation students.

March 02, 2017Light boxes that mimic the color of a sunny blue sky won’t minimize stress or offer respite for physical pain, according to a preliminary study by researchers at Earlham College.

March 01, 2017Margaret Hamilton '58, the computer scientist who helped create the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle missions, can soon be purchased as a LEGO figure.

February 22, 2017Assistant Professor of Politics Peng Yu has been invited to participate in a residency at the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy at the City University of Hong Kong.

February 14, 2017A degree-completion program that builds on Earlham’s commitment to college access and post-graduate success is expanding this fall to meet the needs of more students.

February 14, 2017For decades, a mummy and giant mastodon bones have welcomed visitors to Earlham’s Joseph Moore Museum. But as museums around the world shift away from simply preserving the past, the Joseph Moore Museum is adapting by strengthening its connection to the College’s core values of collaborative academic inquiry, integrative learning and community engagement.

February 13, 2017The youth tennis program at Amigos, Richmond’s Latino Center, is growing and is being recognized nationally for its collaboration with Earlham.

February 09, 2017Both the men’s and women’s cross country squads at Earlham College have been named All-Academic teams by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The women’s team finished with a 3.76 GPA, the third highest in all of NCAA Division III. The men’s team had a 3.40 team GPA, finishing in the top half of the 173 Division III men’s teams that were honored.