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Since 2011, John Levisay ’89 has been crafting the perfect online learning experience with his start-up called Craftsy, which offers classes ranging from quilting to jewelry making to photography. On May 11, it was announced that NBCUniversal is acquiring majority ownership of Craftsy. Levisay will continue in a leadership role, reporting to NBCU Cable’s president of strategy and commercial growth.

Congratulations to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Women’s Rugby team, which fought its way to victory at the NSCRO 7s National Championship tournament, April 29–30, in Pittsburgh, Penn. Here’s a play-by-play of the weekend’s events, brought to you by scrumhalf Bria Vicenti ’17. DAY ONE On the first day of the NSCRO National Tournament, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Women’s Rugby […]

Geography major Jenna Lilly ’17, of Miami Shores, Fla., has created a new map and signage system for the Harry Lang Cross Country, Fitness, and Hiking Trails, in an effort to help 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the surrounding community to utilize the trails to their fullest potential.

While this is a very busy time for the campus as faculty and students end the semester and academic year, it is important to honor the commitment I made to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community to share what we have learned regarding last week’s campus security incident and how we plan to move forward. Immediately following the […]

The day Jackson Patterson ’17 committed to play lacrosse at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was the same day doctors diagnosed him with cancer. This year, cancer free, he was captain of the team. Watch his story.

Amanda Liberman ’17, of Reading, Mass., has received 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 1819 Award, given annually to a student whose character, scholarship, sportsmanship, and service to others best exemplify the university’s spirit and the value of a liberal arts education.

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, set in motion a series of tsunamis that bulldozed areas of southeast Asia and killed more than 220,000 people in 12 countries. Eight years later, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professors on a faculty development trip to India stopped in the Delhi Craft Museum, where a 7-foot–tall scroll depicting the […]

Many 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students take a semester during their junior year to study in some of the world’s most remarkable places. However, few will study in a location as remote as the Sabrina Coast of Antarctica. That’s where Meghan Duffy ’18 spent the spring with geology professor Amy Leventer aboard the Australian ocean research vessel RV […]