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Within the historic precincts of Memorial Chapel, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17’20, chair […]

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community came together Saturday morning at the Class of 1965 Arena dedication to celebrate the culmination of a $37.8 million dollar project that has been years in the making. The state-of-the-art facility is the new home of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The Raider men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer […]

Living Writers — one of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community — featured Pulitzer Prize-winning professor Peter Balakian as part of inauguration week festivities at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, won the […]

In an ecosystem of leadership, one seeks justice, mercy, dignity, empathy, and beauty. One listens and shares, partners and serves, and immerses oneself in the community. These were the themes — and the tangible advice — discussed by a slate of people who have dedicated their careers to doing good works at Cultivating Community Leaders: […]

This Friday, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø inaugurates Brian W. Casey as its 17th president. A full slate of special inauguration-week events kicked off yesterday with a panel discussion focused on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s historical roots. Participants then turned to the question of how the university’s long journey from Baptist seminary to modern liberal arts institution may inform its path forward. […]

Estonian multimedia artist Marko Mäetamm tells stories, both personal and global, in the exhibition I Want to Tell You Something, opening at the Picker Art Gallery Thursday.

Living Writers — one of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community — will return with a new focus next week. Led by English professor Jennifer Brice, the class will feature conversations with authors from a wide range of genres, including journalism and poetry, cartoons and novels, as well as memoirs and short stories. Online, […]

During the summer months, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They wrote back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. Angelica Greco ’18, from Bethesda, Md., and Julia Feikens ’18, from West Nyack, N.Y., described their travels through upstate New York as […]