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Mission

Established by the Religious Society of Friends in 1847, Earlham College remains true to the Quaker values of tolerance, equality, justice, respect and collaboration.

It strives to educate students for engagement with a challenging world and to prepare morally sensitive leaders for future generations. Students at Earlham are encouraged to be active, involved, lifelong learners. The College provides extensive opportunities for students and faculty to interact with each other as persons, and to learn from each other in a cooperative community — an important aspect of which is collaborative student/faculty research.

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools’ visiting accreditation team noted Earlham’s collective understanding and the commitment of the faculty, staff and students to the College’s mission as a “signal institutional strength.”

Earlham’s General Education Program incorporates the College’s mission, encouraging students to develop competencies in the arts, quantitative reasoning, scientific inquiry, wellness, and perspectives in diversity (including domestic, international, and second language requirements). First- and second-year core courses (Earlham Seminars, Interpretive Practices/Comparative Practices courses, and Living and Learning in Community Seminars) emphasize ways of knowing, challenge students to learn cooperatively, and develop critical reading and writing skills.