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Harry Perez '08 was one of only 12 interns selected from more than 900 applicants for a prestigious internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perez had applied for an internship in the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas department, but because the lead curator of that department will be away this summer, Perez will intern in Public Relations.
Among those celebrating their academic achievements during Earlham's Baccalaureate and Commencement on Saturday, May 3 will be the College’s first graduating group of Davis United World College Scholars. Earlham's Class of 2008 is made up of students from 37 U.S. states and 24 countries, including 11 Davis Scholars. President Douglas C. Bennett will personally confer 294 Bachelor of Arts degrees and 46 master's degrees during the ceremony.
Juan Navarrete '08 is excited by the depth of the opportunity winning a prestigious Watson Fellowship has provided him to study the political cartooning tradition in Latin America.
For the second straight year, Earlham honored two Indiana high school educators with Distinguished Teacher Awards during the annual Indianapolis Star Indiana Academic All-Stars luncheon.
Peace will be promoted in two foreign countries and across the United States this summer thanks to three peace projects devised by five Earlham students. Two groups were funded by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace and the additional project was funded by Earlham President Doug Bennett.
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Turtles live life slower, which is why they live it longer, says Earlham professor of biology John Iverson in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Turtles and tortoises hibernate and sleep a great deal, but some say that their longevity may be due to factors other than extremely slow metabolism.
A feature story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on 'stealth applicants,' those students whose first contact with a college or university is when their electronic application shows up in the admissions office in box, are challenging traditional wisdom about what makes a prospect apply. Earlham's Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Jeff Rickey, has been on top of the stealth trend for several years and serves as one of the lead experts in the story. You may also read our original coverage of stealth trends at Earlham.
According to an article in today's Chicago Tribune, a record number of students are applying for admission to college this year, but not all will get in. In fact, it's a banner year for rejection letters. These letters range from perfunctory form letters to the "gentle" letter sent from the Earlham College admissions office. The article describes the letter and quotes Earlham Director of Admissions Nancy Sinex.
Earlham President Douglas C. Bennett was asked to be the luncheon speaker at a gathering of student loan company representatives at the Consumer Bankers Association conference in the Washington, D.C. suburbs in late February. Bennett's forthright presentation, which he ended with a PowerPoint slide asking the bankers "Are you part of the problem? Or part of the solution?" had such an impact that the Chronicle of Higher Education reported the speech as a major "Government & Politics" story in the most recent issue.
SPEECH NOW AVAILABLE: President Doug Bennett's speech and PowerPoint presentation are now available by request. To receive a PDF version, please e-mail Director of Media Relations Mark Blackmon.
According to a USA Today/Gannett News Service story focusing on alumni giving, colleges and universities across the country are trying to build a bond with students before they graduate from the institution. Earlham Vice President for Institutional Advancement Jim McKey notes in the story that the College has found that continuing to connect alumni to the school yields results when soliciting contributions but that diligence is the key in keeping up with tech-savvy mobile grads.
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Among those celebrating their academic achievements during Earlham's Baccalaureate and Commencement on Saturday, May 3 will be the College’s first graduating group of Davis United World College Scholars. Earlham's Class of 2008 is made up of students from 37 U.S. states and 24 countries, including 11 Davis Scholars. President Douglas C. Bennett will personally confer 294 Bachelor of Arts degrees and 46 master's degrees during the ceremony.
Influential Earlham alumni with careers in education come together to raise awareness of the problem of declining percentages of minority educators in secondary schools on March 8.
The Ahn Trio’s “Classical Music in the Digital Age” energetically explores the boundaries of chamber music With a multicultural assortment of composers and musicians on Wednesday, March 5, at Richmond's Civic Hall Performing Arts Center. The event is a part of Earlham's Artist and Lecture Series.
Mark Drabenstott '77, founding director of the Rural Policy Research Institute's National Center for Regional Competitiveness, returns to Earlham and offers economic development advice to the Richmond area during a lecture on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008.
The next president should use an expanded Peace Corps to impede negative perception of the United States, says Kevin Quigley. The president and chief executive officer of the National Peace Corps Association is Earlham's next convocation speaker on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008.
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Sara Bohall '08 made history as the first Earlham woman to win the same event at a conference meet in four consecutive years with a first-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 NCAC Outdoor Track Championships on May 2.
Eric Sturgeon '08 became Earlham's all-time hits leader during the final weekend of his collegiate baseball career. The Logansport, Ind., native also set school career records in batting average and doubles.
The Earlham Equestrian Team has had one of its best show seasons ever, and members attribute part of their success to the team’s enthusiastic spirit. Eight riders have qualified for the IHSA Regionals in April.
Attributing much of his gridiron coaching success to his Earlham experiences on and off the field, Steve Specht '90 has guided St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati to Ohio Division I football championships in 2005 and 2007.
Earlham President Doug Bennett, also the current president of the North Coast Athletic Association, weighs in on hoped-for changes within NCAA Division III athletics in an article in Inside Higher Ed. It's been 35 years since the NCAA has made major changes in membership, and in that time Division III membership has surged. The diverse philosophies of so many schools, says Bennett, "make life increasingly awkward."
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(Length - 17:39) Visiting Professor of English David Ebenbach and three of his students talk to us about this semester's collaborative research project. Known on campus as a "Ford/Knight" project, after the funding sources for this type of research, the students developed and implemented ways to engage the Earlham and Richmond, Indiana communities and learn how they relate to poetry. Their analysis of the outcomes of this semester-long project will be the basis of their report. In addition to speaking about the project, Ebenbach, a recipient of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, reads us one of his poems. For more information on the English Department at Earlham click here.
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(Length - 09:41) Earlham Senior Dan Mahle talks about his self-designed Peace and Global Studies (PAGS) major focusing on music creation. Innovative programs such as this are one of the hallmarks of an Earlham College experience. Dan says that PAGS has been influential in his singing and songwriting about such topics as global warming, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq and Barack Obama's presidential campaign. A co-founder of the duo IDeology, Dan says that the goal of their socially conscious hip-hop is to get people invested and involved and hopes that his music may encourage people seeks answers to problems. More information: www.earlham.edu/~pags and www.ideologymusic.com.
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(Length 15:53) -- In this episode, we visit with Robert Johnstone, professor of politics and noted historian of the US Presidency and the American political system. Bob helps us put the election of 2008 in context and reflects on how this contest has already left many political observers scratching their heads. We also put the events of 2008 up for examination by Alice Almond Schrock, professor of history. As Alice has done extensive research in the discipline of Womens Studies, she is able to look at the historic candidacies of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama in very interesting ways and points out that even as it plays out, the election of 2008 is already one for the history books.
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(Length 07:14) In our first in our occasional series Profiles@Earlham, we introduce you to Nathan Rockwood, an Earlham senior whose interests lie in the world of role-playing. Not merely a casual player, Rockwood, an English major, has co-written four role playing guidebooks during his time at Earlham. The latest addition to the Rockwood canon is "The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game," published in the Fall of 2007. Rockwood explains the genesis of his interest in the genre and how he's focused his Earlham education around writing in this genre.
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(Length: 12:00) -- Earlham begins its podcasting series with a look at the College's Wilderness Programs. Jay Roberts, director of wilderness programs at Earlham, tells us about the varied offerings available throughout the year, focusing on August Wilderness, one of the oldest outdoor orientation programs of its kind. We look at "Water Wilderness," a 24-day canoeing adventure in the back country of Ontario, Canada. Director of Alumni Relations Gail Clark also shares her experience of participating in August Wilderness as a faculty leader.
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