| What's Excellent About Earlham
To
assist prospective students in finding the college that’s the best fit for them, we’ve pulled together
several comments and critiques of Earlham provided by outside experts.
As a part of your college choice process, you’ll need to
take stock of the college characteristics most important to you
and then see how Earlham and the other colleges you’re most
interested in measure up. You can gauge how colleges measure up
in a number of ways — by consulting college guide books and
other media resources, by considering the opinions of individuals
whose opinion you value, and by experiencing the college for yourself.
What comprises Earlham’s reputation? What
is the College best known for? How do educational experts outside
Earlham describe the school? Looking at what the various college
guides and other outsiders have to say about Earlham in comparison
with other schools — and in comparison with what Earlham
tells you about itself — is an important part of your college
decision-making process.
Several of the third-party sources presented here
agree with us that Earlham’s strengths include faculty who
collaborate with students to learn, a rigorous curriculum based
in the liberal arts, and a supportive, residential community. The
College’s small size and our diverse student body put Earlham
students in touch with ideas, cultures and perspectives that broaden
their outlook and engage the world. Our emphasis on community service,
grounded in the institution’s Quaker roots, provides opportunities
to test classroom learning in real settings in Indiana and around
the world.
Under “Important Endorsements” you’ll
find information about awards and rankings the College has achieved.
An ongoing listing of recent financial grants activity demonstrates
the College’s success in achieving competitive awards from
national foundations and granting agencies provides a strong endorsement
of Earlham’s well established national reputation and the
quality of the scholarship of our faculty.
A listing of the national and international competitive
scholarship programs that continue to recognize the academic achievements
of Earlham students and graduates rounds out the offerings.
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