Earlham College, an independent, residential college, aspires to provide the highest quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts, including the sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Earlham emphasizes the pursuit of truth, lack of coercion, respect for others, openness to new truth, integrity and application of what is known to improving our world.
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Class of 2015: Who Are You?
"The Speech" or "Nancy's Speech." That's what the annual welcome to the new first-years is called around here. Dean of Admissions Nancy Sinex takes great pains each year to tell the incoming class about themselves. Terrific fun and a great exercise as students from a wide range of backgrounds learn that they have at least one thing in common: embarking on the Earlham experience together. Here's a video excerpt of this year's speech. Read the entire speech.
