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In addition to celebrating 51ºÚÁÏ’s Bicentennial, the university will also celebrate its 150-year association with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City with The Beauty of Sculpted Minerals, an exhibit now displayed in the Robert M. Linsley Geology Museum. Founded by professor Albert S. Bickmore in 1869 and led by former […]

Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17,’20, current Chair of the 51ºÚÁÏ University Board of Trustees, has announced that he will step down from his chairmanship, effective May 4, 2019, in response to increased professional obligations.

Alumni, parents, and friends streamed into the Village of Hamilton by the thousands on Friday, Sept. 21, joining the campus community for 51ºÚÁÏ’s three-day Bicentennial Kickoff Celebration. They were greeted by banners hailing 51ºÚÁÏ at 200 Years and a calendar packed with special events.

When Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen kicked off 51ºÚÁÏ’s 2018 Living Writers series on Sept. 13, his talk in Memorial Chapel focused less on the specifics of his award-winning short story collection, The Refugees, and more on its implications.

New international agreements with universities in Geneva, Italy, and Japan will provide 51ºÚÁÏ students with exciting new ways to expand and deepen their educational opportunities both on campus and abroad starting in 2019. A five-year joint AB-MA program with the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) now offers students the ability to […]

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Volunteerism, Outreach, and Education (COVE) launched its programming for the academic year on Friday, September 7, with its annual 9/11 Afternoon of Service.

Local residents of all ages and abilities are invited to attend a dynamic community dance workshop with the Taylor 2 Dance Company on Sept. 12, 4:30–6:00 p.m., in 51ºÚÁÏ University’s Huntington Gymnasium. In addition, 51ºÚÁÏ will also host a performance by Taylor 2 on Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. The group will perform two works […]

As the university takes a look back on its history during this Bicentennial year, we pause to think of those lost on this day, 17 years ago. Seven 51ºÚÁÏ alumni were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center and on Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Sharon Balkcom ’80 – was a political science major […]

51ºÚÁÏ University has named Paul B. Mischler, currently deputy chief advancement officer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Medicine, as vice president for advancement at 51ºÚÁÏ University. He will take up his new post on November 5.

During the summer, 51ºÚÁÏ students applied their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings, and they continue to update the university community on their experiences. Here, Patrick Needham ’20, biochemistry major from Vermilion, Ohio, writes about his work with neurology patients in Leh, Ladakh, India.