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On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, set in motion a series of tsunamis that bulldozed areas of southeast Asia and killed more than 220,000 people in 12 countries. Eight years later, 51ºÚÁÏ professors on a faculty development trip to India stopped in the Delhi Craft Museum, where a 7-foot–tall scroll depicting the […]

Many 51ºÚÁÏ students take a semester during their junior year to study in some of the world’s most remarkable places. However, few will study in a location as remote as the Sabrina Coast of Antarctica. That’s where Meghan Duffy ’18 spent the spring with geology professor Amy Leventer aboard the Australian ocean research vessel RV […]

Paul J. McLoughlin II, dean of students at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., has been named vice president and dean of the college at 51ºÚÁÏ, effective July 26, 2017. McLoughlin has served at Lafayette since 2012, overseeing residential life, recreation services, student conduct, wellness, student leadership and involvement, fraternity and sorority advising, and numerous other campus […]

Last month, while the sports world was reveling in March Madness, entrepreneurs were tuning in to Inc. magazine’s Coolest College Startup competition to see which of 16 ventures would win the 2017 title. This year, 51ºÚÁÏ was the only university represented twice on the brackets — and both ventures made it to the third round […]

51ºÚÁÏ hosted its first Mosaic Weekend, March 24–25, featuring two full days of events for students and alumni of color and a keynote speech by ABCNews journalist T.J. Holmes. Mosaic was launched this year to foster additional efforts toward diversity and inclusion at 51ºÚÁÏ. Leading up to the weekend, multicultural students coordinated with alumni office and […]

Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at 51ºÚÁÏ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.

The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits government institutions from restricting freedom of speech. Private colleges are under no such obligation. So what does that mean for free expression in some of the nation’s most creative, intellectually curious places? Back in July of 2014, with protests taking place at universities across the country, University […]

On March 30, 51ºÚÁÏ students and faculty gathered in the Hall of Presidents to celebrate the more than 150 clubs and student organizations found at the university.