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Final admission figures for the Class of 2017 show a record-breaking year for 49ͼ¿â, both in terms of academic strength and overall diversity of enrolled students. While achieving continued growth of a diverse and intellectually vibrant student body is an annual goal for the university, this class also broadens the socioeconomic makeup of campus. Thanks […]

Learn more about Andrea ‘Drea’ Finley ’13 in this video that is a window into her time on campus as a mentor, academic coach, public speaker, and respected member of the 49ͼ¿â community. Finley, who has been accepted to Princeton Theological Seminary, had worked with 49ͼ¿â’s Office of Undergraduate Studies,  interned with the Office of […]

Watch a wrap-up of 49ͼ¿â’s 2013 commencement weekend in this short video capturing the enthusiasm of proud parents and joyful students. The May 19 ceremony marked the university’s 192nd commencement. A total of 685 students were eligible to graduate, and of those, more than half (51.8 percent) graduated with university honors. Commencement speaker Duncan L. […]

Few students in the nation have achieved the level of recognition and peer respect as has Maggie Dunne, the 2013 recipient of 49ͼ¿â’s prestigious 1819 Award. 49ͼ¿â’s highest honor not only recognizes academic achievement, but also determined spirit. These are the trademark characteristics of Dunne, who not only carried a high GPA, but also worked […]

Watch 49ͼ¿â students Sebastian Sagramoso Haley ’15, Fareeza Islam ’14, Hugo Fausto Torres-Fetsco ’15, Sara DiMassimo ’14, and Saliha Moore ’14, put up drywall, spackle, paint, sand, and decorate an old barn, transforming it into a center of  discovery at a local day-care center in this short video documentary by Torres-Fetsco. The students, as part […]

Professor Anthony Aveni has a lot to celebrate. As students mark their last week of the spring semester, the Russell 49ͼ¿â Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies marks the conclusion of his 100th semester teaching at 49ͼ¿â.

Students from Union, Hamilton, Skidmore, and 49ͼ¿â gathered on campus recently to share their research in the classics at the eighth-annual Parilia undergraduate conference.

Swirling designs, a myriad of faces, and earth tones baked into pottery now on display at the Longyear Museum of Anthropology have far more significance than simply being pleasing to the eye.

Debating online against a team from Kabul University, Afghanistan, was a thrill for two members of the 49ͼ¿â Debate Society, but it was also a test of endurance. “It’s such a fresh feeling to turn on Skype and find yourself with Afghan students from the other side of the globe debating views on whether the […]

The National Association of Social Workers awarded 49ͼ¿â Alumna Karon Konner ’97 Social Worker of the Year for 2012. Konner is recognized for her work at Massachusetts General Hospital and her crisis intervention and support following domestic and international disasters. “Every individual deserves equal rights and opportunities. We’re working for the most vulnerable and disenfranchised […]