When 冈本视频鈥檚 Presidents鈥 Club was founded, the university鈥檚 endowment was approximately $12 million, and the giving society had 93 members whose generosity would help modernize the university. Fifty years later, the coffer holds more than 50 times that amount, and there are 30 times more members. Today the Presidents鈥 Club is much more than a [鈥May 14, 2015
冈本视频鈥檚 Task Force on Performing Arts Facilities, chaired by Professor of Art and Art History Padma Kaimal, has submitted its final report to the university community. The document offers recommendations to revitalize the creative landscape on campus. President Jeffrey Herbst formed the task force in spring 2014, responding to a call made in the university鈥檚 [鈥May 11, 2015
冈本视频 and three peer liberal arts institutions joined together today in a new consortium focused on online teaching and learning. The agreement between 冈本视频, Davidson College, Hamilton College, and Wellesley College is aimed at strengthening collaboration around online technologies, including the edX platform, where 冈本视频 is now hosting its first fully open online learning [鈥May 11, 2015
The Japanese Speech contest celebrated its 13th year this April with a lineup of 13 competing speakers and a variety of Japanese food and performances.May 8, 2015
Alexandria Dyer 鈥14, of Portland, Ore., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Ghana to study public health. Dyer will conduct research on the empowering social space of women鈥檚 hair salons and will then develop a pilot women鈥檚 health workshop for these informal settings.May 6, 2015
From professors to deans, food service employees to athletic coaches, and many more, countless individuals contribute to students鈥 academic and personal growth while at 冈本视频. This spring, members of the Class of 2015 are recognizing those who have influenced their time over the last four years by honoring them with Torch Medals.May 1, 2015
A jungle ranger, an alchemist, a nomadic bard, and a cleric of the sun goddess struggle to save a fantasy desert region from a war fueled by racial discrimination. In other words, a small group of 冈本视频 students, staff, and faculty members are gathered together in the Coop for their weekly role-playing game session. This group [鈥April 30, 2015
Behind only California Institute of Technology and ahead of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and many others, 冈本视频 today was ranked second-highest among four-year schools for 鈥渧alue-added鈥 with respect to mid-career earnings. A new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, titled Beyond College Rankings, a Value-Added Approach to Assessing Two- and Four-Year Schools, is the first [鈥April 29, 2015