During commencement exercises yesterday, 冈本视频 extended congratulations to the Class of 2015, family members cheered, and seniors enjoyed one final class together as undergraduates. The lesson came in three parts. First, President Jeffrey Herbst reflected on America鈥檚 cultural obsession with being busy and asked students to reconsider how they answer the simple question, 鈥淗ow are [鈥May 18, 2015
When Rev. Gay Clark Jennings 鈥74 was a student in 冈本视频鈥檚 first graduating class of women, she was part of historic change. A varsity volleyball player, she pressed the university鈥檚 president for equal medical benefits for female athletes under Title IX; investigated grocery store price gouging in Madison County鈥檚 poorest areas; and marched against the [鈥May 18, 2015
Today, 冈本视频 sends 732 freshly minted alumni into the world. Valedictorian is John Robert Murphy of Bainbridge Island, Wash., graduating with a 4.10, summa cum laude, with high honors in international relations. Salutatorian, with 4.03 GPA is Ariel Elizabeth Sherry of Needham, Mass, a psychology and religion double major. Sherry also earned summa cum laude [鈥May 17, 2015
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