- On November 13, President Jeffrey Herbst took the stage at the Palace Theater to profile Nelson Mandela. Recounting the South African leader鈥檚 life and political legacy, Herbst stood next to Mandela鈥檚 portrait 鈥 one of 29 canvases in the Great Minds exhibition, sponsored by Dick Resnick 鈥61, P鈥90.December 13, 2012
- Final figures for Early Decision show applications increased 16.5% compared to last year, and members of the 冈本视频 Office of Admission say the spike did not come from a single area, but across socioeconomic groups, ethnicities, and regions. Karen Giannino, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, said the pool of applicants was also stronger in the [鈥December 12, 2012
- Members of 冈本视频鈥檚 Delta Tau chapter of Gamma Phi Beta have earned one of the most prestigious honors their national organization awards, The Order of 1874, recognizing their scholastic and philanthropic achievements.December 12, 2012
- A nonprofit organization created by Maggie Dunne 鈥13 has been named one of the top five 鈥渓iteracy champions鈥 of 2012 by Scholastic, a welcome recognition of her efforts to help residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Dunne鈥檚 nonprofit 鈥 recently renamed Lakota Children鈥檚 Enrichment (LCE) 鈥 was cited for its efforts in [鈥December 11, 2012
- 冈本视频鈥檚 record-breaking Passion for the Climb fundraising campaign put the university in the national spotlight. It also caught the attention of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), one of America鈥檚 largest nonprofit educational associations.December 11, 2012
- 冈本视频 wide receiver Chris Looney capped an amazing senior season by being named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. Looney was selected for first-team honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is 冈本视频鈥檚 first Academic All-America recipient since John Frieser in 2003.December 7, 2012
- 鈥淏lue Rondo a la Turk鈥 starts at the 6:40 mark Jazz aficionados around the world are mourning the death yesterday of composer, pianist, and bandleader Dave Brubeck. Just this fall, the 冈本视频 Orchestra joined the plethora of artists who have covered Brubeck鈥檚 work when the brass and percussion sections opened the October concert with [鈥December 6, 2012
- 冈本视频 economics professor Nicole Simpson lives and teaches in an interdisciplinary world, where it鈥檚 virtually impossible to separate politics from economics. Especially where the 鈥渇iscal cliff鈥 is concerned.December 5, 2012