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Shiny copper roof flashing and grand white–mullioned windows signaled the buttoning-up of Benton Hall’s exterior just as early winter snowfalls began to blanket the campus. When it opens in July 2018, Benton Hall will stand as a best-in-class career center — and then some. It’s part of a current $60 million building investment to enhance the […]

This spring, �󷢲�Ʊ is beginning new construction designed to enhance the student experience in two key areas: the residential living-learning environment and career development. “Our buildings play a significant role in how students live and learn at �󷢲�Ʊ,” said President Brian W. Casey. “These magnificent new additions will contribute greatly to the ways in […]

Laura H. Jack, vice president of development and alumni relations at Howard University, will join �󷢲�Ʊ as vice president for communications, effective February 6, 2017.

ScholarMatch, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that provides free college counseling to low-income youth, has named �󷢲�Ʊ to its 2016 College Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes approximately 300 institutions that offer supportive environments for students whose families earn less than $50,000 per year. According to ScholarMatch, 21 percent of high school seniors don’t […]

�󷢲�Ʊ President Brian W. Casey joined more than 100 presidents of higher education institutions in signing a joint letter to President-elect Donald Trump, covered in Inside Higher Ed Nov. 18, 2016

In an ecosystem of leadership, one seeks justice, mercy, dignity, empathy, and beauty. One listens and shares, partners and serves, and immerses oneself in the community. These were the themes — and the tangible advice — discussed by a slate of people who have dedicated their careers to doing good works at Cultivating Community Leaders: […]

Steve Fabiani, associate chief information officer at Haverford College, will join the �󷢲�Ʊ senior staff as vice president and chief information officer, effective August 15, 2016. Fabiani comes to �󷢲�Ʊ with more than 16 years of experience in higher education technology leadership. At Haverford, he built partnerships with and among colleagues and senior leaders in […]

On Saturday, April 2, members of the �󷢲�Ʊ community officially celebrated the naming of the university’s first residential commons for Diane Ciccone ’74. Hailing from Skaneateles and Bridgewater, N.Y., Ciccone was one of 13 women of color to enter �󷢲�Ʊ in 1970 — the university’s first year of coeducation. She began her 40-year legal […]

Under the glow of disco ball lights twinkling on the ceiling, many people didn’t stay in their seats when Aretha Franklin took to the stage in Sanford Field House on March 5. Franklin and her orchestra, part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at �󷢲�Ʊ, pulled in a crowd of more than 4,100 for a […]

Suzy Nelson, �󷢲�Ʊ’s vice president and dean of the college since June 2012, has been named vice president of student life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., effective July 1, 2016. “From the very first days after her arrival in 2012, Suzy has been an accessible, collaborative, and compassionate leader dedicated to […]