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Supporting Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

American Red Cross Donations - to support those affected by Hurricane Ian

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NEW Equine Assisted Therapy degree at Emory & Henry College!

Social Impact Conference at Wheaton College.

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Go Global with the SUMMIT Program at Agnes Scott College.

Bard Debate Union Places among Top Teams at World Universities Debating Championship

R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College is a certified Living Building.

Hiram College Undergrad Handles Angry Cats

Wabash College Liberal Arts Immersion Program

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Environmental Science at Juniata College.

Knox College Bio Major Researches Dog Jealousy

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Hope College Formula One Racing Team

Catherine Croft and her neuroscience stop-motion video for kids.

Creek Connections at Allegheny College awarded significant grants to continue its environmental education programs!

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Danielle Shepherd, College of Wooster grad, leading IndyCar teams to victory!

Dr. Richard Plumb is St. Mary's College of California's 30th President.

Cornell College Summer Research Institute

New College of Florida named a College of Distinction.

Udochi Okorie and the Sister Circle at Kalamazoo College.

Watch "Inventing America," filmed at Hope College.

Flag raising honors the partnership between The Evergreen State College and the Squaxin Island Tribe.

St. John's College students win a Projects for Peace fellowship.

Get a headstart at Wabash College's Liberal Arts Immersion Program.

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Hiram College's James H. Barrow Biological Field Station is an active research and educational facility.

Teams of students and faculty from Earlham College conduct reasearch in Iceland.

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New president of the National Civil Rights Museum is a Rhodes College grad and longtime professor.

Take a tour of Reed College's science labs and research space.

Bard College faculty create 2nd year common courses

Learn about this summer's CTCL college fairs.

Welcome Knox College's new president, Dr. Andy McGadney

Kalamazoo College's Hannah Wolfe honored for excellence on and off the soccer pitch

Ursinus' Experiential Learning Programs ensures hands-on experience for every students.

Eckerd students going abroad as State Deportment Gilman Scholars

Eckerd College hires first executive director of inclusive excellence.

Learn about study abroad in London with Centre College.

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St. Olaf grad named Gaither Junior Fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Hampshire College graduate takes top prize in Commonwealth Short Story Contest

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Learn about 5 great liberal arts colleges in the Pacific Northwest

Learn more about Denison University's new global health major.

Listen to Allegheny College President Link on the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast.

Dr. Patricia Okker begins role as New College of Florida president.

Beloit College graduate will go to South Korea as a 2022 Fulbright Scholar.

Allegheny forest ecologist travels the Great Lakes on a research vessel.

Learn about both the advantages and downsides of Regular Decision, Early Decision, and Early Action applications processes

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St. Olaf grad's work for National Geographic brings together passion for photography and studies in political science, environment, and Chinese.

St. Olaf graduate brings multidisciplinary perspective to her career as an architect, educator, and advocate for intentional communities.

CTCL Executive Director Maria Furtado reflects on the #LifeLessons she's learned with CTCL.

Williamette U's triathalon team debuts this fall.

@Forbes reports the #pandemic is influencing students choice of majors, and more are looking to the #liberalarts

@stolafcollege grad Satyam Panday ’02 credits a #liberalarts education for his success as a senior #economist for S&P Global.

@OhioWesleyan's first artist-in-residence is one of their own, #graduate Andrew Wilson

Hillsdale College alumna Danielle Pohl Wilhelmsen '14, forensic scientist DNA analyst

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David Coelho '08, Willamette University, Coelho Winery

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Interdisciplinary education at The Evergreen State College

Data science - a new major at Saint Mary's College of California

Hampshire College education - "a dialogue, not a monologue"

Dr. Deon Miles '97, Wabash College

New series about civil rights and community history in Yellow Springs, OH, home of Antioch College.

CTCL welcomes new Board Directors - Scott Anderson of The Common Application, Ben Baum from St. John's College, Beverly Henry Wheeler from Hendrix College, and Chris Rodriguez from The Lovett School.

Hiram College and CTCL welcome new president, Dr. David Haney.

Meet University of Puget Sound psychology professor (and Denison alumna) Dr. Erin Colbert-White.

ICYMI - Patrick Park '22, Reed College, was recognized "for demonstrating exceptional promise, intellectual intensity, and a commitment to research in the field of nuclear physics."

Common Intellectual Experience - the core of the liberal arts education at Ursinus College

OWU welcomes new members of Phi Beta Kappa.

Five academic leaders from the class of 2021 at Hillsdale College

Arah Ko '18 (Wheaton College) received a Lilly Graduate Fellowship to support her as she works on her master's in creative writing at The Ohio State University.

Kelly Brignac, Millsaps College alumna, now heading to Maine to teach at Colby College.

John Mendenhall '22, McDaniel College, returns to the Middle East on a scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta.

Creative writing majors at Knox College read their work at Milk Route.

Check out this t-shirt designed by Beloit College's Hardika Kashyap ’22.

Tyler Dann '00, Whitman College, fish geneticist and PhD candidate

Congrats to Marcel Elkouri '21, College of Wooster, on his NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Elizabeth Parker '21, Austin College, was awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan.

Antioch College and the pandemic

Heaven Wade '21, biochemistry major at Denison University

Rhodes College faculty and students designed a small satellite that will be launched aboard a rocket by NASA.

Sean Kealey '20, Allegheny College, was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Southwestern University women's tennis - now ranked #10 in the country!

Sabrina Barboza '21, student-athlete at St. Olaf College

June 2021 Board Meeting, featuring new Executive Director, Ann Marano

First annual Juneteenth commemoration at Clark University

Two Millsaps College students and one Rhodes College student were named Key into Public Service Scholars by PBK.

New major at Guilford College - analytics

Vedant Patel '21, first graduate of the intelligence studies major at University of Lynchburg

CTCL welcomes our new Executive Direcor, Ann Marano!

Rod Malcolm, Kalamazoo College's new Posse liaison

“Picture electrons surfing on waves." - Prof. Jim Schroeder '09, Wheaton College, lead author on new research into the Northern Lights.

Outstanding members of the Clark University Class of 2021!

Centre College's Olivia Russell '21 will head to Japan to teach English through the JET Program.

Ndanzia "Paul" Mpunga '21, Austin College, received one of just 15 scholarships for med school from the Texas Medical Association.

Lauren Horton, Earlham College head volleyball coach and one of the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 30 Under 30 Award honorees.

Alexander Nelson '21, Cornell College, on his great four years!

"Cove" - art by Eckerd College professor Jason Hackewerth on permanent display at Tampa International Airport

Running a summer workshop on college admission and the college search? Need some stickers to share with first-generation students? Request some on our website.

Check out Stachal Harris' Independent Study research. I.S. is a distinctively College of Wooster opportunity.

Niki Kates '20, Willamette University, received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship of $10K. She heads to UC Berkeley Law School in the fall.

Clark University Model UN team had a great year!

Susmi Sharma '21, St. John's College - Santa Fe

College Advisors! CBO Leaders! IECs! Tag #visitctcl when you visit a member school's campus and maybe win some swag.

Benjamin Mako Hill '99, Hampshire College alumnus, professor at UW - NSF grant recipient

The George Floyd Fellowship recipients at St. Olaf College

ABOVE, a different type of orientation at University of Lynchburg

Dynasty Burchett '22, a new Accounting Fellow, at Ohio Wesleyan University

Three Cornell College class of 2021 grads were selected for the Teaching Assistant Program in France. Congrats to all!

Local goats help with campus clean up at Cornell College.

Allegheny College computer science faculty and student commit to " integrate ethics and social responsibility into undergraduate computer science".

St. John's College alumni stories

Helen Griffin ‘21, Beloit College, will teach in Taiwan on a Fulbright Fellowship.

Westin Babelay, Eckerd College, 865 Axe Throwing

Maggie McClennan ‘21, Cornell College, stage manager

Ashleigh Corker BA MBA '06, Willamette University, entrepreneur, co-founder of Proto101

The Plave Family Research Fellowship at Clark University supports undergraduate research into ALS.

Learn how Reed College helps students prepare for med school.

Ella Myers '21, Whitman College, didn't let a cancelled class slow her down.

Inaugural Denison Dash - a virtual 5K of your choice to support Denison students

Mrs. Wrights, a one-woman show created, choreographed and danced by Beloit College alumna Jenni Reinke '05

Antioch College students and alumni collaborated on a documentary about the Antioch Art Building, a landmark building on campus.

David T. Clydesdale '75, Wheaton College, has written many, many gospel songs.

Summer camp for girls interested in environmental science, hosted by University of Lynchburg

Megan Barolet-Fogarty '04, Guilford College, changing lives

Nebraska-Lynn White '22, triple major at OWU!

Sebastian McRae '23, Allegheny College, is ready for his summer in Costa Rica.

Anna Krolikowski '20, Southwestern University, English and computer science double major

Sonita Alizada '23, Bard College, winner of the 2021 Freedom Prize for her work to stop forced marriage.

Centre College - Class of 2021

Faculty and staff at Centre College brought their dogs to campus to help students' stress during finals.

Suit Yourself - a clothes closet for University of Lynchburg students' use for interviews

Five past student senate presidents at Cornell College talk about leadership.

Eckerd College faculty and students nurture baby gopher tortoises.

Kayla Boyd, Cornell College alumna, is ready to "defend the disadvantaged" after graduation from The University of Iowa College of Law.

Centre College grad Pearl Morttey '21 heads to Bulgaria as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant.

Amanda Chea '21 - Centre College -> Cambodia on a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship

Bard College, The Posse Foundation, and Lin-Manuel Miranda team up to bring arts students from Puerto Rico to campus.

Jourdan Perez '23 and Tallulah Woitach '23, Bard College -- ready for study abroad as Gilman Scholars

María Pabón Gautier, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, St. Olaf College

The Evergreen State College is now test-optional - permanently!

Birmingham-Southern College alumna Hannah Byrne '16, program assistant and researcher at the Smithsonian Archives

Alex Rice '17, Allegheny College alumna and future PhD

Wheaton College student-athletes and COVID-19

Shalini Kantayya, Hampshire College alum and director of the documentary, "Coded Bias".

Denison University women's lacrosse heads to the NCAA Final Four! Well done!

The six new professors at OWU include an Earlham College alumna and Denison University alumnus.

Class of 2021 - McDaniel College - check out these new grads!

Class of 2021 Student Leadership Awards at Kalamazoo College

Leidy Churchman '98, Hampshire College alum and painter

Delilah Dylan Dominguez '09 - Southwestern University alumna and a great example of a liberal arts education in action.

1st 'RooWrite Fiction Contest at Austin College

New major - museum studies - at Earlham College

The 2020-21 academic year at Reed College. And what a year it was.

Allegheny College women's track and field - NCAC Conference Champions!

Davion Washington '21 led the drive to bring a collegiate chapter of NAACP to University of Lynchburg.

Congrats to Jacey Shal'e Carrier '21 (Hampshire College) on her Fulbright Scholarship to study in South Korea.

18 great questions to ask during the college search. Request our How to Choose a College That's Right for You brochure on our website for more guidance.

Avery Lee '21, Juniata College - next step, Taiwan as a Fulbright English Teaching Award recipient.

Removing Barriers: Restoring Salmon Watersheds through Tribal Alliances by students at The Evergreen State College

ICYMI - new major in global health at Denison University

Six new Corns Scholars at OWU. The award includes $5000 scholarship for junior and senior years.

Jasmine Turner '03, Rhodes College, COVID-19 researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Three new majors at Hiram College.

Reed College and Pathways to Engineering

Alexis Skiles '23, Centre College, will attend the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman 2021 Expanding Diversity in Economics (EDE) Summer Institute.

Former Kalamazoo College trustees donate $5M for scholarships.

Dr. Amy Peeler, professor of New Testament at Wheaton College

Pet Graduation 2021, Eckerd College

Megan Jones '04 returns to her alma mater, Millsaps College, as Dean of Students.

Maggie Crutchfield '21 joins 14 family members who are Emory & Henry College alumni.

Earlham College supports Key Clubs at ten high schools with grants.

Great advice for parents of students exploring colleges.

Bryce McCullough '23, Wabash College, received a Realizing the Dream scholarship from the ICI.

President-elect Dr. Patricia Okker of New College of Florida -- an Allegheny College alumna

Laurie Balstad '21, St. Olaf College, received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She will study population biology at UC Davis as a PhD candidate.

Simran Thapa '22 and Bryn Frye-Mason '23, St. John's College, received a fellowship from Projects for Peace.

Academic Spree Day at Clark University!

Angel Nalubega '18, Antioch College, will attend Princeton Theological Seminary this fall.

Jacob Abramo '21, top prelaw student at College of Wooster. He will attend Boston College Law School this fall.

Gary Ivory '89, Austin College alumnus and president of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. #changinglives

Jamiere Abney '12 - Willamette University alumnus, #admissionadvocate for Colgate University, PhDcandidate, future college president

Wheaton College professor of music John William Trotter founded HerVoice to support women composers of a cappella choral music.

Congrats to Rick Smallshaw '24, University of Lynchburg, on his second place win at the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society competition.

$900,000 bequest will help fund Goucher College students from underrepresented geographic areas in the US and internationally.

Mackenzie Conkling '21, Centre College, received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to study engineering at Berkeley.

Our new e-newsletter is out!

College search workshops from Reed College.

Yadira Sánchez-Esparza '21, Allegheny College - Boren Scholarship recipient headed to Brazil in 2022

Three Hendrix College students won awards for their poetry.

Make mom proud. Use our Amazon Smile link when you buy that last-minute gift and support our scholarship fund.

We are excited to announce our 2021 CTCL Scholars - Ella Ashford (Willamette University), Zabrina Richards (Clark University), and Lily Schwartz (Eckerd College).

Choosing a women's college - Agnes Scott College students' perspectives

Audiovisual Arkansas: Citizen Storytellers, founded by Hendrix College students and faculty

Students from Emory & Henry College, University of Puget Sound, and Centre College participated in Shaping Our Future, a deliberative polling conversation.

The CTCL family welcomes Dr. Rosa Rivera-Hainaj, new provost at McDaniel College.

May 1 is the traditional deposit deadline. Congratulations to all seniors who have decided and deposited! And, to those still deciding, we know you will make the best decision for you.

Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Eckerd College rabbi, founder of Tikkun HaYam, a Jewish marine conservation organization

Great work by Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa, led by Birmingham-Southern College alumna, Ellen Woodward Potts '88.

Princess Allotey '21 and Professor Sarah Murray co-authored a chapter about information communication technology in Ghana.

Back in the Saddle, Again! A night of music inspired by Western movies, performed by University of Lynchburg music students

Ethan Lutz '21, Clark University, creator of the CopperClean Bag, copper-based storage for PPE

Music education at University of Lynchburg

Katherine Parham '19, Hendrix College, recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Words of wisdom about the college search from our NACAC CEO, Angel B. Pérez.

Justin Kopp '21, Wabash College, Orr Fellowship recipient

Dr. Esau McCaulley of Wheaton College writes about the Chauvin verdict and much more.

[IN RESPONSE] - student-created theatre at Cornell College

Agnes Scott College, official practice facility for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream

Suggestions for parents/guardians as their teens get ready to go off to college.

Mock Trial at Juniata College

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Public Health Director, will speak at the 2021 commencement at Knox College.

How to choose a college in a pandemic. Advice from Leslie Davidson of Beloit College.

Celina Ceballos '21, Eckerd College, Fulbright Research Fellow, heads to Honduras to study sea turtles.

New major in environmental science at Lawrence University announced on Earth Day 2021.

Lots of great college search tips from Ursinus College.

Bard College summer program in writing -- a weeklong writing workshop cultivates fluency of expression in writing and speaking

We hope the verdict in the George Floyd trial brings some peace to his family and friends. We recognize and acknowledge the pain members of our communities feel and we pledge to continue to work to end racism. #blacklivesmatter

Questions to ask when you visit a campus (Megan Betancourt '21, Southwestern University)

A new Kierkegaard Chair in Christian Philosophy at St. Olaf College - thanks to a $2M donation.

Five St. Olaf College physic and math majors received Rossing Physics Scholarships.

Hendrix College received a $2M challenge grant to support renovations on two residence halls.

Elizabeth Jones '21, Hendrix College, recipient of a Fulbright Research Award

Cornell College students and alumni are ready for their next steps in healthcare.

Alisa Chen '21, Reed College, Watson Fellow

Congrats to Austin College women's water polo -- conference champs!

Two 2021 Goldwater Scholarship recipients from Earlham College. Congrats to Miette Hennessy '22 and Cade Orchard '22.

Austin Dumas '21 interned with NAIC, a division of NASA.

The CTCL search engine - learn more about our member schools

College of Wooster seniors present their independent research today. Check it out!

Virtue, community service group started by three pre-med students at Ursinus College.

Austin College students volunteer in their community at the GreenServe event.

MarkYamane '22, Eckerd College, winner of a Goldwater Scholarship

Counselors! Tag #visitctcl if you're on a CTCL-member school campus. Or tag yourself in a picture with a banner, rep, or your Zoom screen during that CTCL-related webinar.

National Poetry Month at University of Lynchburg

Clark University celebrates student workers. Thanks for all you do!

$19.5M -- renovation and expansion of the Small Sport Center at Cornell College

Our April e-newsletter is available now!

Bay Area Student Shorts Film Festival, founded and organized by Saint Mary's College of California students

Newly tenured faculty at Goucher College. Congratulations to all!

Patricia Ross '06, College of Wooster, nominated for assistant secretary of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Randy Goodrum '69, Hendrix College alumnus, songwriter, musician

Southwestern University alumna Brielle Read '20

Beloit College professor Robin Zembrowski on Innovations in the Workplace podcast

2020 at Austin College

Newly tenured faculty at Denison University, including one alumna

Convulsed States: Earthquakes, Prophecy, and the Remaking of Early America, a new book by Hendrix College associate professor Jonathan Todd Hancock

Cole Newton '21, Centre College, intern, student government president, off to law school in the fall

President Ed Wingenbach, Hampshire College

Whitman Undergraduate Conference, a celebration of the research, scholarship and creativity of Whitman College students

The virtual sessions we did last month were recorded. Check them out!

University of Lynchburg will give a laptop to incoming students who filed a FAFSA.

Yamilex Lopez '22, Juniata College, Newman Civic Fellow

The Judith Kaye Lentini '72 Endowed Scholarship at New College of Florida

Did you apply for the CTCL Scholarship? Supporting documents must be received by email to scholarships@ctcl.org before 11:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time), April 8, 2021. Late documents are not accepted.

Life at the U.N., a free online event with OWU alumnus Steven Tull PhD '82

Noah Yasger '19, self-designed major in communal living, Antioch College

Eckerd College, a charter member of SEA Change

OWU received $830,466 from Choose Ohio First to support Ohio students in STEM fields.

Pride Week at Ursinus College

Clinical and Translational Research Immersion at Hendrix College

Paideia at Reed College

St. Olaf College alumna Sheridan Blanford '15, leader in DEI and athletics

Lela Klein '02, Antioch College, community leader in Dayton

Bard College received $500M from investor and philanthropist George Soros.

Wheaton College (IL) remains test-optional for fall 2022 and spring 2023 entry terms.

The new J.H. and Artie Atkins Scholars Research Program at Centre College

New nursing (BSN) program at Emory & Henry College

Awards for Distinguished Delegation and Position Paper for University of Lynchburg at the National ModelUN

Clark University history professor Taner Akçam award-winning book, Killing Orders: Talat Pasha’s Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide.

Sophia Kathryn Jackson '25, Bard College, 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellow

Hampshire College professor and author, Uzma Aslam Khan

Austin College's Freyja Coe '21 presented her research at Texas Undergraduate Research Day.

Online senior art show for two seniors at McDaniel College

Nicole Jackson, PhD, Saint Mary's College of California alumna, professor, first-generation student

Hampshire College alumnus and filmmaker, Ché Williams

Office of Career Development at Hiram College

Evergreen State College alumni gave $1M to support the new Evergreen Center for Climate Action and Sustainability.

Becker School of Design & Technology at Clark University

Shelley and Scott Ririe '79 gave $3.5M to Cornell College.

St. John’s Summer Academy

Hope College dance marathon raised funds for a local children's hospital.

Mizuki Matsui ’20 (Beloit College) is working to bring tourism to the ancient city of Shiroishi, Japan.

BIPOC Performing Arts Alliance, a new student-led organization at College of Wooster

Kalamazoo College - new biochemistry major in fall 2021

Wabash College received a $4.5M grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Miko Harper '21 interviews OWU alumna Wendie Malick '72.

Miss our online sessions this week? The recordings are online.

“As an environmental scientist and educator...nothing tops inspiring young people to work together on creative solutions to challenging problems.” Brad Oberle, professor at New College of Florida

New book by Earlham College professor connects Shakespeare, Sex and the City, Beloved, and more!

The Compass, theatre that makes you think. Kalamazoo College

We appreciate everyone who joined a #virtual session today. CTCL-member schools believe in #studentcenteredcollegeadmission and strong #liberalartseducation.

Allegheny College Scholarship for Dependents of First Responders

Wondering what #liberalartseducation is all about? Already know but need a refresher? Interested in a #studentcenteredcollegesearch? Check out today's #Virtual CTCL sessions.

Austin College's Abbey Goodman ’21 directs "Emilie La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight".

Wellness Days at Clark University

Ka’Dae Brockington ’21, Antioch College, will present “Determining Access: Social and Physical Barriers for Marginalized College Students".

Raft of Stars, a new novel by Andrew J. Graff '09, Lawrence University

Thanks to all who joined a #virtual session today. More sessions tomorrow, March 24.

Experiential Learning Funds (ELF) at Lawrence University

The Paul O'Sullivan Band, featuring McDaniel College grad, Paul O'Sullivan '09 and three more Paul O'Sullivans!

Today's the day! Our virtual programs are happening today and tomorrow. See you there!

Spring concerts from the music department at University of Lynchburg

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Online programs start tomorrow.

Blake Sitterly '23, Southwestern University lacrosse - the goalie that scored the winning goal!

Kairlynne Jensen '23, Whitman College, 2021 Newman Civic Fellow

Bernard Mays, Jr. '04, Outstanding Young Alumnus, Birmingham-Southern College

Just two days until our Virtual Programs begin! Register now at www.strivescan.com/ctcl

Savannah Wiegel '21, Hendrix College, 2021 Watson Fellow

PSST! CTCL Virtual programs, March 23 & 24.

Ursinus College Theater presents Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue, streaming online.

Forbes rates Hillsdale College A+ for fiscal health.

Students from nine CTCL-member schools were named as Watson Fellows. Congrats to all!

Meet the reps. Learn more about CTCL-member schools and the college search. Online, March 23 & 24.

30th Annual Theology Conference hosted by Wheaton College, now online for 2021

Hendrix College - pandemic, one year later

Anna Coates Scotti '80, Antioch College alumna, poet, novelist, teacher

Students from seven CTCL-member schools were named Newman Civic Fellows for their civic engagement.

You should sign up for our March Virtual Days. And tell a friend.

Carly Naundorff '22 (Eckerd College) will intern in Canada this summer, studying lichens.

Three incoming students named Lilly Scholars at Wabash College. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board.

Knox College student teachers head to the classroom in a challenging time.

Amplifying Justice, a podcast by St. Olaf College students

University of Lynchburg Honors Scholar of the Year, Ellen Druebbisch '21

Please come talk to our reps. They're lonely. They haven't traveled in a year. Virtual programs, March 23 & 24.

Meet President Audrey Bilger, Reed College, March 17, 5 pm Pacific time.

2021 CTCL Virtual Events start in just nine days!

Newly promoted and tenured faculty at Willamette University. Congratulations!

Earlham College students work with The Little Timmy Project to increase access to good maternal health care.

Megan Betancourt ’21, Southwestern University, shares some of what she learned in her four years in college.

Carter Momson-Hudson '22, Emory & Henry College, is hiking the Appalachian Trail and raising money for Comfort Cases.

Sophie Cipolla '20, Saint Mary's College of California alumna, project manager at Faegre Drinker law fiem.

Ernie, CTCL's official dog, is ready for CTCL Virtual Days sessions on March 23 or 24. Maybe you'll see him there!

Our new e-newsletter is ready!

Arlo Zwicker, first-year student at Hampshire College, loves the self-directed, student-centered education.

#studentcentered #liberalarts #greateducation #engagedalumni Learn more on March 23 & 24.

St. John's College alumnus Chifunda Kakusa '20 interned with Quantum Consultants and Actuaries.

Whitman College professor and students publish research on disgust.

Reed College - by the numbers

Wondering about which schools offer a great education? Check out our virtual days, March 23 & 24.

Kalamazoo College alumni offer insights and networking opportunities.

Accelerated pathway to an MS in Finance for Cornell College students

March 23 & 24 - online programs! Learn about CTCL-member schools and the college search.

Joan Argetsinger Steitz ’63, Antioch College, RNA researcher, winner of the Wolf Prize in medicine

University of Lynchburg women's swim team - ODAC Conference Champions!

We're back with CTCL Virtual Programs, March 23 & 24. Hope to see you there!

Dance at Reed College

Wabash College alumnus Emmanuel Aouad '10 is preparing to compete on American Ninja Warrior.

Haiyan Cheng, Willamette University assoc. professor of computer science - one of the recipients of the 2021 Mentoring Award for Undergraduate Research by the National Center for Women & Information Technology

23 CTCL-member schools named Top Producers of Fulbright Scholars

Dr. Justin Xavier Moore '07, Hampshire College, received an National Institutes of Health (NIH) #grant to study geographic and racial in mammograms.

Karlyn Crowley, OWU's provost, named "one of the nation’s top 25 outstanding women working in higher education in 2021."

Undergraduate research opportunities at Hendrix College.

Vaccines are here but we should still be careful. Need masks? Contact Carl at Evergreen State College - forbesc@evergreen.edu

Laurie A. Carter, president-elect of Lawrence University

Southwestern University alumnus Hayden Smith '20 did research on baleen whales, funded by an NSF grant.

"Frogs’ lungs act like noise-cancelling headphones." Norman Lee, PhD, assistant professor of biology, St. Olaf College

Cassia Waligora '21, Wheaton College, received a Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship.

Bard College opens a new early college initiative in Camden, NJ.

Senior art show for Liam Besneatte-Cullinane '21, Emory & Henry College

The Innovation Fund at Eckerd College

New book on mental illness in Medieval France by Hendrix College history professor, Aleksandra "Sasha" Pfau

Casey Ingraham '24, Clark University theater lover, attends the virtual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Danny Cuevas '21, Wabash College, Orr Fellow

Goucher College announces an endowed chair in Mandarin Chinese and Asian studies.

Wabash College theater returns to the stage with "Twisted Tales of Poe". Livestreamed, too.

Good advice from the Hiram College admission team for those starting the college search

Dr. Tao Le '91 - Centre College alumnus, doctor, entrpreneur

Bard College alumna Sasha Phyars-Burgess '10 -her new book, Untitled, explores the Black diaspora.

Bard College alumnus Ronan Farrow '04 profiled three of the January 5 rioters.

Congratulations to Millsaps College Associate Professor Peter Friedrich! He was awarded the inaugural Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges Award from The Fulbright Program.

List-building panel includes Rhodes College's Lauren Sefton, a CTCL Board member, and Darryl Tiggle, a 2021 Counselors That Change Lives award recipient.

Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, assistant professor of music at St. Olaf College

University of Lynchburg is now carbon neutral.

Princess Allotey ’21 and Josh West ’22 (Centre College) presented about the Centre Black STEM Coalition.

Jill Weatherhead ‘05, M.D., Ph.D., Kalamazoo College alumna, physician-scientist and Director of Medical Education in the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine

More Zoom time? Yes! Five Clark University students mentored local high school students in the college search.

OWU joins JED Campus to support students' mental health and well-being.

Our revised brochure, How to Choose a College That's Right for You, is now available in Spanish. Download the PDF.

New College of Florida faculty win 2021 Unity Awards from Sarasota Magazine.

New College of Florida is excited to work with potential transfer students.

Hillsdale College volleyball ranked #1 in NCAA DII.

St. John's College senior Francisco Contreras interned last summer with Polycentric Learning Group.

Qualified Emory & Henry College seniors are guaranteed a place in University of Lynchburg's graduate program in athletic training.

Parents and guardians are nervously awaiting colleges' decisions along side their teens.

College of Wooster alumnus James Cooper '08 is helping young men in his hometown thought his non-profit, Brake the Cycle.

The Happiness Committee at Centre College

McDaniel College and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School announce a new 4+1 program.

Bob '55 and Ellen Kellogg give back to Wabash College.

Evan Tims '19, Bard College alumnus and Luce Scholar

Our new e-newsletter is out! Take a look.

Kyle Jussila '22, Cornell College student-athlete

Guilford College & UNCG's Center for New North Carolinians received a Bringing Theory to Practice grant.

Birmingham-Southern College theatre takes on Shakespeare in “A Bone to Pick with Fate: Shakespeare’s Fortune, Mischance, and Mischief.”

Lies Agreed Upon, a podcast series featuring University of Lynchburg professor Brian Crim.

2021 Power & Privilege Symposium at Whitman College

Women's ice hockey - new at Lawrence University

Leah Trotman '21, Agnes Scott College, Truman Scholar, Marshall Scholar

Juniata College alumni - where are they now?

Rhone Meche '21, Millsaps College student-athlete

Entrepreneurs at New College of Florida

Emory & Henry College and Appalachian School of Law signed a 3+3 agreement.

Sarah Matthews '23 on why she chose Centre College

Stacey Abrams at Centre College virtual event for Black History Month

James Scarborough '21, Allegheny College student-athlete (physics major and football player)

Anton Armstong '78, Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Chair in Music, Artistic Director of the St. Olaf Christmas Festival, and conductor of the St. Olaf Choir

Two Rhodes College mathematics majors presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings.

The 2020 Stories Project and the COVID-19 Archiving Project at St. Olaf College

Knox College alumni Andrew Isaacson '99 and Jordan Anderson '19 were busy on Super Bowl Sunday.

Health and exercise physiology students at Ursinus College use their skills to help retirees and at-risk youth.

Five young College of Wooster alumni and their professor published research in Biodiversity and Conservation journal.

The Kitchen Closet, a free food pantry for Emory & Henry College students

Knox College welcomes its 20th president, Andy McGadney.

Maxeme Tuchman ’00 - New College of Florida alumna, co-founder and CEO of Caribu.

Hands-on research in the history department at University of Lynchburg

Wintersession class at Clark University - Pop Music in the USA

Hampshire College mathematics professor Sarah Hews published in PLOS ONE.

Hope College freezes tuition and fees for 2021-22.

What did Wabash College students do over winter break? A lot.

The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development at Emory & Henry College

Mock Trial at Rhodes College

$6.7M grant will fund new Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab housed on the Eckerd College campus.

Networking with alumni at Kalamazoo College

Hillsdale College physics prof and student researchers explore "the detection of a signal that may help to show gravitational waves that are produced by merging supermassive black holes in other galaxies."

Packard Rozzi '21, Wheaton College

Cornell College alumna, Christine Parker '96, consular chief to the U.S. mission to Senegal

Goucher College received $149, 691 from National Endowment for the Humanities.

Student entrepreneurs at Clark University

It's easy to count a college's applications, right? Well...

Ben Hammond '21 and his family were part of the COVID-19 vaccine testing.

Civil rights historian and Birmingham-Southern College alumna, Dr. Tondra Loder-Jackson '89

Two Hendrix College seniors are semi-finalists for the Fulbright Program.

Austin College was chosen as a Regional Collaboration Partner for the multiyear project “Legacies of American Slavery: Reckoning with the Past.”

Energeia, student-run literary magazine at St. John's College

Bill Smith '96, Birmingham-Southern College alumnus, mental health advocate, founder of inseperable

Theory-to-Practice projects at Ohio Wesleyan University

Tom Coben '12 - Lawrence University alumnus created the dancing statues for Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Disco Inferno: How Gay Men, African Americans, and Women Shaped a Cultural Revolution (JanTerm Class at Saint Mary's College of California)

Moving Bodies and Social Justice, a series of events featuring OWU, Denison University, and College of Wooster faculty.

Art + computer science = interesting art by Sarah Friday '20 (Southwestern University)

“Breaking Invisible Barriers: Identity & Empowerment", a community-wide conference at Ursinus College

Kabita Sen '23, St. John's College, interned at the New Mexico Coalition for Adult Literacy.

Dr. Ross Sowell, Rhodes College, received $84,657 from the NSF for continuing research on collaborative robots.

Ye Olde Corner Bakery, co-owned by Wabash College alumnus Keith Owen '20

Diana Serrano '10, Willamette University, Strategic Data Project Fellow

Rhodes College alumna Morgan Fuller '16, Student DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) of the Year award at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia.

Congratulations to Zeihkia Byrd '21, Hendrix College, on her award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

oSTEM at Ursinus College, supporting LGBTQ students in the sciences.

Kalamazoo College student-athletes help local students stay fit.

STEM and the liberal arts, Alex Lombardo '21, Agnes Scott College

Last but not least -- Darryl Tiggle, Elena Walsh, and Matt Ybarra, Counselors That Change Lives

Allegheny College chemistry professor receives $100,000 to support research done with students.

University of Lynchburg alumna Tarsha Joyner '13 on Food Network Canada

Eckerd College professor's research featured on Secrets of the Zoo, National Geographic TV

Advice for high school students from young Southwestern University alumna.

Our scholarship application is live.

Highlighting Sam Ritter, Morgan Phillips, and Lisa Pederson - 2021 Counselors That Change Lives

OWU's Faith Brammer '22, writer and social media maven

Clark University partners with others in Worcester to help students and families - College Corps.

Highlighting our 2021 Counselors That Change Lives for National School Counseling Week 2021 (#NSCW21)

Accelerated Data Science Program - new at Birmingham-Southern College

Olivia Bailey '14, Emory & Henry College alumna, reporter for WCYB, Bristol, Virginia

Themed housing at University of Lynchburg

Highlighting our 2021 Counselors That Change Lives for National School Counseling Week 2021 (#NSCW21)

Two new minors at University of Lynchburg - crisis communication and sports media

We need more counselors in high schools. Thanks, NACAC CEO Angel B. Perez for your advocacy.

Reintroducing and celebrating our 2021 Counselors That Change Lives.

Amanda Akers '19, Antioch College, writer

Two Earlham College alumnae are co-authors of a study on glaucoma published in Nature.

CTCL 1st gen stickers! Order yours today. (25 min please)

Nick Gray '15 returns to Wabash College as Director of Safety and Security.

Need a speaker for a junior or sophomore night? We have a Speakers Bureau.

Bard College alumnus Arthur Avilés ’87, Lifetime Achievement Award from The Bessies

Bard College students help applicants for clemency.

ICYMI - New College of Florida and UF announced a dual degree engineering program.

Volleyball - new at Wabash College. Good luck in your first game!

Kalamazoo College students and internships

University of Lynchburg partners with CVCC and the city of Lynchburg to prepare future teachers.

The Bernie meme popularity explained by Clark University screen studies professor.

CentreTerm class, Appalachia in Global Context, welcomed poet Frank X Walker.

Two Wabash College alumni and COVID-19

Eight book clubs featuring authors who are Birmingham-Southern College grads and friends of the College

The Davies and Fahrner Civic Impact Scholars program at Allegheny College

Not your average librarian! Tracey Reed '98, Emory & Henry College

Congratulations to Kayleigh Wilson '22, Birmingham-Southern College, on their Gilman Scholarship

Sophie Lipman '16, Millsaps College --> Yale Law School and successful practice in NYC

Equity Fellows at OWU, faculty committed to equity and anti-racism

Denison University is now a QuestBridge partner school.

Earlham College and Ivy Tech Community College create articulation agreement

Odette Ramos '95, Goucher College - now the first Latina on the Baltimore City Council

"Talking (Air)Heads", a play by Brett Iarrobino '21 (Clark University) is a finalist for the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play.

2021 CTCL Scholarship Application is now open.

Translating immigrants' stories in Spanish 205 at Knox College

New College of Florida physics professor Mariana Sendova, PhD

Willamette University alumnus Anton Chiono ’06, a water transaction specialist for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Eckerd College class on Dolly Parton

Alexi Garrett '12, St. Olaf College, now a professor at UVA

Kevin Griffen '18, Wabash College, intern with Congressman André Carson (IN-7) in Washington, DC

The Bard Prison Initiative, Bard College

Shriya Bhattacharya '18, Agnes Scott College alumna, Program Associate at the Universal Access Project at the U.N. Foundation.

Our latest newsletter

2021 Counselors That Change Lives Awards

Clark University music students online this Friday night.

Changes to testing at the College Board

Layla Halterman ’23, Ursinus College, spreads a little kindness and love while home on semseter break.

Remembering and appreciating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wabash College alumnus Dr. Chris Bojrab ’89 has tips for better mental health during these challenging days.

January practicum at St. Olaf College - hands on, data-driven projects for juniors and seniors

The CTCL Board met to continue its work on behalf of students, families, counselors, and member schools.

Winter accelerator courses at Denison University

New art, Shaping the Future, by Norma Clark '97, Southwestern University

The art of Mequitta Ahuja '96, Hampshire College

Supernovas and black holes - research by Hillsdale College physic professor and his students

History, family, and legacy at Wheaton College

Whitman Geology Professor Kirsten Nicolaysen &student researchers helped discover an underwater volcano.

Teacher education at Austin College

Finding yourself at Juniata College by Jules Slater '21

New Black-centered sorority at Knox College, Sigma Theta Nu

Victor McTeer '69, McDaniel College alumnus, civil rights attorney

New College of Florida receives $4M bequest.

“Mapping a Pandemic: Using Geospatial Technologies to Track and Understand the Spread of COVID-19” - free workshop with University of Lynchburg professor

Derek Applewhite, PhD, cell biology professor at Reed College and featured speaker at Black Queer Town Hall in STEM.

CTCL Speakers Bureau - bring the student-centered message to your community.

Three Emory & Henry College musicians tapped for the College Band Directors National Association Intercollegiate Marching Band.

Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben, chaplain of the US House of Representatives, Goucher College alumna

Jasmine Brown, new assistant coach for women's volleyball at Denison University

Ohio State Representative Dontavius Jarrells '10, Hiram College

ThuyMi Phung ’23, Southwestern University, winner of Lee Epstein Scholarship from MarketingEDGE

Nancy Garcia '08 MBA '10, Willamette University, DEI leader at Amazon

Creative teaching by Mark Dixon '96, Guilford College art professor

Emily Spitz '23, Allegheny College biochemistry major, swimmer, singer

Gabe Iglesia '16, Antioch College, on life working for the US State Department

Centre College alumni stories from 2020

10 great student stories from 2020 at Centre College

St. John's College --> National Security Agency (Yes, really.)

Year in review at College of Wooster

Tracy Baynard '93, McDaniel College

2020 @ OWU

Millsaps College response to COVID-19

Special-Interest Housing at Beloit College

Panther Partnerships Mentoring Program at Birmingham-Southern College

Kick off 2021 with a donation to our scholarship fund.

Wishing you all the best in #2021!

Nosferasta, a film by co-created by Adam Khalil '11, Bard College

Ten great photographs from 2020 at Lawrence University

Bilal Jawed '17, Wabash College, Street Medic

Scholarship for students with financial need and STEM interest - Saint Mary's College of California

Make an end-of-year donation to our Scholarship Fund.

Top 5 movies with Marvel Comics characters, according to Whitman College professors

Dr. Matthew Milliner '98, Wheaton College, was awarded the Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Virginia.

Nicole DeLuna '22, Austin College student body president

Juniata College physics professor James Borgardt was recognized for his work with the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Bureau at the State Department.

The Sue and Andy Tatom Endowed Scholarship at University of Lynchburg, supporting students with learning disabilities

Dreamland, a new movie directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte ’14 and Costarring Lola Kirke ’12, Bard College alumni.

Malka Berro '18, Antioch College, policy associate at National Council for Behavioral Health. master's student at The George Washington University

Student-athletes at Wabash College

Ezzatullah Mehrdad ’24, Centre College, writer

Christmas music by Heather Kent '20 and Hope Lyle '20, Birmingham-Southern College alumnae

Bard College grad Blanca Lista '01 won an Emmy for Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance.

Dr. Todd Peters '02, McDaniel College alumnus, chief medical officer, psychiatrist

Three New College of Florida students received Gilman Scholarships. Congrats!

Elizabeth Weaver '99, Hampshire College, owner of organic farm, Lancaster Farmacy

Candace Mckenzie '21, editor-in-chief of Millsaps College campus paper

Environmental studies at Hiram College

Undergraduate research at Lawrence University

Kathy and Alex '73 Martinez donated $500,000 to Reed College.

St. Olaf College is recognized for its work supporting underrepresented students.

The year at Agnes Scott College

Four Rhodes College juniors compete for the Truman Scholarship.

Agnes Scott College, co-founder of the Atlanta Peace Initiative

Jacob Seitz '20, Antioch College, interned at the Oral History in the Liberal Arts Initiative.

Southwestern University music professor Steve Kostelnik

Thoughts on St. Olaf College

McDaniel College's 10th president - Dr. Julia Jasken

Tayler Butler '17, Bard College, now in law school at Cornell Law School

Reed College alumna Swati Shrestha

University of Lynchburg and the NSF fund future science teachers.