Knox connections were at center stage during the January 29, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert interviewed John Podesta '71 about his work as head of President Obama's transition team. All three have received honorary degrees from Knox. Full Story
Knox College senior defensive end Tighe Burke has been named the NCAA Division III statistical champion in pass sacks for the 2008 season. He had 14 sacks throughout the season, with an average of 1.35 sacks per game. Full Story
"Chinese students really wanted exposure and practice with native English speakers," according to Stephen Schroth, one of three Knox faculty members who led 15 Knox students on a teaching visit to China. The Knox students taught English to Chinese undergraduates at Anhui University, while the Knox faculty gave presentations to graduate students at Anhui. Full Story
Four Knox College students have won recognition for photographs they took during off-campus study programs - more awards than any other college in the regional competition. Full Story
After becoming close friends at knox College, Sable Helvie '08 and Abigail Kramer '08 are enjoying an international teaching experience with children in China and working on a post-baccalaureate project connecting Knox alumni in China to the campus. Full Story
An international buffet lunch, cultural booths, and entertainment highlight Knox College's annual International Fair on Saturday, January 31. Full Story
On January 20, Barack Obama became the third U.S. president to hold an honorary degree from Knox College. President Obama borrowed key parts of the inauguration from Abraham Lincoln, just weeks before the nation celebrates the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. At Knox and in his inaugural address to the nation, Obama called on Americans to take up a life of service. Full Story
One student's shirt said it all: "I Don't Study History, I Live It" -- as Knox College celebrated both Martin Luther King Day and the inauguration of honorary Knox alumnus Barack Obama as U.S. President. Knox held a King Day convocation on January 19, and informal groups gathered to watch Obama's inauguration on January 20. Full Story
This year's Martin Luther King Day Convocation is an "extra special celebration, on the eve of the inauguration of our first African-American president," said professor Konrad Hamilton, who will deliver the convocation address on Monday, January 19. Prior to the convocation, Knox will replay audio excerpts of speeches by Martin Luther King, and the video of "A Place in History," Barack Obama's 2005 commencement address at Knox. Full Story
Associate Professor Peter Schwartzman has Chaired the environmental science program since its inception as a major at Knox College in 2000. The popularity of his classes has veteran students steering first year students to the field. Full Story
A new book by Owen Muelder of the Underground Railroad Freedom Station at Knox College examines fugitive slave routes through Western Illinois in the 1840s and 1850s. Full Story
