CeCe Manganaro recalls with awe the first time she stood in front of Diego Velazquez painting Las Meninas. She was studying abroad in Barcelona when she took a trip to the Prado. Manganaro, an art history major, has had this date with destiny since high school. Full Story
Knox College has been awarded a challenge grant of $850,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College. It is is the third-largest among this year's grants and the largest to any educational institution. Full Story
Six Knox students headed to the desert to expand their studies, broadened their horizons and immersed themselves in the American Southwest. The students traveled to the Navajo nation as participants in Knox's Navajo Professional Teaching Development Program. Full Story
Jon Wagner, a professor of anthropology at Knox College, has been elected to the executive board of the Central States Anthropological Society. He joins Knox Professor of Anthropology Nancy Eberhardt who was elected to the board in 2008. Full Story
Knox College restores one of the largest paintings of famed artist George Rickey. Known for his massive "kinetic sculptures," Rickey painted the mural at Knox in the 1940s. Full Story
Dan Guillory, professor emeritus of English at Millikin University, will give a talk, "The Lincoln Poems," at September 25 in the Alumni Room, Old Main, Knox College. Full Story
Theatre reviewers note outstanding work by Knox College faculty in directing, acting and design, in Vitalist Theatre's Chicago production of "The Night Season." Full Story
Knox College faculty and students who researched an archaeological site in Jordan this summer present "Knox Archaeologists: A Symposium" September 24 on the Knox campus. Full Story
Historian Andrew Bacevich will give the 2009 Caterpillar Distinguished Lecture in Global Affairs, "The Presidency and the Limits of Power," Oct. 9 at Knox College. Full Story
Chekhov's classic "Three Sisters" and the award-winning "Angels in America" highlight productions for 2009-2010 by the Knox College Department of Theatre and Dance. Full Story
When Knox junior Keegan Siebken was in high school and visiting college campuses, he says many had a problem with theatre and physics as a double major and told him it couldn't be done. But, not Knox College. "They said "That's not a problem."" Full Story
Knox College will receive a $50,000 grant from Excelencia in Education to implement a program to increase the graduation rate of Latina women at the college. Full Story
William A. Longbrake, retired vice chair of Washington Mutual Bank, and John Lawler, controller, U.S. Marketing and Sales, Ford Motor Company, will give a lecture, "The Great Recession - Two Perspectives" on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Full Story
L. Sue Hulett, Richard P. and Sophia D. Henke Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Knox College, has received a 2009 Chapter Advisor Recognition Award from Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science. Full Story
Holter Graham, actor and co-host of the television show "Wa$ted," will give a talk, "My Planet, My Passion," September 21, 2009 as part of "EquiKnox," a series of events at Knox College on sustainability. Full Story
Visiting Israeli Scholar Amos Morris-Reich, director of the Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society at the University of Haifa, Israel, speaks Sept. 22 and Oct. 1 at Knox College. Full Story
The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Knox College with a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the extraordinary and exemplary community service contributions to America's communities. Full Story
Knox College welcomed new and returning students, faculty and staff to the academic year with its annual "Pumphandle" all-campus greeting celebration on September 9, 2009. Full Story
There's no better stamp of approval for a college than when its alumni send their children to their alma mater. And at Knox, 31 members of the Class of 2013 were legacies, or students who followed a relative to Knox. Full Story
Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will deliver the principal address at Knox College's Opening Convocation on September 10, 2009. Full Story
Knox College has elected Elzelien "Ellie" Hartog to the Knox Board of Trustees. She is a 1966 graduate of Knox, child advocate and social worker from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Full Story
Mark Kleine, president of Kleine Equipment, Inc., a regional John Deere farm equipment dealership, has been elected to the Knox College Board of Trustees. Full Story
Lincoln scholar Douglas L. Wilson, co-director of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, delivers a series of lectures in China on Abraham Lincoln in September 2009. Full Story
CeCe Manganaro recalls with awe the first time she stood in front of Diego Velazquez painting Las Meninas. She was studying abroad in Barcelona when she took a trip to the Prado. Manganaro, an art history major, has had this date with destiny since high school. 
Knox College has been awarded a challenge grant of $850,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College. It is is the third-largest among this year's grants and the largest to any educational institution. 
Six Knox students headed to the desert to expand their studies, broadened their horizons and immersed themselves in the American Southwest. The students traveled to the Navajo nation as participants in Knox's Navajo Professional Teaching Development Program. 
Jon Wagner, a professor of anthropology at Knox College, has been elected to the executive board of the Central States Anthropological Society. He joins Knox Professor of Anthropology Nancy Eberhardt who was elected to the board in 2008. 
Knox College restores one of the largest paintings of famed artist George Rickey. Known for his massive "kinetic sculptures," Rickey painted the mural at Knox in the 1940s. 
Theatre reviewers note outstanding work by Knox College faculty in directing, acting and design, in Vitalist Theatre's Chicago production of "The Night Season." 
Knox College faculty and students who researched an archaeological site in Jordan this summer present "Knox Archaeologists: A Symposium" September 24 on the Knox campus. 
Chekhov's classic "Three Sisters" and the award-winning "Angels in America" highlight productions for 2009-2010 by the Knox College Department of Theatre and Dance. 
When Knox junior Keegan Siebken was in high school and visiting college campuses, he says many had a problem with theatre and physics as a double major and told him it couldn't be done. But, not Knox College. "They said "That's not a problem."" 
Knox College will receive a $50,000 grant from Excelencia in Education to implement a program to increase the graduation rate of Latina women at the college. 
Knox College honors students, faculty, staff and alumni at its 2009 Opening Convocation, September 10 in Harbach Theatre. 
L. Sue Hulett, Richard P. and Sophia D. Henke Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Knox College, has received a 2009 Chapter Advisor Recognition Award from Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science. 
The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Knox College with a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the extraordinary and exemplary community service contributions to America's communities. 
Knox College welcomed new and returning students, faculty and staff to the academic year with its annual "Pumphandle" all-campus greeting celebration on September 9, 2009. 
Knox College is among the leading national liberal arts colleges in Washington Monthly's "service oriented" college rankings for 2009. 
There's no better stamp of approval for a college than when its alumni send their children to their alma mater. And at Knox, 31 members of the Class of 2013 were legacies, or students who followed a relative to Knox. 
Knox College's Web site has been redesigned. See what's new for our virtual visitors. 
Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will deliver the principal address at Knox College's Opening Convocation on September 10, 2009. 
Mark Kleine, president of Kleine Equipment, Inc., a regional John Deere farm equipment dealership, has been elected to the Knox College Board of Trustees. 
Lincoln scholar Douglas L. Wilson, co-director of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, delivers a series of lectures in China on Abraham Lincoln in September 2009. 
