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Forbes ranks Knox College 46th in the nation
A new "results-oriented" college ranking compiled by Forbes magazine places Knox College in the top 50 among more than 500 U.S. colleges and universities. Forbes lists Knox at 46th in the nation, based on academic quality and achievements by students, faculty and alumni. In all, Forbes evaluated 569 public and private colleges and universities, comprising the top 15% of schools in the country.
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Forbes Top 50 College rankings
Knox College ranking in U.S. News & World Report
Factors in Knox's ranking of 88th among 248 liberal arts colleges in U.S. News include strong academic quality of the student body, retention, and support from alumni.
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Educational consortium leader to give Convocation Address
Knox opens the 2008-09 academic year with a convocation on September 11, featuring an address by Christopher Welna, president of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest.
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Knox President Roger Taylor elected Chair of Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Knox College President Roger Taylor has been elected chair of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), a 13-member regional higher education consortium.
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Knox College President Roger Taylor
Knox Selected for Princeton Review "Best 368 Colleges"
Knox College has been chosen by Princeton Review for inclusion in the 2009 edition of "The Best 368 Colleges," which features just 15% of U.S. colleges and universities.
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Podcasts on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates
A new podcast series features renowned scholars at Knox College discussing the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and their new book, the first-ever critical edition of the debate texts.
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Rodney Davis, Douglas Wilson in the Lincoln Studies Center
$150,000 Grant Promotes Quality in Education
Knox College has received a $150,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to augment the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund established in 2000.
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$30,000 Grant Boosts Geographic Information Systems on Campus
A $30,000 grant from the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation will give Knox faculty and students the opportunity for expanded research in a new GIS Laboratory.
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Museum Showcases Student Work
Art work by Knox College students has been selected for a regional show, the College Invitational, through August 31 at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa.
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Knox to Host Annual Lincoln Colloquium
Scholars including Rodney Davis, Allen Guelzo, James McPherson, Garry Wills, Douglas Wilson and David Zarefsky are featured at the Annual Lincoln Colloquium, Oct. 11 at Knox.
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E. Inman Fox, 1934-2008
E. Inman Fox, President of Knox College from 1972 to 1984, died July 27 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 73.
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Inman Fox
Knosher Bowl Renovation Update
New all-weather FieldTurf, better sidelines, spiffy entryway, enhanced visibility -- the $1.8-million Knosher Bowl project wraps up for the start of the fall sports season.
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Students Awarded Fulbright Fellowships
Three graduating seniors at Knox College have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships -- the nation's most prestigious awards for international postgraduate study.
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Fulbright Fellowship Awards
Commencement Speaker Madeleine Albright
"Confront the axis of evil -- arrogance, ignorance and hate." Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivers the commencement address at Knox College on June 7.
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Madeleine Albright
News Archive
Knox College News releases for 2003 through present
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Showers ’08 Calculates Thomas Pynchon’s Against the Day for Honors Project
Stefen Showers '08 says speaking at the annual Thomas Pynchon convention in Germany two days after receiving his diploma at Knox's commencement ceremonies was surreal.
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Just two days following commencement ceremonies Stefen Showers traveled to Germany to present his Senior Honor's project to the Thomas Pynchon conference.
Brian Tibbets '96 and Dean Cliff '10 Seize the Day in Latin Class
Every day Brian Tibbets '96 and Dean Cliff '10 introduce Monmouth-Roseville High School students to characters like Virgil, Cicero and Julius Caesar.
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Anne Fagerburg ‘08 Studies Role of La Malinche in Conquest of the New World
Anne Fagerburg '08 has lived in Belgium since she was six. She writes better in French and choose Spanish as her major at Knox College.
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Anne Fagerburg did 75 percent of her research reading in Spanish.
David Ferris ’08 joins grassroots effort in Thailand
There's nothing new about a group of farmers demanding justice. But David Ferris '08 researched a movement in Thailand against development of a mine."
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David Ferris studied in Thailand.
LaBudde '09 Enlightened by 18th Century Literature
Horrified, or entertained, when good people do bad things? A Knox student examines moral lessons embedded in Matthew Lewis's controversial 18th-century gothic novel The Monk.
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Amy LaBudde
Joe Moore '80
Expensive restaurants and cheap stores dominated the recent agenda of Chicago Alderman Joe Moore '80, but it's the power of community that drives his passion for politics.
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Grad's Photos Seek Dialogue
Recent Knox graduate Farah Ahed titled her first off-campus photography show "Dialogue," inspired by "conversations with the people I photograph."
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Farah Ahed
Knox Honors Whitlatch at Retirement
Seventy theatrical productions later -- "I always thought of myself as a craftsperson in the service of Dionysus" -- professor Robert Whitlatch at his retirement reception.
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Robert Whitlatch
Neuroscience a No-Brainer for Arnold '08
Brain surgery may seem normal for a neuroscience study, but it is taking place at Knox College, and Andy Arnold '08 has the scalpel.
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Andy Arnold '08 is performing brain surgery on lab rats as he works toward his degree in neuroscience.
Faculty Member Musacchio Goes to Egypt on Archeological Dig
Digging in the blazing sun is no vacation. But Tracy Musacchio, participating in an archeological survey in Egypt, it's the perfect get away.
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Tracy Musacchio spent her winter break with an archeological survey team in Egypt.
Knox College Theatre and Dance Season Preview
The 2008-09 theatre and dance season at Knox features the satirical "Tartuffe," award-winning "Intimate Apparel," a dance concert, and a "devised" work that is both scripted and improvised.
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Nora, directed by Neil Blackadder
Election 2008
The Knox web site features videos from recent commencement addresses by U.S. Senator Barack Obama and U.S. President Bill Clinton.
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Obama, Clinton, Colbert
Knox Podcasts
Selected podcasts featuring people and events on the Knox College campus.
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