Knox College graduating senior Erin McKinstry is chosen to participate in the highly selective program. A modern languages major, she will teach and study in Germany. Full Story
Knox College celebrates Earth Week 2012 with a series of events, including a lecture by best-selling author Paul Greenberg, and a dinner open to the community showcasing sustainably raised seafood. Full Story
Max Potthoff, a member of the Prairie Fire cross country team, has taught English in China, worked on Knox College sustainability projects, and completed an independent study project. He soon will begin an internship at The Field Museum. Full Story
The winter issue of eXchanges, a literary journal, includes Knox College theatre professor's English translation of a play by Margareth Obexer, along with the original German text. Full Story
More than 200 college students and faculty from throughout Illinois are expected for the 104th annual meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, on the Knox campus. Full Story
Knox College's outstanding record of engaging students in community service is being recognized with a national award, selection to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Full Story
The 2012 Al Young Art Exhibition and Competition at Knox College will be judged by Mark Pascale, curator of prints and drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago. The show is on display May 4-11. Full Story
Kathryn Frank, a history and Spanish major at Knox College, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship for international study. The graduating senior will study and teach next year in Argentina. Full Story
Jonathan Katz, former chief correspondent in Haiti for The Associated Press, speaks April 4 at Knox College about his experiences as a reporter covering Haiti's deadly earthquake and its reconstruction efforts. Full Story
Knox College junior Yeojin Yi indulges her passion for food on and off campus. She works in a restaurant that emphasizes locally produced food and, for an independent study project, will set up her own vendor's booth at the farmers' market. Full Story
Following its tour of Spain, the Knox College Choir performs its Home Tour concert at 7:30 p.m., March 23 in Kresge Hall on the Knox campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Full Story
Indira Somani, a 1992 Knox College graduate, is a Nehru-Fulbright fellow studying trends in the relationship between Indian-Americans and television programming in India. Full Story
In an event hosted by the Knox Democrats to promote understanding, Knox College faculty members Roy Andersen, Emre Sencer, and Daniel Beers offer perspective on -- and answer questions about -- Iran. Full Story
Nina Litoff's image, Mannequin Head, Florence, is among those chosen for publication in the book Best of Photography 2012. A Knox senior, Litoff is a studio art major with a concentration in photography. Full Story
For one day, Knox students in Catherine Denial's Historian's Workshop course turned attention from their individual research projects to a current controversy -- Arizona's ban on Mexican-American Studies classes in Tucson high schools. Full Story
Lane Sunderland, Chancie Ferris Booth Professor of Political Science at Knox College, participates in recent meetings of the Supreme Court Fellows. He was one of two scholars in the U.S. selected for the prestigious program in 1988. Full Story
Several teams of Knox students joined 200 participants in the 2012 Polar Plunge, March 4 at Lake Storey in Galesburg. The event raised more than $35,000 to benefit Special Olympics. Full Story
Throughout Knox’s 175-year history, women have made a significant contribution to the College itself and the world beyond. Journalism, philanthropy, art, business, law, medicine -- these are a small sampling of the fields that have been impacted by Knox alumnae. Full Story
Writer and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World, speaks on the Knox College campus in the Inaugural Stellyes Distinguished Lecture in Global Affairs. Full Story
Knox College students and a faculty member have created Food Over Food, a literary and culinary in which they gather to share a meal while discussing food-related issues, such as food sustainability. Full Story
The 2012 Knox College Sandburg Days Poetry competition is accepting entries until April 7. The contest is open to all Knox County students in grades five through eight. Prizes will be awarded April 21. Full Story
The 2012 Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival, March 29-31 features the Noah Preminger Group, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Knox College Jazz Ensemble, Knox Alumni Big Band, and Knox Faculty and Friends Combo. Full Story
A recent lecture about the anti-slavery movement by Owen Muelder, director of the Underground Railroad Freedom Station at Knox College, will be broadcast by C-SPAN on March 4 and March 10-11. Full Story
For the seventh year in a row, Knox College has won recognition as a Top 10 Contributor to United Way of Knox County. The College was honored at the organization's annual banquet in January. Full Story