Knox College is ranked among the nation's top colleges that, according to The New York Times, are "Doing the Most for the American Dream." The newspaper ranks Knox #16 in its 2017 College Access Index, which evaluates schools that are doing the most for low-income students—providing both financial aid and the support that leads to graduation and academic success. Other schools in the top 20 include Harvard University, Yale University, Amherst College, and Vassar College.
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Students enjoy a day filled with games and activities during the much-anticipated spring festival.
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George Leiner '75, associate professor of philosophy at the Saint Vincent College School of Humanities and Fine Arts, has been awarded the Boniface Wimmer Award.
Mark Brodl '81 has been named the provost at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Abdellatif Lahlali '84 recently published the book War Stories from my Father.
Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg '86, professor of English and director of the master's of fine arts creative writing program at Mississippi University for Women, was named the recipient of this year's Kossen Faculty Excellence Award.
Tino Schuler '87 and wife Silke have launched a new company, Schuler Educational Consulting.
Vida Cross '88 read from her book of poetry Bronzeville at Night: 1949 at the Harold Washington Library's Poetry Fest.
Daniel Rosenberg '93 received the 2017 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author award for his book The Tower Still Stands.
Tim Lord '98, a New York-based playwright, has been named a Jerome Fellow. He will receive a monetary award, play development funds, and a year-long residency at the Playwrights' Center in Minnesota.
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Monica Corsaro has been named Knox's new director of spiritual life.
A poem by Monica Berlin '95, associate professor of English, "[Where, these days, after that turning back, a still]," appears in Newfound 8.
Neil Blackadder, professor of theatre, spoke on the panel "The Art of Translating: Interpreting Cultures and Contexts" at Silk Road Rising theatre in Chicago. The event featured a staged reading of his translation from German of Maxi Obexer's play Illegal Helpers.
Mary Crawford '89, professor of chemistry, presented a talk at Stanford University as part of their Queer Perspective Seminar series entitled "Four Strikes or Four Medals: Queer Perspectives from a First Generation African American Lesbian Woman's Journey through Chemistry."
A blog post by Teresa Gonzales, assistant professor of anthropology-sociology on the importance of ethnic studies for all students appeared in the blog Everyday Sociology.
An essay by Frank McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, about the psychology underlying the grief over losing a dog has gone viral, attracting more than 1.3 million readers in the past month, appearing in Business Insider, Psychology Today, and The Observer, among many others.
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The Knox community came together for the last barn dance of the year in May on the South Lawn of Old Main. Music was by the Prairie Fireflies, Knox's old-time string band made up of faculty and students.
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