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Melvin Rogers Highlights Knox College Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation

Knox College will host its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation—an event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King—at 11 a.m. on January 19, 2026, at Knox College’s Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.

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Abolition For All Time

Mellon Grant Paved Way for New Curricular Opportunities

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Knox Graduate Becky Mowers Nelson Continues Her Practice in Galesburg

January 9, 2026

Becky Mowers Nelson poses outside of her practice in Galesburg, Crossroads.

A student, an athlete, a coach, a graduate, and a Hall of Famer, Becky Mowers Nelson ’04 accomplished just about everything at Knox College. 

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Recent Stories from Knox College

Read more about Knox College, from stories about student achievements and campus events, to in-depth explorations of faculty and student research. You'll also learn more about our traditions, our community, and a few of our favorite things. Explore Knox!

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Celebrating 2025: New Faces and New Spaces Highlight the Year at Knox

A look back at what happened at Knox College in 2025.

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Knox College professor Thomas Bell poses with a copy of his book inside Seymour Library

Knox Professor Thomas Bell's New Book Discusses Supreme Court and the Separation of Powers

Bell's book began as his doctoral dissertation

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Scott Jones, Chief Financial Officer & Vice President for Finance

Introducing Scott Jones, New Chief Financial Officer & Vice President for Finance

Knox College announced today that Scott Jones will join the Knox community as chief financial officer and vice president for finance on February 3, 2026.

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Welcome to Knox!

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Alumni Excellence

Our alumni include Pulitzer Prize and International Emmy Award winners, political advisors, more than a couple of entrepreneurs, and the co-creator of the BASIC computer language, as well as community organizers, educators, administrators, veterans, and everything in between. Explore the many paths open to Knox graduates.

Professor Brandon Polite '03 to Publish Anthology ft. Taylor Swift... Are You Ready for it?

To compile the book’s content, Polite reached out to his interviewees from his Taylor Swift miniseries.

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Drake Sykes ’17 Returns as Prairie Fire Assistant Baseball Coach

This is Sykes' second stint on the athletics staff having served in this role for the 2019-20 academic year.

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Tove Himango ’24 Named Nick Adams Finalist

Himango has taken a wide array of writing courses, including playwriting, fiction, and nonfiction.

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Knox Profiles

The best way to learn more about the power of Knox? Get to know our community.

Ian Smith

Ian Smith is a senior at Knox College, double-majoring in biology and music. This past summer, he performed research at Shoals Marine Lab off the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire.

Meet Ian

Gwen Botting ’80

Botting started her career as a technical writer and choir director, but everything changed when her son was born blind.

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Madison Byrket

Madison didn't plan to major in philosophy, until she spoke with Professor of Philosophy Brandon Polite ’09.

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Happening at Knox

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Eli Craven exhibit: No Light to be Found

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MakerSpace Sustainability Projects

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Bike Shop Hours

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Additional Events

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