K Spanish Major Becomes Colonel in Civil Air Patrol
The next time you see Sarah Kleppe ’19 around the Kalamazoo College campus, you might want to come to attention and deliver a sharp salute. The Spanish major from Colorado is now a cadet colonel in the Civil Air Patrol after a ceremony at the CAP Michigan Wing’s 2018 Conference in Bay City. Kleppe is […]
First-Year Student Gets Grant for Chicago Anti-Violence Project
Every year since 2008, Kalamazoo College students have won grants from the Davis Projects for Peace program to carry out efforts to address the root causes of conflict. Still, this year’s winner stands out for her anti-violence project. Aisat (pronounced I-ee-sha) Oladokun’s grant marks the first time that a first-year student at K has received […]
K Student Wins Alpha Lambda Delta Graduate Fellowship
Alpha Lambda Delta, the National Honor Society for top first-year students, is awarding Kalamazoo College’s Guillermo Dominguez-Garcia ’18 a Dr. Helen Clarke Graduate Fellowship to continue his studies next school year. The $3,000 grant will help defray Dominguez-Garcia’s expenses as he seeks an advanced degree in public policy. Admitted to Alpha Lambda Delta in 2015, […]
Library Week Spotlights Rare Book Room Holdings
It’s National Library Week and Kalamazoo College is celebrating with a look at some of the treasures and oddities in the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room at Upjohn Library Commons. During National Library Week, you can see: a postage stamp-sized New Testament (above left) presented to Augusta Todd, wife of Rare Book Room namesake Albert […]
Grateful for K Day Slated for Wednesday
Students, faculty, staff and alumni will celebrate a day honoring Kalamazoo College’s philanthropic donors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Hicks Student Center. Sponsored by the Kalamazoo College Fund, Grateful for K Day – conducted twice a year – calls on students to honor the importance of philanthropy in sustaining and enhancing […]
K Professor Featured in Mormon Gay Marriage Documentary
A Kalamazoo College professor has a featured role in a documentary, premiering Sunday, about the improbable toppling of Utah’s gay marriage ban. Taylor Petrey, associate professor of religion, says he gave an extensive interview to the makers of “Church and State” about the role of the Salt Lake City-based Church of Latter-day Saints in the […]
Five Faculty Members Receive Tenure
With specialties ranging from the psychology of adolescents to Victorian literature, five Kalamazoo College professors have achieved tenure. The milestone recognizes the scholarship and teaching they have completed to the point of tenure, and it is also a sign of confidence in the contributions they will make during their entire careers. The College’s Board of […]
Thailand Institute Honors Late Associate Provost
The International Sustainable Development Studies Institute (ISDSI) in Thailand, a study abroad site for Kalamazoo College students, has named its newly finished library after late K Associate Provost and Center for International Programs Director Joe Brockington. Brockington’s wife, Cathy, donated funds to ISDSI in his name after he died Aug. 10, 2015. The institute […]
Remember to Register for Career Summit 2018
Registration for Career Summit 2018 is now closed. Students who are interested in attending but have not registered are welcome to stop by the registration table in the Hicks Student Center atrium before the session they would like to attend. Walk-ins will be accepted as space permits, especially on Saturday. See the Career Summit schedule […]
Author Brings Multicultural Message to Diversity Conference
Juana Bordas, an authority on integrating diverse viewpoints into workplace leadership, will speak at an upcoming community program where Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez will provide the introduction. Bordas, a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues, will headline Kalamazoo County’s annual Respecting Differences conference, speaking April 10 at Chenery […]
K Students Win Scholarship for Business Plan Addressing Pay to Play
Two Kalamazoo College juniors have won a scholarship for their innovative plan to use a business approach to address an economic inequity. The issue, called pay to play, is a growing concern as low- and even middle-income families find they can’t afford the sometimes hefty fees required for their children to participate in youth athletic […]
Crystal One of K’s Bumper Crop of Fulbright Students
Kalamazoo College has been recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students for the 2017-2018 academic year — among them Dejah Crystal ’17. Here’s a closer look at Crystal, the work she’s doing in the Fulbright program and the role her K experience played. What are you doing as a Fulbright student? I live on […]