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Passionate about your community? Enroll in the Social Innovation experiential certificate!

By Students

Offered by the Ford Institute, the Social Innovation certificate allows you to explore social, economic, and environmental issues of your choice. You’ll identify possible solutions to these community needs and put your ideas into action with a community partner.  Once completed, you’ll earn a digital credential on Credly to verify your hard work.

If you’re interested, please fill in the interest form.

Questions?  Please reach out to Chrissy Pfeil at cpfeil@albion.edu.

Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Chrissy Pfeil (cpfeil@albion.edu)

Banned Book Workshop and Free Pizza, TODAY, Wednesday, April 3rd, 6-7:30 p.m. in the Library

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Will a free slice take the sting out of contemplating a future without one of the fundamental rights of living in a democracy? Come to the Banned Books Workshop and find out! Join the History department at the Library’s Mudd Learning Center for a pizza-fueled exploration of book banning in today’s world, TODAY, Wednesday, April 3rd, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. And celebrate your own current freedom to read whatever you want by taking home a free book from our giveaway table of frequently banned books! This event is free and open to the public.

Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Ellen Wilch (ewilch@albion.edu)

Banned Book Workshop and Free Pizza, TODAY, Wednesday, April 3rd, 6-7:30 p.m. in the Library

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Will a free slice take the sting out of contemplating a future without one of the fundamental rights of living in a democracy? Come to the Banned Books Workshop and find out! Join the History department at the Library’s Mudd Learning Center for an exploration of book banning in today’s world, TODAY, Wednesday, April 3rd, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. And celebrate your own current freedom to read whatever you want by taking home a free book from our giveaway table of frequently banned books! This event is free and open to the public.

Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Ellen Wilch (ewilch@albion.edu)

Fulbright US Student Programs for 2025-26

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Hello Brits and welcome to the new year (2025-26) of Fulbright US Student Program awards!

Have you heard about opportunities with Fulbright US Student Programs? The programs:

(1) promote mutual under standing that helps people and nations work together towards a common goal,
(2) engage you in educational and cultural exchange, and
(3) create lasting connections among a global net work that leads to lifelong collaborations.

Rising seniors, graduating seniors, recent graduates, alumni who are either young professionals or graduate students or doctoral candidates are eligible to apply through Albion College. An applicant must be a U.S. citizen at the time of application and have a conferred bachelor’s degree or equivalent by the start of the grant.

Questions? Contact Dr. Kyle Shanton <kshanton@albion.edu>, Dr. Midori Yoshii <myoshii@albion.edu>, Dr. Betty Okwako-Riekkola <bokwako@albion.edu>, or Cristen Casey <cie@albion.edu>.

Let’s go abroad Brits with Fulbright!

Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2024 by Kyle Shanton (kshanton@albion.edu)

Daoud Family Lectureship: “Fantasmic Objects”

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Dr. Kirsten Scheid, author of Fantasmic Objects:  Art and Sociality from Lebanon, 1920-1950, offers a striking study of both modern art in Lebanon and modern Lebanon through art on Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in Towsley Lecture Hall.

Dr. Scheid will speak about her book and its accompanying exhibition.  Scheid traces an emerging sense of what it means to be Lebanese through the evolution of new exhibition, pedagogical, and art-writing practices. She reveals that art and artists helped found the nation during French occupation, as the formal qualities and international exhibitions of nudes and landscapes in the 1930s crystallized notions of modern masculinity, patriotic femininity, non-sectarian religiosity, and citizenship. 

Dr. Scheid is an associate professor at the American University of Beirut. She has conducted field and archival research since 1992 in Lebanon and Palestine and has contributed extensively to the art community.

For more info., contact Religious Studies.

Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2024 by Linda Clawson (LClawson@albion.edu)

Please respond to the WCE survey!

By Students

If you haven’t had a chance to make your voice heard about the Writing Competence Exam (WCE), now’s your chance! Please respond to this survey here if you’d like to see some changes to the way we approach and evaluate writing here at Albion.

Link to Survey: https://albioncollege.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7V6D74yw5LRmV5Y

We look forward to hearing from you!

-Ian Kelley / ikelley@albion.edu

Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2024 by Ian Kelley (ikelley@albion.edu)

English majors and minors: Explore your career options!

By Students

English majors and minors — and students interested in English — are invited to a career exploration event! Students will complete a career interest survey, administered by the Career and Internship Center, and they will have a chance to discuss future opportunities for using the skills they are building in their English studies. Bring your questions and concerns about life after graduation — all are welcome!

Thursday, April 4 from 3:45 to 5 p.m.
Vulgamore 102

Posted on Monday, April 01, 2024 by Krista Quesenberry (kquesenberry@albion.edu)