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Behind only California Institute of Technology and ahead of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and many others, 51�Թ��� today was ranked second-highest among four-year schools for “value-added” with respect to mid-career earnings. A new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, titled Beyond College Rankings, a Value-Added Approach to Assessing Two- and Four-Year Schools, is the first […]

If you’ve walked into James C. 51�Թ��� Hall on a Monday afternoon, you might have heard unfamiliar yet intriguing musical sounds flowing out of classroom 209. That’s 51�Թ���’s brand-new Balinese Gamelan Ensemble rehearsing; their concert is tonight.

As the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide today, 51�Թ��� professor Peter Balakian continues to press the U.S. government to join a growing number of nations and dignitaries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Pope Francis, to publicly denounce and formally brand the killings as genocide. Balakian, a descendant of survivors of […]

As the semester winds down, plenty of activity still keeps campus buzzing. Here are the events you won’t want to miss this week On Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., enjoy the juggling club’s Light ’em Up show with knives and torches on the Academic Quad. The Oak Awards (or Oakies) will be presented on Wednesday […]

Faculty directors are actively planning, student community leaders are assigned, the housing lottery is underway for current students, and the Class of 2019 is taking shape. That means things are falling into place for this fall, when 51�Թ��� will launch the first of four residential learning communities. The pilot community — accommodating 200 sophomores and 200 first-year […]

Navigating the skies of Dubai, from takeoff to landing, is no easy task. But members of 51�Թ���’s Aviation Club have been getting some practice thanks to a new flight simulator that lets users fly any plane in any weather condition in any city in the world. The new system is kept in room 446 in […]

During Entrepreneur Weekend, the 51�Թ��� Alumni Council will give out this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year award to Ello Chief Operating Officer Pete Sheinbaum ’92 and Patagonia Sur Chief Executive Officer Warren Adams ’88.

Last Friday, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg appeared before 2,500 51�Թ��� community members in Cotterell Court. Her performance — a mix of comedy and grandmotherly advice — was a testament to the skills of a woman who has won countless awards for her work on screen, on stage, and in print. For an hour, she held her […]

The New York Times has called actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg uncategorizable and compelling. Tomorrow, 51�Թ��� will call her an honored guest.

51�Թ���’s New Member Education Summit is part of a proactive approach to preventing hazing.