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Michele Klein-Solomon ’83, a senior policy adviser at the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), addressed a hearing of the U.N. General Assembly on July 26, in preparation for an upcoming international conference to adopt a global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration. While the group talked about ways the U.N. can help […]

Students exploring careers in the media and alumni looking to network with fellow graduates came together in Manhattan last month to hear from some of the university’s leading members of the fourth estate. In a professional network panel conversation titled “The Challenges Facing Journalism in the Age of New Media,” Thomson Reuters National Journalist Lisa […]

Since 2011, John Levisay ’89 has been crafting the perfect online learning experience with his start-up called Craftsy, which offers classes ranging from quilting to jewelry making to photography. On May 11, it was announced that NBCUniversal is acquiring majority ownership of Craftsy. Levisay will continue in a leadership role, reporting to NBCU Cable’s president of strategy and commercial growth.

Amanda Liberman ’17, of Reading, Mass., has received 51�Թ���’s 1819 Award, given annually to a student whose character, scholarship, sportsmanship, and service to others best exemplify the university’s spirit and the value of a liberal arts education.

Kevin Iglesias ’17, of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Brazil to study public health. Iglesias, a peace and conflict studies major, will conduct research in the city of Salvador, Bahia, on the relationship between black/Afro-Brazilian LGBT identities and ethnic forms of traditional healing in Afro-Matrix Religions (AMR). […]

A non-profit in Nepal is the recipient of a $10,000 KIND Cause award, thanks to the efforts of a 51�Թ��� alumna and a little help from the 51�Թ��� community. Children and Youth First USA Executive Director Amanda Brown ’15 said that the funds won in the KIND contest will help her organization launch a new science, […]

Congratulations to Maggie Dunne ’13 and Ryan Smith ’13, each of whom has made an appearance on one of Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 lists. Dunne, who double majored in Native American studies and religion, founded Lakota Children’s Enrichment, Inc., (LCE) while still in high school. As a 51�Թ��� sophomore, she joined the university’s Thought Into Action […]

According to a recent article by U.S. News and World Report, 51�Թ��� ranks 10th among universities nationwide for four-year graduation rates. The rankings consider undergraduates who started working on their first bachelor’s degree in 2008. With 89.7 percent of its students graduating within four years according to the report, 51�Թ��� joins schools like Carleton College, […]

Howard Fineman ’70, H’11, one of 51�Թ���’s most well-known alumni in the media field, has been appointed global editorial director at the Huffington Post. Fineman, who was previously an editorial director at the company, will now be in charge of supervising U.S. news coverage as well 13 international editions and others that will come online in the future.