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For the fifth consecutive year, �Ӱ���̳ College has received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity.

�Ӱ���̳ College alum Earl Wren ’24 is the recipient of the AHEAD Student Recognition Award for their work amplifying student-led networks of accessibility and disability support and providing critical feedback to the Disability Services office.

Frances Perkins, �Ӱ���̳ College class of 1902, has been posthumously elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences under its Legacy Recognition Program.

The Princeton Review has released its “Best 390 Colleges” for 2025. The list, which is based on college students’ ratings of their schools, ranks �Ӱ���̳ College highly for academics, extracurricular activities, the campus and more.

The latest Survey of Earned Doctorates report shows that �Ӱ���̳ College is one of the leading baccalaureate sources of women who earn scientific doctoral degrees.

Veliz’s project will create collaboration between local libraries and the �Ӱ���̳ College biology and biochemistry departments to engage younger audiences in the sciences. The project will conclude with a science fair with interactive activities.

Three long-serving members of the �Ӱ���̳ College faculty have retired.

At the end of May, �Ӱ���̳ welcomed more than 1,200 alums back to campus to reconnect with classmates and create new memories. As part of these celebratory weekends, we recognized the fundraising achievements of this year’s Reunion classes.

�Ӱ���̳ College student Grace Sanford ’24 won the prestigious Tidal Shift Award from the Portland Museum of Art. This award recognizes young artists who have created artwork contemplating the climate crisis.

�Ӱ���̳ College student and alum leaders gathered in Chapin Auditorium in celebration of the many contributions made to the community throughout the year.