New class swells Linfield numbers
This fall, Linfield welcomes the largest class of incoming freshmen on record, 535 strong.
August 31, 2010
Music prof headlines international institute
This summer Professor Jill Timmons served as the artistic director for Musique à Beaumont, an international piano institute in France.
August 30, 2010
Gender and Buddhist nuns in Taiwan topic of Linfield talk
Hillary Crane, assistant professor of anthropology, will present “Relatively Female: The Gender Identities of Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns” on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College.
Linfield Art Gallery kicks off first exhibit
Join us for the “Like Smoke and Holy Water” opening reception on Sept. 1.
August 26, 2010
Linfield College Convocation to address politics of food
Noted author and food activist Marion Nestle will present the Linfield Convocations address Monday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
August 24, 2010
Future of the Supreme Court topic for Constitution Day
Lyle Denniston, a journalist who has covered the U.S. Supreme Court for more than 50 years, will speak on “The Future of the Supreme Court: Mirror of the Past?”
August 23, 2010
Korean history specialist to speak on assimilation
Korean history specialist Mark Caprio, professor at Rikkyo University in Japan, will present a lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College.
Linfield Community Garden blossoms
Students are growing vegetables, and a passion for sustainability, on campus.
August 20, 2010
Linfield sees significant gains in US News & World Report rankings
Linfield College climbed 13 spots in the recently-released survey from US News & World Report, moving from 118 to 105 in the Best National Liberal Arts category.
Gilman scholarships send Linfield students abroad
Linfield ranks in the top 25 undergraduate schools for student participation in study abroad, and four more students have signed on, thanks to the Gilman International Scholarship Program.
August 15, 2010
Keep an eye on children’s TV shows, says psych professor
In a guest editorial in the News-Register, Professor Jennifer Linder says children often mimic relational aggression on TV.
August 13, 2010
Linfield named a ‘Best in the West’ college by Princeton Review
Linfield College was named one of the region’s top schools by The Princeton Review and recognized for academic strength, financial aid, quality of life and dedication to sustainability.
Fulbright sends Krista Foltz ’10 to Chile
Recent Linfield College graduate Krista Foltz has been selected for a Fulbright scholarship to conduct original math research at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile.
August 10, 2010
Oregonian profiles health and human performance prof
Garry Killgore has turned decades of running experience and his biomechanics research into a business with a global reach.
August 9, 2010
Linfield illuminates the best in higher education, says the Atlantic
Authors who offer a fierce critique of the American university system singled out Linfield College as an exception to the downward trend.
Fulbright sends Brett Tolman ’10 to Sri Lanka
Linfield College graduating senior Brett Tolman has been selected for a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Sri Lanka for a year.
August 1, 2010
Linfield in top 25 colleges for study abroad
The U.S. Department of Education reports that the number of U.S. students who study abroad has quadrupled during the past 20 years, with Linfield in the top 25 baccalaureate schools for student participation.