A long-awaited president

Christine James BrownReprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Starla Pointer, March 11, 2019. 

 

Hundreds of people gathered Friday to celebrate Miles K. Davis and his role as Linfield College’s 20th president — faculty, family members, faith leaders, famous actress Phylicia Rashad, former Linfield presidents and representatives from other schools far and wide; students, staff, alumni and McMinnville community members. Continue reading

Linfield posters part of inauguration celebration

Student engagement poster symposium

Photo by Marcus Larson/News-Register

Reprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Starla Pointer, March 7, 2019. 

Linfield Colleges students put their Wildcat pride on display this week.

More than 30 proclaimed on posters their appreciation for the opportunities offered at the small, liberal arts school: Chances to participate in a variety of activities, on and off campus; to travel abroad; to discover and pursue their personal goals; to get to know their professors and work closely with them on collaborative research. Continue reading

Hershock to present annual philosophy lectures

Peter HershockPeter D. Hershock, director of the Asian studies development program at the East-West Center in Honolulu, will use Buddhist conceptual resources to cover topics such as artificial intelligence and global population growth in two upcoming lectures at Linfield College. Continue reading

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust funds new professor of biology at Linfield

Associate Professor of Biology Chad Tillberg and a few students perform summer research.M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust continues investment in science education, research with new professor of biology at Linfield College

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust continued its decades-long investment in scientific education and research in the Pacific Northwest with the approval of six grants totaling $180,000 from its “New Faculty Start-up Grants” program to help fund new science faculty positions at five universities in Oregon and Washington – including $30,000 for a new biology professor at Linfield College. Continue reading

Linfield College wins CASE award for its solar eclipse event 

Woman staring at eclipse with special glassesIt was a once-in-a-lifetime event: Linfield College was in the path of a solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The college invited the community to celebrate on campus, and the event has been awarded a gold medal by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)  Continue reading