Reconnecting… a virtual thesis and portfolio exhibition

Reconnectin... a virtual thesis and portfolio exhibitionThe Linfield Art Department will present its inaugural online exhibit May 11 through June 22, connecting – or reconnecting – viewers to art intended to make them stop scrolling, if only for a moment.

Reconnecting… emphasizes the need for interaction with each other during a time of change. Continue reading

Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson to give Linfield commencement address

Justice Adrienne NelsonAdrienne Nelson, the first African-American judge appointed to Oregon’s Supreme Court, will deliver the commencement address to the Linfield College class of 2019. 

Commencement is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, at 10 a.m. on the green between Melrose Hall and the President’s House. Learn more about Commencement weekend. Continue reading

A positively medieval take on gender

Linfield College professor Jamie Friedman studies Medieval gender roles.

Rusty Rae / News-Register

Reprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Tom Henderson, March 14, 2019. 

A teenage girl named May finds herself in an abusive and dysfunctional marriage to a lecherous old lowlife.

She married him because she grew up feeling powerless and isolated. He offered her social standing and financial security. Her vain, lustful and immoral husband instead leaves her even more powerless than before.

Yet in a surprise twist, she … oops. Spoilers. Continue reading

News-Register includes Linfield in top 10 stories of 2018

Linfield College aerial shotReprinted with permission of the News-Register. Jan. 2, 2019.

6) Major highs and lows at Linfield

Linfield College started 2018 with huge boost to its wine studies program and ended with redoubled efforts to increase enrollment and stabilize the budget.
 In the middle, President Thomas Hellie retired after 12 years and Miles Davis became Linfield’s 20th president in July. Continue reading

McMinnville alums impacting ’Cat football

Wyatt SmithReprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Logan Brandon, September 24, 2018. Almost every year, the Linfield football team features a few standout players who graduated from McMinnville High School.

Two years ago, elite running back Spencer Payne headlined the Wildcats’ path to the national playoffs. Payne currently sits sixth on the Linfield all-time single season rushing list with 1,133 yards, set during his junior season. Continue reading

Veterans supported at Linfield College

Veteran Cason CunninghamReprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Starla Pointer, September 24, 2018. When it was time to enroll in higher education, Cason Cunningham looked for a school that not only met his academic interests, but also would accept the G.I. Bill and offer other supports specific to his unique needs as a military veteran.

He found the right combination at Linfield College. Continue reading

Grace and Ken Evenstad Pledge to Revolutionize Wine Education with $6 Million Gift to Linfield College

—Domaine Serene founders Grace and Ken Evenstad make the largest gift in support of wine studies in state history—

Wine Studies class tours Domaine Serene winery.

Domaine Serene Winery founders Grace and Ken Evenstad have pledged $6 million to Linfield College, the largest gift in Oregon history in support of wine education. The gift is also one of the largest donations in Linfield’s history and will allow the college to significantly expand its wine education program, which already offers the first interdisciplinary liberal arts bachelor’s degree in wine studies in the United States.

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