Forbes listed Linfield University among “America’s Top Colleges” and one of the top 100 liberal arts universities in the nation. The annual Forbes list spotlights the top 500 colleges and universities in the United States based on graduation rates, graduate salaries and outcomes for low-income students, among other factors. In the publication’s 2023 list, Linfield was ranked No. 333 overall, moving up from No. 389 in 2022. Continue reading
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Washington Monthly ranks Linfield No. 1 liberal arts college in Oregon, No. 9 nationally for earning performance
Linfield University is the No. 1 liberal arts college or university in Oregon, according to Washington Monthly’s 2023 College Guide and Rankings, and No. 9 in the nation for earnings performance. Continue reading
Opening Convocation to welcome new students, families Aug. 25
Linfield University officially begins the 2023-24 school year with Opening Convocation, which is set for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25 in Ted Wilson Gymnasium on the McMinnville campus. Fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug. 28.
Convocation is the traditional ceremony that celebrates the beginning of the new academic year. Linfield University President Miles K. Davis will preside over the ceremony, which features a special musical performance by Linfield alumnus Thomas Sagers ’23, as well as the university’s acorn tradition. Continue reading
Linfield University embraces Oregon Opportunity Grant, Oregon Tribal Student Grant funding increase
Linfield University joins the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (the Alliance) in applauding the Oregon Legislature’s passage of House Bill 5025. The bill dramatically increases funding for Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG), which provides need-based financial aid. Continue reading
Books are included – confirm yours today!
Starting with the fall 2023 semester, students at Linfield University no longer pay extra for their course materials as part of the First Day Complete program, with Barnes & Noble.
With First Day Complete, ‘shopping’ for course materials just became easier. An online system allows students to pick up your materials in one, handy bag or via online delivery without having to wander the bookstore or shop around on multiple websites. Continue reading
Linfield University celebrates 562 students on Spring 2023 Dean’s List
Linfield University congratulates the 562 students who earned Dean’s List honors during the spring 2023 academic term.
News-Register: Wine bar will be learning lab for Linfield students
Linfield University students will run the Acorn to Oak Wine Experience at 546 N.E. Third St. in McMinnville starting later this summer.
Linfield University students will learn about running a business and serving customers, and community members will have another location for sipping wine, when the new Acorn to Oak Wine Experience opens later this summer in downtown McMinnville.
The educational project will fill the space long occupied by RJ Studios, RJ Yuranek’s photographer business and art gallery, at 546 N.E. Third St. RJ will continue to run his photo studio from an entrance on Ford Street, behind Acorn to Oak. Continue reading
Money magazine ranks Linfield among Oregon’s top colleges for affordability and outcomes
When Money magazine released their 2023 Best Colleges guide last week, it debuted a new system with star ratings focused on affordability and outcomes — and Linfield University was one of only two colleges in Oregon that received 4.5 or higher stars. Continue reading
Linfield University names Dr. Beth E. Concepción vice president for academic affairs, provost
Dr. Beth E. Concepción
After a nationwide search, Linfield University has selected Beth E. Concepción as its new vice president for academic affairs and provost, President Miles K. Davis announced Tuesday. Her appointment at Linfield begins July 31. Continue reading
Linfield honors 570 graduates during Spring 2023 Commencement
Crews had precisely aligned 4,602 chairs across the vast lawn Sunday morning, and yet Linfield University’s 2023 Commencement was standing-room-only. Family members and loved ones came from throughout Oregon, New York, Hawaii and even Bolivia to celebrate the lives 570 graduates had led as they stood on the precipice of a new one.
“This marks the transition between what was and what will be — thresholds are the site where past and present mingle, weave and take hold of each other,” said Linfield Chaplain Jeremy Richards during the invocation. “It is in the present moment that the future takes hold of the past and offers it gratitude, and where the past lets go, trusting in all the future holds.”