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Journey of a lifetime
The Epic Journey builds on Earlham’s strengths in the liberal arts—while allowing students to make their own paths.
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Here to thrive
How does Earlham put college within reach of underrepresented students and help them to make the most of it?
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War-torn
After war disrupted his journalism fellowship in Russia, Bennett Murray ’12 spent 90 days on the ground in a defiant Ukraine.
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Here’s to Tom
President Anne Houtman and peers reflect on Tom Gottschalk’s service with the Board of Trustees.
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The Epic Journey frames the Earlham experience as we celebrate the past and look to the future.
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Wild, weird and wonderful at Earlham →
In 175 years a lot of curious things have happened at Earlham College. We’re looking back on them, together.
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Gretchen Castle, Dean of the Earlham School of Religion, shares her thoughts on ESR and the impact graduates make on the world.
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Let’s go, Quakers! There’s a sport coming back to campus, and it has its skipper, Stacey Goyette.
Class Notes & In Memoriam
What are your favorite fellow Earlhamites getting up to? This round of notes includes those submitted before May 1.
Homecoming & Inauguration
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Last Word
What was your finest hour at Earlham College? Our graduates tell their stories of singing on skates, climbing into abandoned buildings, and starting a campus wide game of zombie-themed tag.