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Two Centuries Later, Bowdoin’s Longfellow-Dante Connection Lives On
Among the many claims to fame of Bowdoin’s luminary alumnus Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825, was his distinction as the first American translator of ... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Tucker cited for exemplifying ‘the art of teaching’
Rebecca Tucker, associate professor of art at Colorado College, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Ray O. Werner Award for Exemplary Teaching ... Continue Reading →
Real-life Research
Some Southwestern biology students are getting the opportunity this year to conduct research that will have real-life impact. Working under Biology Professors Ben Pierce and ... Continue Reading →
Inside Parliament
Alicia Roy ’11 begins her internship this spring for the German parliament, giving her an intimate view of the inner workings of one of Europe’s ... Continue Reading →
Exploring the Russian Culture
Thomas Luly ’12 and Melissa Warner ’12 quickly realized the broad scope of Russian academic pursuits as they walked into the conference center of the ... Continue Reading →
College receives $1.6 million for Athletic Center improvements
Connecticut College has received $1.6 million in gifts from parents and alumni to upgrade its locker room and training room facilities and add lights to ... Continue Reading →
‘Neverending Myth’ class culminates in neverending reading
In the final week of Interim, students in Classics 129, The Neverending Myth, worked until the wee hours of the morning studying 15 different translations ... Continue Reading →
Alternative Winter Break: On The Ground, In The Community
Although he slept on the floor at 30 College St. this week, Robbie (Raymond) Harrison ’14 didn’t have a hard time falling asleep at night. ... Continue Reading →
Alumni qualify for 2012 Olympic Games
Camels are headed to London! Amanda Clark ’05 has qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in sailing’s 470 class (her boat is 470 centimeters long) ... Continue Reading →
Plass Receives 5-year NSF Award
Kate Plass, assistant professor of chemistry, hopes “chemical tricks” will help her develop readily available material that absorbs sunlight and transforms that energy into electricity. ... Continue Reading →
The Liberal Arts Advantage
Educating students who are passionate and complex. Fostering clarity of thought and expression, fair-mindedness, appreciation for the arts and cultural diversity, intellectual curiosity, and a considered set of personal values and commitments. Standing for the ideals of academic rigor, social justice and freedom. Graduating individuals who value lifelong learning, broad knowledge but also intellectual depth.
These are just a few distinctions the 130 residential, liberal arts colleges of the Annapolis Group make in describing ourselves. But what we all hold in common, and what distinguishes us from universities and even many colleges, is a dedication to the value of the liberal arts and a strong residential educational experience.
What Matters in College After College
A comparative alumni survey, conducted by the independent research firm of Hardwick Day and commissioned by the Annapolis Group, finds the undergraduate experience students encounter at small, residential liberal arts colleges is more effective in producing meaningful and lasting benefits than the education experienced at large, public universities and other institutions of higher education.
The study, titled "What Matters in College After College," indicates a residential, liberal arts education not only leads to a number of immediate positive outcomes, but that these outcomes are present in and important to liberal arts college alumni long after their college experience has ended.