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Albion students in these two majors can begin graduate study as much as two full semesters faster thanks to the College’s new “4+1” agreement with WMU launching in Fall 2021.

It’s one of those “who would have thought?” encounters: Brandon Fisher, ’21 (left), and Tom Jurasek, ’08, first worked together in Albion’s Harrington Elementary School Mentoring program, when Jurasek was a volunteer from the Albion College men’s basketball team and Fisher was in second grade. That relationship didn’t last (Fisher only vaguely remembers it), but nonetheless come June the two will work together again, as Fisher joins Jurasek and five other Albion alumni on the team at Jackson-based accounting firm Willis & Jurasek.

In an effort to assist students as they pursue their interest in medical careers, the Lisa and James Wilson Institute for Medicine is offering a unique post-baccalaureate certificate in pre-medical studies to students who have received their bachelor’s degree. “I hope it helps establish Albion as a leader in pre-medical education,” said Institute director Dr. Brad Rabquer

English professor Mary Collar passed away in Jackson earlier this month, at the age of 73. Collar had just begun her final semester in the classroom, with plans to retire at the end of the current semester

Percussion has always been a part of his life, even as a kid, and when asked what he wanted to do for a living, he said he wanted to teach percussion in college. Now, after a successful eight-year stint doing just that, and more, at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, Dr. Anthony King comes to Albion College as the new athletic band director.

Originally, it was a collaboration borne of requirement and necessity. But now a virtual tutoring program called “Ask Albion” has evolved into a new way for Albion College students and students in Marshall Public Schools (MPS) to work together in the name of education.

Recently featured in national and state media, Beaumont Health’s medical director for infectious disease prevention talks about his recent front-line experience as well as his Albion pre-med path.

Finding a pair of shoes that’s both comfortable and stylish is a universal—and universally frustrating—activity, even for people without foot or ankle problems. If you’re a twentysomething with joint issues, you might just resign yourself to a life lived in ballet flats. Or you might be Leia Serlin, ’21, who channeled her frustration into an academic—and personal—triumph.

Dr. Mathew Johnson, president of Albion College, shared a message with the Albion College community following the January 6 assault on the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Former Albion College President Bernard T. Lomas passed away December 24, 2020 in Grand Rapids at the age of 96. Lomas, who served as the College’s 12th president from 1970 to 1983, guided the institution into a new era of experiential learning and student leadership development, building on Albion’s liberal arts foundation.