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February 28, 2017

For nearly 40 years, Mary Johnson was a welcoming, soothing, calming, always smiling presence at the entrance of Albion College’s dining hall. And she knew every student’s name, or at least it certainly seemed that way. Johnson passed away Monday, February 27, at the age of 75, and her loss has left a hole in the Albion College community.

February 27, 2017

Fifty-eight majors, 31 minors and two concentrations were declared during Albion College’s Declare a Major event February 21. And that’s a start. Indeed, one of the biggest challenges for colleges everywhere is to get students to declare their major, preferably by the end of their sophomore year.

February 17, 2017

Betsy Morley, director of international recruitment in the Albion College Admission Office, had been out of the country on assignment for all of one day when news arrived that she knew would make her job a little more challenging.

February 10, 2017

Albion College anthropology professor Alli Harnish has a question. And she really wants an answer. “I moved here in 2013 and I saw all these signs around the state with the name Cass,” she said. And then she began to list them off in rapid succession.

February 8, 2017

Emerita professor of education Nancy Held passed away February 4 at Providence Hospital in Novi at the age of 84. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 11, at 10:30 a.m. in Albion College’s Goodrich Chapel.

February 3, 2017

Donald Trump’s presidency has impacted many things, according to Eugene Robinson, including his own job. That was one of many insights The Washington Post opinion writer and MSNBC commentator shared with a Bohm Theatre full house January 30 for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration.

February 2, 2017

Dr. Mauri A. Ditzler shares his thoughts about the recent White House executive order pertaining to national immigration policy.

January 30, 2017

“Working in Senator Gary Peters’ office in Washington, D.C., has given me quite a few odd stories,” writes Nick Panourgias, ’17, about his fall-semester Ford Institute internship. “My favorite happened just two weeks into my internship. I lost my cell phone going to a briefing on the tram that connects Senate buildings. When the car I was riding in came back, Senator Barbara Boxer was in it.”

January 26, 2017

Theatre, music and art along with two culturally based dinners give Albion College’s 2017 Black History Month Celebration an entertaining and thought-provoking flair.