General

Finding your way around a college campus is not always about a map, especially if you are a new student. The compass for new students to Albion College is Albion-O, the annual orientation event.

Experienced diversity and belonging professional Rivkah Gamble has joined Albion as its new associate director for belonging and culture.

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, or MVAA, has recognized Albion College with gold status on its list of Veteran-Friendly Schools for 2023-2024.

A contingent of Albion College staff members who attended this summer’s Black Boys & Men Symposium are making plans to share their knowledge with campus colleagues this fall.

Albion College is one of only 24 schools in the nation to be selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Work-Based Learning Consortium by the Council of Independent Colleges, or CIC.

The Albion College Office of Belonging is hosting its fifth and final in a series of Lunch, Learn and Lead workshops on Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Albion College “emphasizes the importance of mixing learning with hands-on experience, particularly when it comes to community engagement and service,” according to the 2024 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

Albion College has been recognized as one of the Best Colleges in America by Money.com, which ranked 736 colleges and universities across the country.

Friday, April 28, Pastor Leon McDonald, ’03, delivered the alumni address for the second annual Kente Graduation ceremony in Baldwin Hall. His remarks were met by joyous applause from students and shouts of loving agreement from the parents, staff and faculty who came to honor the graduates.

Graduation and commencement are times to celebrate the end of college and the start of a new chapter of life for students, but the Baccalaureate service is a time for reflection that can get overshadowed by the events of the “big day.”