Through the Dr. R. Bruce, '67, and Jane Harper Earth Day 50th Anniversary Gift, music graduate Ryan Powell, '19, was commissioned to compose an original piece to celebrate nature and recognize the current moment. Powell's recently completed composition of nearly six minutes comes with a bonus: he created a video as well.
Beyond the challenging coursework, getting a job in actuarial science requires passing a series of some of the most difficult professional examinations in the country. Albion College's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, which supports students in the extensive and expensive process of passing these tests, recently celebrated with Claire Mitchell, '21, after she passed the Society of Actuaries Probability Test.
Not only did chemistry professor Craig Streu, '04, successfully direct his students in all-remote projects this summer, he also led them in researching how institutions across the country did the same. The results of this additional project were featured in a recent edition of ASBMB Today, the journal of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Albion College is ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the United States in the 2021 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. "Albion is providing the quality liberal arts education that is so vital in a changing world," said Dr. Hernan Bucheli, vice president of enrollment and strategic initiatives.
The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and Carrie Booth Walling, an Albion College political science professor and longtime observer of the UN, remains hopeful that more anniversaries will follow for the often besieged organization. "I'm cautiously optimistic," she says, adding, "It depends on the world’s people and if they value that institution, and if member nations generate more solidarity."
With more than a decade of experience in the areas of experiential learning, local-to-global partnerships and student development, Gretchen Mielke has been named the new executive director of The Philadelphia Center. The residential student internship program has been affiliated with the Great Lakes Colleges Association for more than 50 years; Albion College has been the Center’s facilitator since 2017.
