With nearly 20 years of experience working with students in a higher education setting, Detroit native Leroy Wright has been named Albion College’s new vice president for student development and dean of students. Wright, who has been associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Appalachian State University in North Carolina since 2016, will begin his duties at Albion on July 1.
Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley brought both criticism and inspiration to a full house February 26 at the Bohm Theatre in a powerful address at the 2019 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration. The annual event, co-presented by Albion College and the Albion Branch NAACP, was originally scheduled for January 30 but was postponed due to the state-declared cold weather emergency.
Gregory Eastwood knew since he was young that he wanted to be a doctor. Now, a career that has included work as a gastroenterologist and a bioethicist has led him to write a book about the issues involved with the end of life. "I think it is important to be aware of the process of dying and how it plays out in contemporary America," he says.
Noah Ascencio, '22, received five-figure scholarship offers from some of the country's top theatre schools—but he says his love for theatre was actually one reason for choosing Albion's program.
Pre-veterinary student and Albion women's lacrosse team member Kate Mullins, '20, spent the fall semester at the University of Glasgow, where she studied the Scottish Enlightenment and how the ideas that came out of that period continue to affect modern life. "I learned how to be myself, " said Mullins, who is also part of the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program. "There's a sense of independence I got from this experience."
The third annual Albion College Film Festival will be held Sunday, February 17, at the Bohm Theatre and student organizers are convinced it will be the biggest, best and most expansive one yet.
