Dr. Ron Mourad, who has taught in Albion College's Religious Studies Department since 2001, has been named interim provost effective July 1. "I like thinking about new programs and how they attract new and different types of students," he said. "We want to enliven a student’s imagination."
Albion College's Lisa and James Wilson Institute for Medicine aims to be part of finding a way forward during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic. One way is by offering public health options to pre-med students in the form of internships that offer real-world experience—like at Howard Brown Health in Chicago, where Lucretia Woods, '21 (left), and Camari Jones, '23, are serving as recently trained contact tracers in their hometown.
Dr. Mathew Johnson, who begins his Albion presidency on July 1, shares a message with the Albion College community following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people from discrimination in their employment.
Two seven-week modules will be offered in which students may take up to two in-person courses in each module, plus new summer and intersession learning opportunities. The semester will end by Thanksgiving.
Dr. Deborah Kanter, the John S. Ludington Endowed Professor of History and History Department chair at Albion College, recently was the subject of a question-and-answer feature on the website of U.S. Catholic magazine, where she talked about her recently published book, Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican (University of Illinois Press, 2020). The book examines the role of churches in transforming neighborhoods throughout Chicago and fostering community for generations of Mexican Americans.
A message to the Albion College community from Dr. Mathew Johnson, who on July 1 will officially begin his tenure as the College's 17th president.
