Albion College is among a select group of institutions featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020. The publication, now in its 36th edition and considered one of the best independent college guides available, mentions that Albion "attracts an ambitious, involved group of students" while touting the College's "top-notch academic and career counseling."
Elijah Shalis, '02, has always loved history, and when he learned that James Robinson, a slave who fought for American independence, had been all but forgotten, he worked to make sure he received the honors he deserved in the Detroit cemetery where he is buried. And that story has resonated.
Out of thousands of applicants and 100 interviewees, Josh Sannes, ’19, who graduated in May after majoring in finance in the Economics and Management Department, was offered and accepted a position with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as a financial institution specialist in Columbus, Ohio.
Albion College Professor and Director of Choral Activities Clayton Parr, '80, has long viewed the Republic of Georgia as something of a second home so when the chance was presented to take his Briton Singers, a 12-member a capella group, to the country in May to perform and learn about the culure, it was an opportunity not to be missed.
A new endowed gift from Stephen and Susan Brochu Greehalgh, '74 '75, will offer a greater opportunity for students with financial need to take part in faculty-sponsored academic trips. "I believe that experiential learning can make all the difference in a liberal arts education," Stephen Greenhalgh said.
For the second time in three years, an Albion College student has won the statewide competition for a study-abroad scholarship from the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Michigan (FACCM). Marceline Redick, '20, will use the FACC-Michigan French Business Scholarship: Le Détroit Award for study at the Université Stendhal-Grenoble this coming fall.
