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2020 Commencement speaker announced

Lindsey Reilly lireilly@ursinus.edu This past week Ursinus College’s 2020 commencement speaker was announced: Novelist Min Jin Lee, author of “Free Food for Millionaires” and “Pachinko.”...

Missy Bryant named new Dean of Students

Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Last week, Dean Missy Bryant was introduced as the Dean of Students after serving as interim dean of students since July.  Bryant...

UC’s fourth annual Celebration of Lights

Gillian Mccomeskey gilmccomeskey@ursinus.edu With the holidays coming up, there’s no better time to celebrate culture, community and diversity. Ursinus College prides itself not only on...

Exxon Mobil’s role in climate research

Madison Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu On Oct. 6, The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good welcomed Dr. Geoffrey Supran, a Research Associate in the Department...

#Fight4Her activists visit campus

Maggie Frymoyer  mafrymoyer@ursinus.edu In March 2019, junior Sophie Auerbach and sophomore Abigail Peabody attended a conference and received an award for their research paper on...

UC’s four Watson Fellowship finalists

Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Four seniors are finalists for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, all nominated by Ursinus faculty.  The four finalists are Min Son...

“Si, se puede!” speaker series debuts

Gillian Mccomeskey gimccomeskey@ursinus.edu Last Monday, the Institute for Inclusion and Equity welcomed Ana Peña, a Data Analyst for the Federal Aviation Administration, to speak about...

Charles Rafferty reads his brief and humorous poems

Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu Poet Charles Rafferty stopped by the Bear’s Den on Thursday, October 3 to give a poetry reading. Rafferty has had works published...

Dr. Shuru helps launch Latinx book club

Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu The Latinx community at Ursinus College now has more activities and programs on campus, due in part to the efforts of Dr...