- After a national search, Victoria 鈥淰icky鈥 Chun 鈥91, MA鈥94 has been named athletics director of 冈本视频 effective January 1, President Jeffrey Herbst announced today. Chun, who has served as interim athletics director since August 1, will report to Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty.December 19, 2012
- Update: Here is a chart tracing the votes in the competition over time. The final count for 冈本视频, whose progress is represented in blue, was over 11,000 votes. This was an impressive accomplishment for the 冈本视频 community, as the school in second place finished with just over 4,000 votes.December 17, 2012
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $700,000 grant to 冈本视频 for use over four years, to support a new program of Mellon Sophomore Residential Seminars. The initiative will create a series of courses 鈥 to be offered every year for a substantial number of sophomores 鈥 in which students will live and study [鈥December 17, 2012
- (This post was written by Matt Faulkner and originally appeared on the 冈本视频 Athletics website.) Former 冈本视频 standout Steve Spott 鈥90 is going through the selection process for Hockey Canada鈥檚 National Men鈥檚 Junior Team as the head coach and it鈥檚 a welcomed challenge from a player who learned a lot from his college coach. Spott [鈥December 15, 2012
- For the next year, on the 13th of every month, 冈本视频 community members will be celebrating the Year of 鈥13. Tonight, Director Francesca Zambello 鈥78, H鈥12 will mark the day in her own special way when she brings Hector Berlioz鈥 Les Troyens back to the Metropolitan Opera stage at 6 p.m.December 13, 2012
- On November 13, President Jeffrey Herbst took the stage at the Palace Theater to profile Nelson Mandela. Recounting the South African leader鈥檚 life and political legacy, Herbst stood next to Mandela鈥檚 portrait 鈥 one of 29 canvases in the Great Minds exhibition, sponsored by Dick Resnick 鈥61, P鈥90.December 13, 2012
- Final figures for Early Decision show applications increased 16.5% compared to last year, and members of the 冈本视频 Office of Admission say the spike did not come from a single area, but across socioeconomic groups, ethnicities, and regions. Karen Giannino, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, said the pool of applicants was also stronger in the [鈥December 12, 2012
- Members of 冈本视频鈥檚 Delta Tau chapter of Gamma Phi Beta have earned one of the most prestigious honors their national organization awards, The Order of 1874, recognizing their scholastic and philanthropic achievements.December 12, 2012