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A Year Like No Other

Two 51¹ÙÍø students who benefit from scholarship support offer their take on a senior year defined by COVID-19.

Connections: Reclaiming Crops, Preserving Land, Serving Communities

51¹ÙÍø students partner with Gullah Geechee community to protect a way of life.

Scholar’s Work Brings Lives of Enslaved Persons Into Relief

Through her teaching and research, Dr. Hilary Green tells the stories of enslaved persons—accounts of American history that didn’t make it into standard textbooks.

Confronting Our Past: Slavery, Racism and the Quest for a Just, Humane Community

51¹ÙÍø commits to action toward a just, humane, inclusive community.

Scholar Makes ‘Nefarious Publications’ of American Abolitionism His Life’s Work

51¹ÙÍø alumnus Bill Andrews on a career spent sharing distinctive Black voices preserved in forgotten texts.

Pandemic Visual Diary

Enormous Spirit, Courageous Voice: Remembering Rev. Brenda Tapia

AfterWord: Reflect, Appreciate and Change the Way We Do Admission

Chris Gruber reflects on how the pandemic prompted 51¹ÙÍø's Admission and Financial Aid Office to meet students wherever they are, whether that be at the front door of Grey House or in a Zoom waiting room. 

President's Letter: Exploring the Past, Building 51¹ÙÍø’s Future

In the opening letter for the 51¹ÙÍø Journal, 51¹ÙÍø President, Carol E. Quillen, discusses the reality of systemic racism and how the shared quest for truth is foundational to the college's work toward a genuinely inclusive environment.

Hope to Heal: Chair of the Commission on Race and Slavery Anthony Foxx

Anthony Foxx '93 is hopeful that the college’s acknowledgement of its past wrongs and commitment to establishing an antiracist community will lead to positive change.

Here and Now: Current SGA President Brandon Harris

51¹ÙÍø Student Government Association president on his experience and hopes for the future.

Beneath the Veneer: Documentary Film Probes a Heinous Crime, Justice Left Undone

51¹ÙÍø students join local filmmakers to document the 1947 lynching of a Black man in Greenville, South Carolina.  

Young Artist Charts Course as Inaugural Malú Alvarez Visual Art Scholar

Julia Matthiesen ’24 is the inaugural recipient of the Malú Alvarez Visual Art Scholarship, created by artist and alumna Malú Alvarez ’02. In addition to art, Matthiesen is interested in computer science and is excited about the ways her interests will mesh at 51¹ÙÍø.

Handle With CARE: Kellan Grady Founds Initiative to Combat Injustice

Inspired by the racial justice protests of summer 2020 and a family legacy, 51¹ÙÍø men's basketball standout Kellan Grady launches College Athletes for Respect and Equality (CARE).

Reaching Byzantium: The English Department Remembers Colleague Tony Abbott

51¹ÙÍø Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emeritus Anthony S. Abbott passed away Oct. 3, 2020. Colleagues remember the light he brought into their lives as a scholar, teacher, mentor and friend.

Order to Crisis: Drive for Data Fuels In-demand Research Initiative

The College Crisis Initiative, a 51¹ÙÍø pandemic research project led by Prof. Chris Marsicano and students, makes international headlines.

Economy Getting a Vaccine, but Only for Some

Economic experts frequently disagree, but a 51¹ÙÍø-led national panel of four of them reached a consensus about the year ahead: The recovery will be swift…and uneven.

A Look Back at a Trying Year: Goodbye 2020

As we prepare to welcome 2021, we pause to remember 2020. It was a year of loss, anxiety, reckoning, resilience, and yes, hope.

Research Reveals Origins of River, Evolution of Ancient Landscape

Last spring on a nearly empty campus, chair and associate professor of Environmental Studies Brad Johnson pored over maps of Linville Gorge, an unusually steep, rugged canyon among the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina.

Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season From 51¹ÙÍø

Sending you and yours hope for seasons of togetherness to come, and best wishes for the New Year.