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11/16/07: Scott Momaday Receives 2007 National Medal of Arts read more
10/29/07: Capital Campaign Nears $120 Million Mark read more
10/23/07: St. John's College Remembers Jeff Bishop
Memorial service to be held on October 27, 2007. read more
9/25/07: An Alternative to “the Rankings:” St. John’s College Joins National Online Resource for Students and Parents
St. John’s College is one of more than 600 colleges and universities that are participating in a new online initiative, the University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN), that gives students, parents, and other users access to objective data on higher education institutions. Coordinated by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), U-CAN offers an alternative to the inherently biased “rankings” published in various national outlets each year. read more
8/17/07: St. John’s Seeks an Alternative to College Rankings
Along with many other colleges and universities, St. John’s College does not take part in college surveys that are designed to rank colleges. This includes the annual U.S. News and World Report survey for “America’s Best Colleges,” released this week. The college also will not publicize any rankings or ratings of St. John’s by other college guides or media. read more
8/2/07: Science at 47,000 Feet: St. John's College Student is First Undergrad to Fly In on New NSF Research Aircraft
Santa Fe, NM – Michael Curry, an undergraduate student at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, has just completed a rare feat: according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Michael is the first undergraduate student to fly on the National Science Foundation’s HIAPER Gulfstream-V research aircraft. HIAPER, the High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research, is a new “flying laboratory” for environmental research.
7/29/07: Groundbreaking slated at St. John’s College for new Graduate Institute
Santa Fe, NM – Groundbreaking for a major new building on the campus of St. John’s College will take place at a ceremony on Saturday, July 28, at noon, on the site of the planned Norman and Betty Levan Hall.
Dr. Norman Levan, an alumnus of the St. John’s College Graduate Institute in Liberal Education, has donated $5 million to help build a new center on the Santa Fe campus for the Graduate Institute. Dr. Levan’s gift will fund construction to house the college’s two graduate programs, as well as classrooms, faculty offices, and common space for students. Renowned architectural firm Lake/Flato, winner of the American Institute of Architects National Firm Award in 2004, will design the building.