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News and Events

College Headlines

October 5
President Schutt discusses research at the College

An interview with President Stephen Schutt appears in the October issue of Catalyst, an Illinois Science & Technology Coalition publication.
September 18
Rooftop garden taking shape

Students and faculty started planting on the Lillard Science Center’s rooftop garden this week, creating a new outdoor research lab and roof ecosystem demonstration space.
September 11
Pulitzer Prize winner to present Ruth Winter Lecture in October

Lake Forest College presents the 2018 Ruth Winter Lecture with historian Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of1971and its Legacy at 7 p.m. on October 10.
September 11
Oppenheimer Lecture to feature Daniel Gilbert, happiness expert

Daniel Gilbert, a Harvard psychologist, author of the international best-seller Stumbling on Happiness, and host of the PBS television series This Emotional Life, will deliver the 2018 Oppenheimer Lecture on Thursday, October 11.
September 7
Associate Professor Van Newenhizen dies

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Jill Van Newenhizen, a 1981 alumna of the College, died at her home on September 6.
September 5
Top ranking for study abroad program

The Princeton Review ranked Lake Forest College No. 20 on the list of most popular study abroad programs in The Best 384 Colleges, 2019 Edition.
September 5
Donnelley and Lee Library among best in US

The Princeton Review recently confirmed something we already knew: The Donnelley and Lee Library is among the best college libraries in the nation. In fact, our library ranked No. 20 in The Best 384 Colleges, 2019 Edition.
September 5
Class of 2022 welcomed during Matriculation

The Lake Forest College community welcomed more than 470 new and transfer students during the traditional 2018 Matriculation Ceremony, held on Wednesday, August 29 at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.
September 4
Biology major works on vital conservation program over summer

Anissa Loyola ’18 worked as a summer field technician at the Lake County Forest Preserve to preserve a local endangered species and gain vital fieldwork experience.
September 4
Scott Edgar named educational clinician

Associate Professor of Music Education Scott Edgar was named an educational clinician by Conn-Selmer—the No. 1 instrument manufacturer in the US.