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Friends of Principia from far and wide came together virtually in early May to watch the Principia College Music Department’s first-ever online concert. The performers were all College alumni who have gone on to become professional musicians across a wide variety of musical genres, including traditional and contemporary jazz, classical, ...

After learning during spring break that people were using 3D printers to help remedy shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the region, Dr. Marie Farson, assistant professor of earth science, invited students from earlier classes on 3D printing to join the effort. In all, four former 3D Printing students ...

Religious studies professor Dr. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau is the recipient of this year’s Horace Edwin Harper Jr. and Evelyn Wright Harper Award for Teaching Excellence. Starr-LeBeau joined the faculty in 2015 and was recently named the Jeanne and George Todd Professor of Religious Studies. Her scholarship, which is widely recognized among ...

In early April, Principia College senior Carson Landry (C’20) was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to study carillon at the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, during the 2020–2021 academic year.

As a producer/performer music studies major, Carson has been active in carillon, voice, and organ throughout his ...

E-learning began today across Principia—from Preschool through College—and will continue through the end of the academic year. Teachers are finding creative ways to help students progress through the topics and assignments on their syllabi and lesson plans. Some are conducting synchronous classes, with students and teacher online at the same ...

See how Alex Cook's YOU ARE LOVED mural came together on the College campus, and hear a portion of Cook’s song “God Made Us.” Read more about this mural and learn about the second one he created during his visit to the College.

Roughly half way through the College's India/Nepal Abroad program, students and trip leaders were recalled to the United States because of the pandemic. Once back home, sophomore Sophie Hills reflected on her trip—not focusing on all she'd missed but on what she'd gained, despite the trip's abrupt end. Her piece ...

February’s Pan-African Conference, titled “Women Empowerment: A Black Woman’s Journey,” featured two highly accomplished black women—one African American, one Zambian—who shared their journeys.

Regaining the ability to see God

The first speaker, Nselaa Ward, JD, shared the story of her rise from child sex worker to lawyer. ...

Boston-based artist and musician Alex Cook spent the week before spring break, which turned out to be the semester’s final week of in-person classes, on the College campus creating a YOU ARE LOVED mural in the student lounge. Community members joined in the work as they were able to. The ...

Last October, the opening of McVay Center for the Performing Arts marked a “renaissance” for Morey Field House. In celebration of this new beginning, the performing arts departments initiated a call for lyrics for a song written in the spirit of renewal for Principia College.

We have extended ...