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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 ...

From February 27 to March 1, five Principia College students—seniors Liam Anderson and Sarah Switzer, junior Hunter Hummell, and sophomores Dana Cadey and Delaney Gatine—participated in the 2020 Model Illinois Government (MIG) simulation in Springfield, Illinois. Political science professor and MIG faculty advisor Dr. Brian Roberts (C'88) joined them at ...

At the Principia Relays, an indoor track and field meet held January 31 and February 1 in Crafton Athletic Center, two sprinters with a history of neck-and-neck competition set an example of true sportsmanship. Principia’s Corey Carter, a junior, and Greenville University’s Jeremiah Davis, a senior, expected to face off ...

A standing-room-only crowd filled Wanamaker Hall Thursday evening, February 6. Principians and visitors alike trekked through snow and ice to listen to four esteemed journalists from The Christian Science Monitor who made up this year’s Monitor Night Live panel: correspondents Story Hinckley and Scott Peterson and editors Yvonne Zipp and ...

Get a feel for fall 2019 with photos from Convocation through the Christmas tree lighting.