Earlham College News

• Indiana history journal delves into 'Creation, Betrayal, and Rescue' at Conner Prairie (IU)
  posted on March 21, 2012 at 09:38:00 am
  In its March 2012 issue, the Indiana Magazine of History offers a roundtable discussion centered on the recent struggles of Earlham College and Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. Four experts in public history and philanthropy discuss the recent book "Twilight at Conner Prairie: The Creation, Betrayal, and Rescue of a Museum."
• Lead taints Springwood diamonds (Palladium-Item)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:02:40 am
  The Richmond Parks & Recreation Board on Tuesday recommended the city make the public aware of recent findings by an Earlham College class regarding lead at the Springwood Lake baseball diamonds.
• Quaker will play on U.S. field hockey team in European Maccabi Games (Palladium-Item)
  posted on June 23, 2011 at 09:32:56 am
  Earlham College field hockey player Christine Ferguson will represent the United States in the upcoming European Maccabi Games July 5-13 in Vienna, Austria.
• Quaker ends season in 24th (Palladium-Item)
  posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:32:56 am
  Earlham College's Henry Levin finished the spring in the 24th spot in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Central Region for singles.
• 'Division III guy' to lead Earlham men's basektball program (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 26, 2011 at 11:04:20 am
  Earlham College has a new leader in men's basketball.
• Bennett era ends (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 11:54:03 am
  When Doug Bennett arrived in Richmond in 1997, he and wife Ellen already were preparing for the day when his Earlham College presidency would end.
• Earlham athletes earn HCAC sportsmanship honors (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 02:03:29 pm
  Four student-athletes from Earlham College were honored on Wednesday by the HCAC for sportsmanship for spring sports.
• 5 Quakers earn HCAC academic honors (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:33:59 am
  Earlham College had five student-athletes honored on Tuesday as the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Team for spring sports was announced.
• Quakers drop NCAA tournament tennis match (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 14, 2011 at 11:50:19 am
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Earlham College's first trip to the NCAA Division III national tennis tournament ended Friday with a 5-0, opening-round loss to fourth-seeded Luther College.
• Quakers head to D3 tennis tourney (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 10, 2011 at 11:04:05 am
  Uncharted waters are ahead for Earlham College tennis.
• Honoring graduates (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 7, 2011 at 12:04:35 pm
  Ivy Tech Community College Richmond and Earlham College kickoff the 2011 commencement season today.
• Earlham close to filling coaching vacancies (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 09:14:19 am
  A new women's basketball coach at Earlham College is expected to be named early next week, and athletic director Frank Carr is hopeful the other open Quaker coaching positions will soon be filled as well.
• Earlham Roundup (Palladium-Item)
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 09:13:19 am
  CINCINNATI -- The College of Mount St. Joseph stopped Earlham College 5-1 on Thursday in HCAC play after both teams had to wait through a near 3-hour delay because of rain.
• Police: Students beaten and robbed (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
  posted on April 30, 2011 at 02:13:29 pm
  Police say four men forced their way into an Earlham college residence in Richmond and robbed and beat four students living there. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
• 4 Students Beaten In Armed Robbery (WRTV Indianapolis)
  posted on April 29, 2011 at 03:21:47 pm
  Four men forced their way into an Earlham College residence in Richmond and robbed and beat four students living there, police say.
• Police: 4 Earlham students beaten in armed robbery (Washington Examiner)
  posted on April 29, 2011 at 03:16:50 pm
  The Associated Press The Associated Press RICHMOND, Ind. Police say four men forced their way into an Earlham College residence in Richmond and robbed and beat four students living there. The Palladium-Item reports the students — three men and one woman — were treated at a local hospital and released after the robbery early Thursday at Earlham's Kelley House in the eastern Indiana city. Police ...
• Police: Four Earlham students beaten in armed robbery (Local 12 Cincinnati)
  posted on April 29, 2011 at 03:14:30 pm
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Police say four men forced their way into an Earlham College residence in Richmond and robbed and beat four students living there. The Palladium-Item reports the students — three men and one woman — were treated at a local hospital and released after the robbery early Thursday at Earlham's Kelley House in the eastern Indiana city. Police say one of the suspects was carrying ...
• 4 Earlham College Students Robbed At Gunpoint (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
  posted on April 28, 2011 at 07:33:43 pm
  Police said four men broke into a Richmond home and beat and robbed four college students.
• Area Roundup (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 23, 2011 at 11:07:44 am
  Departing Earlham College President Doug Bennett says that Richmond and Wayne County have enjoyed... - 11:58 pm
• Quakers contend for HCAC men's tennis title (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:35:33 am
  Earlham College snapped the streak. Now, the Quakers are looking at stringing together their own run in men's tennis.
• Earlham president receives IU honor (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 16, 2011 at 11:27:26 am
  Indiana University will award an honorary degree to Doug Bennett, the outgoing president of Earlham College, during Indiana University East's commencement May 13 at Richmond High School's Tiernan Center.
• Learning from a legacy (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:14:22 am
  Stephen Butler, sociology professor at Earlham College, recently discussed the scheduled appearance in Richmond early next week of Richard Zamoff, an associate professorial lecturer in sociology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Zamoff has served since 1996 as director of the Jackie Robinson Project and subsequently as faculty adviser to the Jackie Robinson Society.
• Quaker tennis teams sweep Red Wolves (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:41:16 am
  The Earlham College Quakers continued their strong season by sweeping two matches from the IU East Red Wolves on Wednesday.
• Quakers' streak snapped (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 13, 2011 at 01:10:57 pm
  Earlham College's three-game winning streak was snapped Tuesday as the Quakers fell 15-3 to HCAC foe Bluffton at McBride Stadium.
• Earlham sweeps series (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 11, 2011 at 12:10:36 pm
  DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Ted Williams had three hits, including a home run, as Earlham College completed a series sweep of Defiance with Sunday's 7-2 HCAC victory.
• Correction (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 10, 2011 at 11:15:52 am
  Howell "Gatch" Gatchell Jr. is a 1969 graduate of Earlham College. Due to an editor's error, his year of graduation was incorrect on an A-1 story in Saturday's Palladium-Item.
• Although he doesn't carry a basketball, 97-year-old former Earlham College president, current policy adviser Landrum ... (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:16:12 am
  Landrum Bolling was born before America's first commercially licensed radio station, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pa., went on the air in 1920.
• Even at 97, this former Earlham College president is still a globetrotter (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:16:12 am
  Landrum Bolling was born before America's first commercially licensed radio station, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pa., went on the air in 1920.
• Gold medalist feels good helping students (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 7, 2011 at 12:28:40 pm
  An Olympic gold medalist made her first visit Wednesday to Richmond, and she left a lasting impression on several members of the community after speaking during the afternoon at Earlham College.
• Bluffton edges Earlham (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:42:29 am
  BLUFFTON, Ohio -- Bluffton edged Earlham College 7-6 in 12 innings Tuesday.
• Earlham salvages win in series finale with Rose-Hulman (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 4, 2011 at 11:01:52 am
  Andy McCoppin and his Earlham College baseball teammates accepted a challenge in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on John Cate Field at McBride Stadium.
• Former Olympian Dawes to speak at Earlham (Palladium-Item)
  posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:46:53 am
  Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes will be at Earlham College in Richmond on Wednesday to give two motivational talks.
• Earlham's Morrical sets school runs record (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 12:02:15 pm
  Andrew Morrical set a career record on Wednesday as Earlham College split with Cincinnati Christian at McBride Stadium.
• Earlham picks new leader (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:51:06 am
  Earlham College announced Wednesday that John David Dawson, a professor of religion and former provost at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, will be its new president. The announcement was made via email and Dawson was not on the Richmond campus. Dawson begins his new duties July 1. In addition to his role as president, Dawson has been named a full professor in the department of religion.
• Earlham College names new president (WTHR Indianapolis)
  posted on March 30, 2011 at 07:23:30 pm
  Earlham College has named John David Dawson, a professor of religion at Pennsylvania's Haverford College, as the new president of the Quaker-affiliated liberal arts college.
• Ind.'s Earlham College names new president (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
  posted on March 30, 2011 at 07:22:22 pm
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Earlham College has named John David Dawson, a professor of religion at Pennsylvania's Haverford College, as the new president of the Quaker-affiliated liberal arts college. The Richmond school's board of trustees announced Dawson's hiring Wednesday. He begins his tenure July 1 and will succeed Douglas C. Bennett, who's retiring after 14 years as president. Earlham board ...
• Earlham College names new president (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
  posted on March 30, 2011 at 07:01:17 pm
  Earlham College has named John David Dawson, a professor of religion at Pennsylvania's Haverford College, as the new president of the Quaker-affiliated liberal arts college.   Read more at www.WISHTV.com
• Quakers' winning streak hits 4 in men's tennis (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:21:16 am
  DAYTON, Ohio -- Earlham College's men's tennis winning streak reached four Wednesday as the Quakers halted Capital University 8-1 at the Dayton Center Courts.
• 4 Earlham athletes earn HCAC academic honor (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:21:05 am
  Four from Earlham College were named to the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team it was announced on Wednesday.
• Quakers split at McBride (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:21:15 am
  Earlham College split with Spalding University in the Quakers' home debut on Tuesday as hurler Adam Painter added to his career record number of wins on the mound.
• Earlham student wins conference honor (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 22, 2011 at 11:05:38 am
  Earlham College's Brad Maisey was named HCAC Player of the Week for men's tennis, the conference announced on Monday.
• EC presidential decision nears (Palladium-Item)
  posted on March 17, 2011 at 11:04:56 am
  The committee heading the search for the next president of Earlham College is expected to make a presentation to the college's board of trustees after this week's spring break before an offer is made to the top candidate.