Since most current Principia College students were born nearly a decade after the stirring events in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989, one might think the issues surrounding the uprising would seem distant and outdated to them. But the exact opposite was the case during the campus visit and talk ...
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Kevin Pratt (US’ 00, C’04) helped aerospace development company Blue Origin make history recently. After the company launched a rocket at their Texas test site in November, both the capsule and propulsion module landed back on earth right side up. A second test was equally successful last month, inspiring Pratt ...
Unlike elections in parliamentary democracies, and even other presidential democracies, U.S. presidential elections are very protracted processes. Rather than a sprint that lasts months, they are multi-year marathons. Almost from the moment a U.S. president is elected, the jockeying for the next election four years later begins. Aspiring candidates and ...
“Hearing the residents' stories completely changed my perspective of the Village of Elsah.” — Junior Samantha Bronkar
“I talked with a 96-year-old woman who was full of amazing stories. Speaking with these wonderful townsmen and women made the town come to life. I appreciate it so much ...
During winter break, 18 students traveled with Education Department Professor Lauren Hinchman (C’98) to the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia and Grenada, putting experiential education theories into practice as they learned about outdoor leadership, worked on service projects, visited schools and an orphanage, taught swim lessons, hiked, snorkeled, kayaked, biked, ...
On their early January field program—“Race for the White House: A Front Row Seat to Presidential Politics”—Principia College students enjoyed extraordinary interaction in Iowa and New Hampshire with presidential primary candidates from both ends of the political spectrum. During the two-week program, students were literally a few feet away from ...
Principia’s Concert and Lecture Series presented the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth last week in Davis Music Hall. Founded and directed by alum Brad Wells (C’84), Roomful of Teeth won a Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2014.
Dedicated to re-imagining singing in the 21st ...
Thanks to Principia’s many friends and supporters, our first-ever Giving Tuesday campaign was a resounding success—raising over $190,000. See how such gifts help us learn, grow, and overcome limitations.
Principia’s mediation team took top honors in Team Advocacy and placed fifth in Team Mediation at the International Intercollegiate Mediation Championship Tournament at Drake University in November, coming in first for the second year in a row. In addition, seniors Abigail Blatt and Abigail Strub joined the ranks of All-American ...