Kelly Brown

Dec 12, 2024 | thenewshouse.com | Kelly Brown

Schools and organizations statewide are providing increased access to programs and scholarships. Yan Krukau/Pexels 83.8% of K-12 students in New York are enrolled in an arts program at their school. Musical theater has always been important to Babs Rubenstein. Growing up, her father regularly rented musicals from Blockbuster. She began dance classes at four, enrolled in acting programs in New York City and repeatedly watched Grease throughout her childhood.

Dec 5, 2024 | news.linfield.edu | Kelly Brown

The Linfield University Board of Trustees announced today that Dr. Mark Blegen will become the institution’s next president on July 1, 2025. He will assume leadership from interim president Rebecca “Becky” Johnson. Blegen currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Carroll University, a 3,300-student liberal arts university in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Nov 21, 2024 | news.linfield.edu | Kelly Brown

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) awarded Linfield’s Sandra Elena Terra the Don Quixote de La Mancha Scholarship. As a recipient, Terra will participate in a weeklong program in Toledo, Spain, in March 2025). Read more: Professor Sandra Elena Terra receives Don Quixote de La Mancha Scholarship from HACU Terra is currently an associate professor of Spanish and Latin American/Latine Studies at Linfield.

Oct 15, 2024 | news.linfield.edu | Kelly Brown

It was a milestone 100 years in the making at Linfield University’s 2024 Homecoming Weekend — and more than 800 students, alumni, friends and family gathered to celebrate. Linfield University adopted the Wildcat as its mascot in 1924 — and Mack celebrated in style during the Homecoming football game against Lewis & Clark. While the Pios took an early need, the Wildcats rallied to a 47-14 finish, extending a 46-year winning streak against the NWC rivals.

Oct 10, 2024 | news.linfield.edu | Kelly Brown

Linfield University’s incoming class of 454 first-year and transfer undergrad students is Linfield’s most diverse, with 46% on the McMinnville and 53% on the Portland campus identifying as U.S. students of color. Additionally, 48% of all new students are first-generation college students and 43% are eligible for federal Pell grants.