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Reed’s Sustainability Team and Conference and Events Planning are Nurturing Climate Consciousness

3 days ago | reed.edu | Bennett Campbell Ferguson |Reed College

Reed’s Earth Day Celebration was a day of action featuring baby goats and a giant dung beetle. By Bennett Campbell Ferguson June 5, 2025 This year, Reed’s Sustainability team collaborated with Conference and Events Planning to create an Earth Day celebration that showcased our community’s valiant efforts to make climate consciousness a part of everyday life.
Parting Words: The Evolution of Reed’s Commencement Address

1 week ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Over the years, Reed's commencement speakers have offered unique gems of wisdom to graduating students.
Prof. Michael Pitts and Cogitate Consortium Publish Study on Human Consciousness

1 week ago | reed.edu | Bennett Campbell Ferguson |Reed College

More than 250 people participated in the consortiumâ€™s study, which tested three predictions. By Bennett Campbell Ferguson May 27, 2025 What is the neural basis of consciousness? is helping to answer that question.
Reed Promise Draws National Coverage

1 month ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Widespread media coverage underscores the bold promise Reed is making to students and familiesâ€”and highlights its leadership in the national conversation on college access. By Cara Nixon April 18, 2025 Reed College recently announced the expansion of its transformative commitment to access and affordability.
David A. Edwards Psychology Series Commences with Dr. Adriene Beltz

2 months ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Beltz, who visited from the University of Michigan, discussed the roles of hormonal contraceptives in neurocognition and mental health. By Cara Nixon March 31, 2025 In the inaugural colloquium sponsored by the David A. Edwards Psychology Fund, psychologist Dr. Adriene Beltz visited the Reed campus in early March to give a public lecture on hormonal contraceptives research and connect with students and faculty.
Four Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

2 months ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

The faculty members will begin their new appointments in the 2025–26 academic year. By Cara Nixon March 24, 2025 Four Reed professors are the recent recipients of endowed chairs, prestigious faculty positions which reflect their contributions as both scholars and teachers. They will officially begin their appointments in the 2025–26 academic year.
Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

2 months ago | reed.edu | Bennett Campbell Ferguson |Reed College

The award honors junior faculty members who display exceptional potential. By Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Prof. Sam Fey [biology] is a recipient of the Swanson Promise Award, becoming the fifth Reed faculty member to receive the award in eight years.
Finding the Words

2 months ago | reed.edu | Bennett Campbell Ferguson |Reed College

In 2024, Aidan Mokalla ’25 traveled to Tajikistan to study Persian as part of the Critical Language Scholarship program. By Bennett Campbell Ferguson | For Aidan Mokalla ’25, learning Persian was about more than studying a centuries-old language spoken by millions. It was also about communicating with his grandmother, who taught Persian literature in Iran.
Going Beyond “Sink or Swim”

2 months ago | reed.edu | Bennett Campbell Ferguson |Reed College

Martha Darling ’66 & husband Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD, donate $10 million to reimagine student success for Reedies.
A Repository of Human History

Mar 6, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

The D.C. alumni chapter recently visited head curator Leslie Overstreet ’71 at the Smithsonian’s Cullman rare book library to learn what clues lie within the materiality of books.