Press Releases

January 2012

January 17, 2012 -- Kalamazoo College Receives $23 Million Grant from Arcus Foundation to Fund Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Kalamazoo College has received a $23 million grant to endow the work of its Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership (ACSJL). The grant, made by the Arcus Foundation, will support a broad array of activities including: student scholarships and two endowed professorships, student internships and leadership development programming, faculty and staff fellowships, public lectures and conferences, local and global partnerships, and residencies for social justice scholars and practitioners. (more)

May 2011

May 17, 2011 -- Kalamazoo College Unveils Preliminary Building Design for Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Kalamazoo College officials today unveiled the preliminary design for a new building to house the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. (more)

November 2010

Nov. 30, 2010 -- New Vice President Appointed at Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo College has appointed Albert J. DeSimone vice president for college advancement.
DeSimone brings more than 25 years of higher education development and management experience to Kalamazoo, where he will lead the College’s fundraising, alumni relations, and communications offices.(more)

October 2010

October 11, 2010 -- Kalamazoo College Readies for Homecoming 2010

(KALAMAZOO, Michigan) A record high 1,000 alumni and guests have registered to attend the 2010 Homecoming Weekend at Kalamazoo College, Oct. 15-17. All alumni are invited, and special reunion events are being planned for class years that end in 0 and 5. (more)

June 2010

June 28, 2010 -- Kalamazoo College Selects Jaime Grant as Executive Director for Its Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

(KALAMAZOO, Michigan) June 28, 2010 – After a national search, Kalamazoo College has named Jaime M. Grant, Ph.D., as executive director of its Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership (ACSJL). She will begin her duties September 1. (more)

April 2010

April 9, 2010 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE RECEIVES $400,000 GRANT
FROM W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION --Grant will help fund College’s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership activities and associate director position

Kalamazoo, Mich. (April 9, 2010) -- Kalamazoo College has received a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will assist in the planning, development, and implementation of the curricula, programming, and learning opportunities for the College’s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. The grant will also fund, for three years, the position of associate director at the Center. (more)

April 6, 2010 -- LIVING SPORT: KALAMAZOO COLLEGE EVENT GATHERS NATIONALLY-RENOWNED SPORTS ENTREPRENEURS

[KALAMAZOO, Mich.] A Kalamazoo College liberal arts student is likely to know Sun Tzu and the CEOs and coaches who cite The Art of War in business management and sports. Whether such broad liberal arts learning is an advantage when it comes to making a living in the business of sports will be among the subjects of a panel discussion titled “Careers in Sports Business.” The event features six prominent panelists (some available for media interviews) and occurs Monday, April 19, at 7 PM in Dewing Hall Room 103. (more)

December 2009

December 2, 2009 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE RECEIVES $2.1 MILLION GRANT FROM ARCUS FOUNDATION
TO LAUNCH SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP CENTER

[KALAMAZOO, Mich.] – Kalamazoo College has received a $2.1 million project grant from the Arcus Foundation to help launch the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College. The grant will fund the Center’s programming plans for the first two years of operation, as well as the hiring of an executive director, academic director, and support staff. (more)

April 2009

April 7 , 2009 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE RECEIVES ARCUS FOUNDATION GRANT TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP CENTER

(KALAMAZOO, Mich.) -- Kalamazoo College has received a $200,000 planning grant from the Arcus Foundation to prepare for the establishment of a social justice leadership center at the College. The grant represents a partnership between Kalamazoo College and Arcus to further their joint commitment to social justice leadership in the Kalamazoo community and beyond. (more)

October 2008

October 6 , 2008 -- "CHERRY" PICKS KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, WMU AS LOCATION FOR INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION

(KALAMAZOO, Mich.) A group of independent filmmakers announced today that principle photography for Cherry, a feature-length movie will be filmed on the campuses of Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Additional scenes will be filmed at various locations around the city of Kalamazoo.   Filming will begin in late October and last for approximately 24 days. (more)

June 2008

June 13, 2008 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE JOINS POSSE FOUNDATION EFFORT TO ENROLL MULTICULTURAL TEAMS OF STUDENTS

KALAMAZOO (Mich.) – Kalamazoo College officials announced today that 50 students from Los Angeles public schools will enroll in the College through a partnership with the Posse Foundation. Kalamazoo will enroll 10 “Posse Scholars” in five consecutive academic classes, from the class of 2013’s matriculation in 2009 to class of 2017’s graduation. Posse Scholars are public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential, but come from groups that are underrepresented in American higher education and are often overlooked by traditional college selection processes. All Posse Scholars enrolling in Kalamazoo College will come from Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the public school system that serves the city of Los Angeles and many other cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. More than 72 percent of LAUSD’s nearly 700,000 students are Hispanic, 11.2 percent are black, and 3.7 percent are Asian. (more)

April 2008

April 24, 2008 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE CELEBRATES 175th ANNIVERSARY

KALAMAZOO (Mich.) – Kalamazoo College officials announced today that the College will celebrate two major milestones in 2008: the 175th anniversary of its founding and the 50th anniversary of its pioneering study abroad program.
The College community will celebrate both anniversaries in a series of events held this spring and during the 2008-2009 academic year that begins in the fall. (more)

April 22, 2008 -- Kalamazoo College Receives $1 Million Grant From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Kalamazoo College has received a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to expand its science students’ research opportunities, enhance their classroom experiences, and support their service-learning outreach to K-12 students in Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) and elsewhere. (more)

April 8, 2008 -- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE WILL OFFER B.A. DEGREES IN BUSINESS

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Kalamazoo College officials announced today that students pursuing business careers will soon be able to do so with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. College faculty recently voted unanimously to add a business major to the catalog for the 2008-2009 academic year beginning in September. (more)

February 2008

February 22, 2008 -- Kalamazoo College Names New Provost

KALAMAZOO, MICH – Kalamazoo College President Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran announced today that Michael A. “Mickey” McDonald, Ph.D., will become the new Provost at Kalamazoo College, effective July 1. (more)