Reed in the Media
New York Times features Reed in an article on the increased demand for financial aid; President Diver responds to the Times article; OPB gives the Oregon perspective
New York Times features Reed College in an article on admission trends during the economic downturn
My Abandonment, the latest novel by Reed's Peter Rock, has gained local and national attention in the Oregonian, NY Post, Newsday.
Oregonian Q&A with Reed’s Crystal Williams on
her third collection of poems, Troubled Tongues
The Oregonian review of "Suddenly" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Early Voting has become a hot topic on the Presidential campaign trail, and Reed’s Paul Gronke is a leading expert in the field: read Paul’s latest contribution on CNNPolitics.com.
Oregon Council for the Humanities magazine features its Humanity in Perspective course. The course is taught by Reed professors, and helps low-income adults use the humanities to improve their lives.
Boston’s WBUR topical issues show, Here and Now, features Reed professor of political science Paul Gronke on the popularity of early voting.
Kimberly Clausing, Reed professor of economics, on how Wall Street's meltdown will impact the folks of Main Street on Marketplace.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, on early voting in the UK's The Guardian.
Reed dean of admission Paul Marthers on OPB’s Think Out Loud to discuss the rising cost of a college education.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, is quoted in the New York Times on the influence of early voting on campaign strategy in the presidential election.
The Oregonian on the City of Portland’s decision to include the Parker House in Reed’s amended master plan.
The Oregonian profiles "suddenly: where we live now" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Ellen Millender, Reed associate professor of classics, shares her thoughts on the use of technology in the classroom for a New York Times article.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, and Reed’s Early Voting Information Center are part of a USA Today story on the upcoming presidential election.
Jeffrey A. Parker, Reed professor of economics, and Paul Marthers, Reed dean of admission, examine faculty pay equity at small liberal arts colleges for Academe.
Reed Dean of the Faculty Peter Steinberger appears on OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss Reed’s drug and alcohol policy.
2008 Reed graduate Lukas Strickland is featured in the Oregonian for being a recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship travel grant.
The Oregonian reviews Jess, an exhibition at Reed's Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Marat Grinberg, Reed Russian literature professor, comments in the New York Review of Books on the "problem of evil" in postwar Europe.
Brian Kassof, Reed visiting assistant professor of history and humanities, contributes to an OPB story on the origins of May Day.
Former President Bill Clinton responds on ABC News to the questioning of Hilary Clinton's campaign strategy by Paul Gronke, Reed political science professor.
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Environmental Writer, Michelle Nijhuis, to Deliver Reed's Commencement Address
Michelle Nijhuis, a 1996 Reed College graduate, will be the 94th commencement speaker for her Alma Mater during its graduation ceremonies on the south lawn of the Reed campus. Reed College President Colin Diver will join Nijhuis in leading the commencement procession at 11 a.m. on May 19.
PORTLAND, OR (March 17, 2008) -- “It’s an honor to be chosen as commencement speaker,” said Nijhuis. “I particularly like Reed’s tradition of inviting alumni back to speak to graduates. Really, only other Reedies can fully understand how hard you work and play to get in that seat on graduation day.”
Nijhuis is a contributing editor of the environmental journal High Country News and a correspondent for Orion Magazine. Her writing appears in publications such as Smithsonian Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and Audubon magazine.
Nijhuis’s work has been selected for The Best American Science Writing anthology, and has won her recognition with several national journalism awards, including the Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism and an AAAS Science Journalism Award.
In 2006, Nijhuis, supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, traveled to Southeast Alaska to gain first-hand perspective on climate change. She joined legendary glaciologist Maynard Miller and his research team for 10 days on the Juneau Icefield where she saw the evidence of warming: bare cliffs that were covered with ice just a decade ago or icy fissures prematurely exposed by early snowmelt.
Nijhuis majored in biology at Reed. She currently lives off the electrical grid in Western Colorado with her husband, Jackson Perrin.
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Kevin Myers, Reed College Spokesperson, 503/517-7815
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