Reed Magazine

What Is a Reedie?

What Is a Reedie?

Twelve grads from the Class of ’20 talk about the ideas that ignite them.

The Paradox of Wildfire Sciences

The Paradox of Wildfire

The American West is burning. Can we find a way to prevent forest fires without actually making them worse?

Rethinking Reed in the Era of COVID-19 Community

Rethinking Reed in the Era of COVID-19

Showing resilience in the face of the pandemic, Reed reimagined campus so that students could return for classes in person.

Arts & Humanities

September 23, 2020

Trouble in the Mines of Titan

A graphic novel by François Vigneault ’13 imagines a future beset with new forms of oppression on the moons of Saturn.

September 15, 2020

MAITA’s New Album Rocks the Critics

In her debut album Best Wishes, Maria Maita-Keppeler ’14 is intimate but never fragile.

July 20, 2020

Close Encounters of the Literary Kind

Professor Jiang wins ACLS fellowship to study modern Chinese literature.

July 04, 2020

Miniature in Ivory

An American Studies seminar will explore Jews and race in the early Atlantic world.

June 23, 2020

Messiaen’s Warbles and Woolf’s Waves

Comp-lit major wins prestigious Class of ’21 Award for thesis on “reading for gesture.”

Sciences

September 28, 2020

Can One Hear the Shape of a Drum?

Waves and particles take center stage in two courses with Prof. Joel Franklin ’97

September 17, 2020

Out of This Whorl

Reed physics majors show how the galaxy developed its enigmatic barred spiral.

April 27, 2020

Two Reed Grads Elected to National Academy of Sciences

The nation’s top scientific organization hails a pair of Reed researchers for their groundbreaking work.

April 16, 2020

Legendary Chemistry Professor Dies at 89

Prof. Thomas Dunne mentored generations of Reed students.

April 15, 2020

Six Outstanding Professors Earn Tenure

Teacher-scholars represent wide range of disciplines and expertise.

Reed Community

October 20, 2020

Reed Elections Expert Blasts “Myth” of Voter Fraud

Voting by mail is safe and reliable, says Prof. Paul Gronke.

October 16, 2020

In Times of Crisis, the Reed Community Steps Up

Donors commit more than $30 million in FY 2019-20.

September 18, 2020

Rethinking Reed in the Era of COVID-19

Showing resilience in the face of the pandemic, Reed reimagined campus so that students could return for classes in person.

September 15, 2020

MAITA’s New Album Rocks the Critics

In her debut album Best Wishes, Maria Maita-Keppeler ’14 is intimate but never fragile.