Press Releases

February 2012

February 9, 2012 -- Kalamazoo College Contributed $32 Million to Area Economy During 2010-11 Academic Year

Kalamazoo College contributed $32 million to the Kalamazoo area economy during the 2010-11 academic year, according to the findings of an economic impact analysis conducted by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.(more)

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)