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Florence J. Gillmor Hall to break ground Spring semester
In 2017, Westminster College announced it would be expanding the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts with the Florence J. Gillmor Hall to better accommodate the number of students and programs that ...Read More
Being transgender in higher education
Lewis Figun Westbrook, a transgender student and forum staff member, talks to Kathy Lenth, a transgender professor, about both of their shared and different experiences being transgender individuals i...Read More
More than a number: Westminster ranked as ‘Green College’ by Princeton Review
Every year the Princeton Review releases a list of the top 50 Green Colleges as well as a report on sustainability information from 413 schools. Westminster College does not rank in the top 50 G...Read More
Students crowd outside faculty meeting to protest tuition increase
Over 120 students silently lined the outside walkways leading up to Gore School of Business Friday afternoon, where a scheduled faculty meeting would take place. Students held signs protesting h...Read More
Erika Lintvedt: the professional barista
Over a decade ago Erika Lintvedt, the manager of Griff’s Roost at Westminster College, began her love affair with coffee. From grinding espresso to making art with swirls of steaming milk, Lintvedt sa...Read More
ASW Senate passes multiple legislation, including support for the Equal Rights Amendment
ASW Senate gathered in the Health, Wellness and Activity Center (HWAC) Monday night for its fourth and final meeting of the Fall semester. Senate presented several pieces of legislation, includi...Read More
Virtual reality documentary ‘Traveling While Black’ creates immersive experience
Walking into a 50s-style diner and donning a video headset is not how the typical documentary begins. The scene within this particular headset opens in a dimly-lit theater with gentle piano musi...Read More
Tuition increase may ‘jeopardize’ attendance, some students say
Update: 4:35 p.m. President Beth Dobkin publicly responded to student questions and concerns Monday through an email sent out to undergraduates. “For the past several years, expenses at Westmins...Read More
Westminster faces unclear future with the promise of free public college
With about a year before the 2020 presidential election, several Democratic candidates are building their campaigns on big promises, one of those being free tuition for public colleges and universitie...Read More
Giving a face to The Forum
The Forum has existed at Westminster College as far back as 1947. It has had many names and many staff members. But who is The Forum now and what is its purpose? “The mission of The ...Read More