Recent News
Knox College Announces New Director of Athletics
Knox College has announced the hiring of Corey Goff as the College's new Director of Athletics. Goff will start his new role in late June 2023. Goff comes to Knox after spending four years as Director of Athletics and Physical Education at Ransom Ever...
May 31, 2023, 2:32pm EDT
Nonprofit Leader Brooke M. Wiseman to Speak at Knox College Class of 2023 Commencement
Knox College has announced nonprofit leader Brooke M. Wiseman as the speaker for the institution's 2023 Commencement on Sunday, June 4, 2023. During her eight-year tenure as chief executive officer, Brooke Wiseman led Blessings in a Backpack to become...
May 23, 2023, 2:56pm EDT
Knox College announces new Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission
Knox College has announced that Nathan Ament has accepted the position of Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission. He will start in his new role at the College on June 1, 2023. A native of Illinois, Ament earned a Bachelor of Arts degree i...
May 3, 2023, 2:54pm EDT
Grammy award-winning guitarist Bill Frisell to headline 2023 Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival
Music lovers save the date: this year's Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival is happening May 9-13 and features the Bill Frisell Trio as the headliner. Grammy award-winning guitarist Frisell was previously named one of America's 21 most vital and productive pe...
Apr 18, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Assistant Professor Roya Biggie Awarded 2023 ACLS Fellowship
Knox College is proud to announce that Assistant Professor of English Roya Biggie has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship Program supports exceptional scholarship in the humanit...
Apr 14, 2023, 4:16pm EDT
Knox Presents Awards to Four Notable Graduates
Brenda Butler '71, Christopher DeWald '83, and Jeremy Butler '95 will receive Alumni Achievement Awards during a ceremony at Knox College on May 5, 2023. During the same event, Ladipo Lawani '08 will receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award. The awar...
Mar 30, 2023, 12:00pm EDT
Former U.S. Diplomat to hold book talk in Galesburg Feb. 14
Knox College is excited to welcome Elizabeth Shackelford to Galesburg to speak on her book The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age. Knox College and Monmouth College are co-hosting the event with Wordsmith Bookshoppe as part of the A...
Feb 10, 2023, 11:14am EST
Khasma Piano Duo to Perform at Knox College with Video Artist Chris Craychee
The Knox College Music Department will present "Trekking," a concert of brand new works played by the Khasma Piano Duo, featuring Ashlee Mack and Katherine Palumbo. Chris Craychee, visual artist based in Pittsburgh, PA, will provide video art to accomp...
Feb 7, 2023, 10:52am EST
Knox College welcomes the community to International Fair 2023
Knox College is proud to invite the community to International Fair 2023, presented by the Knox College International Club. This year's event, on Saturday, January 28, will be the first time the event is open to the public since 2019. Everyone is invit...
Jan 19, 2023, 4:22pm EST
Acclaimed author Jackson to speak at Knox College MLK Day Convocation
Knox College is set to host Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History Lawrence Jackson as the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day convocation event Monday, January 16. The event will take place i...
Jan 9, 2023, 1:10pm EST