Recent News
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
Knox Students Dive Deep into the History of Chinese Immigration to the United States
Hearing the stories from descendants of Chinese immigrants was both eye-opening and emotional for Knox College students who participated in a four-week summer program that explored early Chinese immigration to the United States through a visit to and s...
Jan 4, 2023, 2:42pm EST
Knox Welcomes the Miguel Zenon Quartet as Mirza Jazz Residency Performer
The Miguel Zenon Quartet is the featured artist-in-residence for the Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency, hosted by Knox College's Jazz Studies program. A free concert will take place at 7 pm Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg. Zen...
Dec 19, 2022, 4:31pm EST
Knox College Names First Elizabeth Eckford Scholarship for Peace and Justice Studies Recipient
A new scholarship has been established at Knox College in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine: the Elizabeth Eckford Scholarship for Peace and Justice Studies Tamia Ware '26 was named the first recipient of the scholarship. Ware says...
Nov 1, 2022, 11:02am EDT
Knox College Providing a Private Education at a Public Price with New Prairie Fire Flagship Match Program
Knox College is introducing its new Prairie Fire Flagship Match financial aid program for students applying to Knox for the fall of 2023. The Prairie Fire Flagship Match guarantees admitted students from 39 eligible states, including Illinois, pay no m...
Oct 25, 2022, 9:49am EDT
Knox Interpreters Give Asylum Seekers a Voice
Asylum seekers from Venezuela who arrived in Texas and were sent to Martha's Vineyard seem far removed from Knox College's Galesburg campus. But students minoring in Spanish translation and interpretation became part of the recent top news story. Rob...
Oct 17, 2022, 1:18pm EDT
