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Knox College Music Department Announces 2025-26 Knox Jazz Year Schedule
The Knox College Department of Music is proud to announce the 2025-26 Knox Jazz Year, a season filled with acclaimed guest artists and student performances. A major change this year is a new home for Thursday Jazz Nights, featuring the Cherry St. Comb...
Sep 12, 2025, 4:17pm EDT
Copy of: Knox College's Newest Students Bring Global Community to the Illinois Campus
Knox College began the 2025-26 academic year welcoming more than 340 new students, one of the largest classes in College history, representing 32 states and 20 countries. "A third of our incoming class are international students," Knox College Presid...
Sep 12, 2025, 12:57pm EDT
Knox College's Newest Students Bring Global Community to the Illinois Campus
Knox College began the 2025-26 academic year welcoming more than 340 new students, one of the largest classes in College history, representing 32 states and 20 countries. "A third of our incoming class are international students," Knox College Presid...
Sep 12, 2025, 12:55pm EDT
Copy of: Chicago Term Continues its Growth and Success
Only two years into its existence, Knox College's Chicago Term: Life, Work, and Culture in the Second City has become a successful short-term, summer immersion program. This July and August, 12 students spent three weeks in Chicago, engaging in interns...
Sep 12, 2025, 11:55am EDT
Chicago Term Continues its Growth and Success
Only two years into its existence, Knox College's Chicago Term: Life, Work, and Culture in the Second City has become a successful short-term, summer immersion program. This July and August, 12 students spent three weeks in Chicago, engaging in interns...
Sep 12, 2025, 11:54am EDT
Knox Welcomes New Tenure-Track Faculty
As the new academic year begins, Knox College announces the addition of six new tenure-track faculty to its academic program. The new faculty span the arts and sciences, including art, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, and psychology....
Sep 10, 2025, 1:43pm EDT
Area Partnerships Strengthen Knox's College 4 Kids
The old saying goes, 'it takes a village' to support children's growth and learning. This summer, Knox College lived that motto by hosting its annual College 4 Kids program, made possible by community members, sponsors, and gifts. Community support thr...
Aug 22, 2025, 11:37am EDT
Zoe Pav Named Knox College Lincoln Student Laureate
Knox College student Zoe Pav '26 has been named the Knox College 2025-26 Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. This honor recognizes outstanding collegiate seniors in the state. The award acknowledges achievements in both curricular and...
Aug 19, 2025, 4:46pm EDT
Knox College Hosts Prestigious Summer Science Program
This summer, the labs, observatory, and lecture halls of the Umbeck Science and Mathematics Center at Knox College are seeing a more than normal amount of use as Knox was chosen to be one of 14 nationwide host sites for SSP International's prestigious ...
Aug 6, 2025, 1:59pm EDT
Blessings in a Backpack receives grant from Galesburg Community Foundation
The Knox College-run organization 'Blessings in a Backpack' has received a substantial $15,000 grant from the Galesburg Community Foundation's annual grant cycle, known as The Turnout. This initiative, which operates under the Kleine Center for Communi...
Jul 29, 2025, 9:16am EDT