Earlham College
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Earlham College
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| Established | 1847 |
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| School type | Private, Coed |
| President | Douglas C. Bennett |
| Location | Richmond, IN, USA |
| Enrollment | 1,190 |
| Faculty | 114 |
| Campus | 200 acres (.8 km²) |
| Sports | 16 Division III NCAA teams |
| Website | www.earlham.edu |
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Earlham College is a Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. It was founded in 1847 and has about 1,200 students. Its current president is Doug Bennett. In keeping with Friends belief in equality, students address all faculty at Earlham by their first name, without the use of Doctor or Professor.
Earlham College sits on an attractive 200 acre campus, the majority of which is undeveloped forest and meadow. Called 'back campus' this area is criss-crossed by trails for the enoyment of the student body as well as serving as a readily accessible outdoor classroom for the biology and arts programs.
With a student to faculty ratio of 10:1, a diverse student body and strong programs abroad, Earlham ranks high among liberal arts schools of its size.
Earlham College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.
Earlham College is notable in that it has the only student-run Hash House Harriers running group, founded in 1989 and still continuing at present (2005). While only loosely connected with national organizations, the student group maintains weekly runs and has been described by visitors as the "Galapagos of Hashes" for the creativity and development of hashing practices.
Notable alumni
- Wendell Stanley - winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Robert Quine - influential punk guitarist and member of the Voidoids
- Andrea Seabrook - reporter for National Public Radio
- Frances Moore Lappé - activist and author of Diet For a Small Planet
- Michael C Hall- Actor on HBO's Six Feet Under
External links and references
- official website (http://www.earlham.edu/)
- about Wendell Stanley (http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/laureates/1946/stanley-bio.html)
- Earlham LiveJournal Community (http://www.livejournal.com/community/earlhamites)