Knox '09 Tours with The Second City

Andrew Knox '09 is currently touring with "The Second City Hits Home," a traveling troupe that brings improvisational comedy to local communities. The Second City is a famous Chicago-based comedy troupe that has produced many well-known comedians including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Joan Rivers and Stephen Colbert. While at HWS, Knox spent a semester in Chicago where he participated in a "Comedy ...  More >>

Anthony '10 Awarded Rangel Fellowship

Gary Anthony '10 is the latest HWS alum to earn a prestigious Rangel Graduate Fellowship through the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, which aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the U.S. Foreign Service. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, the Fellowship progra...  More >>

Amos '11 Joins National Women's Hall of Fame

Merrill Amos '11 was recently hired as museum curator and educator at the National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF) in Seneca Falls, N.Y. "We are delighted that Merrill Amos has joined the Hall," says Jill S. Tietjen, CEO of the NWHF. "With her experience in museum exhibit design and her passion for women's history, Merrill will be a tremendously valuable asset as we expand our exhibit and curriculum ...  More >>

Lavin ’81 returns to Geneva

Christopher N. Lavin '81 returned to Geneva in January as the new executive director of the Geneva Community Center and Boys & Girls Club of Geneva. "I've basically followed the sun, but I've always felt like a Geneva kid living somewhere else," Lavin said in a recent article announcing his appointment. "I always came home. I have family there. Some of my best friends are my former professors...  More >>

Rosensweig '83 on Free Tuition Proposal

Following President Barack Obama's proposal to offer two years of community college tuition-free to qualifying students, Chegg President and CEO Dan Rosensweig '83 (pictured on the right) offered his insights on the subject in an interview with Bloomberg West. "It's very ambitious and I appreciate it's objective, which is to lower the cost of education, which has been rising 6 to 7 percent a year...  More >>