Earlham College 2021-22 Viewbook

E A R L H A M ur . luhm (n.) the college that will change your life so you can change the world.

* Changing lives—and the world—for good since 1847.

I AM A...

Musician Writer Dual-sport athlete Nerd Do-gooder Almost-nailed-it baker Foodie Student-centered first-generation professor Justice-minded change agent Sci-fi lover Engineer Singer Market research consultant Designer Scientist Author Fantasy reader Introvert Footwear-optional kind of person Realist Lifelong learner Do-it-yourselfer Dad joke aficionado Amateur farmer Ally Sustainable fashion enthusiast Advocate Old soul Influencer Playwright Believer Environmentalist Rhodes Scholar Doctor Drummer Inventor World-changer Biker Highly-caffeinated business owner Techie Friend Biologist Introvert Neurologist Dog dad Ceramics connoisseur Plant mom Passionate optimist Linguist Strong woman I AM EARLHAM. * Descriptions above were submitted by members of the Earlham community.

E A R L H A M ur . luhm (n.) the college that will change your life so you can change the world.

A catalyst for good Earlham is a liberal arts college with a little quirk and a lot of heart.

Here, students, faculty and staff come together from around the globe to learn, to inspire, to grow—and ultimately, to change the world.

“If every college and university sharpened young minds and consciences as effectively as Earlham does, this country would approach utopia.”

COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES

Earlham is the best kept secret in the Midwest.

WELL, SORT OF.

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

consistently ranks Earlham College among its Top 100 National Liberal Arts Colleges (84), Best Value Colleges (29) and Best Undergraduate Teaching experiences (28).

THE PRINCETON REVIEW

ranks Earlham College as a "Best Classroom Experience," a "Best Value College" and as one of the “Best Schools for Making an Impact.”

COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES

Earlham College is one of only 40 institutions chosen for inclusion in Loren Pope's visionary book.

FISKE GUIDE TO COLLEGES

counts Earlham as one of the nation’s “best and most interesting” institutions of higher education.

OPENDOORS Rankings accurate as of August 2021

ranks Earlham No. 3 nationally for percentage of study abroad participation.

Your partners in good In the 1970s, the band Ten Years After famously sang, “I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do.”

Clearly, they weren’t Earlhamites.

At Earlham, your professors will walk alongside you every step of the way to ensure that you can—and will—know what to do on your way to changing the world. Our faculty are fascinating, brilliant world-changers in their own right, and you’ll be on a first-name basis with each of them.

You read that right: we don’t use titles here, an intentional choice that hearkens back to our Quaker roots.

Our faculty and students approach learning as a collaborative process.

Don’t expect to sit in a lecture hall passively absorbing information— you’ll be asked to fully engage as a partner in the classroom. As both a teacher and a learner, you’ll contribute your own knowledge and perspective to every subject you encounter.

CHALLENGE FOR YOUR HEAD. P U R P O S E F O R Y O U R H E A R T. An Earlham education has never been so relevant, important and needed as it is in the world today. The problems of our time don’t come in neat packages. Earlham produces graduates ready to find the creative and practical solutions that the world so badly needs.

Earlham’s academics are rigorous but not for the sake of “separating the weak from the strong,” like many other colleges.

At Earlham, you’ll be challenged and supported in equal measure, because we want to help you find your purpose and equip you to pursue it.

F A C U LT Y P R O F I L E

Meet Wendy Tori, the professor who will give you wings.

You could say Wendy Tori loves birds. Over the course of her Earlham career, she’s taken students to Tanzania, the Amazon Rainforest, the Galapagos Islands, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador and Borneo, among other locations, to do avian conservation research.

Over the summer, Wendy, who is an associate professor of biology and an endowed chair in biology and ornithology, and Jaime Coon, a visiting assistant professor of biology, selected a team of Earlham students to travel to some of the last remaining grasslands in Lamoni, Iowa, to investigate ways to restore ecosystems that once sustained grassland birds.

“These are the types of experiences that make Earlham’s education a transformative one. Our students are very motivated to fully immerse themselves and use the knowledge they have learned to solve real world questions and make a difference.”

–Wendy Tori

F A C U LT Y P R O F I L E

Meet Ahmed Khanani, on the court and in the classroom “I’m deeply invested in active learning and in making learning personal. I study and teach politics and, to me, politics is almost everything—from how you understand and experience gender or desire to why one or another party is particularly popular at a given moment.

Politics, too, is above all personal. So, rather than asking students to read a text and then lecture about it, we read together and then wrestle with the ideas and arguments in our own personal lives as well as the lives of others.”

Favorite class to teach: Oof, this is a tough one. I’ll go with two: Gender and Sexuality in the Muslim Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Genealogies of Nationalism in the Muslim MENA. Most likely place to be on campus: (a) my office in the CoLab; (b) missing jumpshots in the Athletics and Wellness Center; (c) my politics office!

Favorite Richmond spot: Also a tough one! I’m going to pick Gulzar’s Indian Cuisine, but I have a lot of love for Thai Thara, too.

In my streaming/book queue: Currently rewatching 30 Rock, the comfort food of TV for me.

Planning to watch The Underground Railroad next. Also, for fun, I’m rereading a lot of Kurt Vonnegut—right now I’m about halfway through Cat’s Cradle.

Hobbies: I’ve got two beautiful kiddos, so I don’t have a ton of time for hobbies, but I love playing (and watching—especially Denver Nuggets) basketball!

Something you’d like to learn: Oh, wow, don’t know where to start. How about more languages? How to have 27 hours in my day? How to roll back climate change?

“Our students are curious, unafraid, and regularly work to really grapple (emotionally and intellectually) with complex ideas and the complexity of the world around us. They’re also a really welcoming crew.”

Your EPIC Journey starts here.

EARLHAM’S EPIC ADVANTAGE

The EPIC Advantage guarantees that you’ll have access to a fully funded, career-discerning experience, such as an internship or faculty-led research opportunity (up to $5,000).

FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE We expect you to bring your whole self

You’ll graduate with the ability to articulate

to college. All of your interests, all of your

how everything you’ve done at Earlham

experiences, all of those things you nerd

has prepared you to thrive—personally and

out over late at night. Because out of those

professionally—after Earlham.

interests and experiences, you’ll build your unique version of the EPIC Journey.

Every EPIC Journey looks a little different, but at the end of the day, every EPIC

The EPIC Journey is your individual,

Journey is about connection. Connections

intentionally designed path through college

between passion and possibility, interests

and beyond. It includes mind-stretching

and ideals—and most of all, between

academics, unparalleled internship and

people. Because throughout your EPIC

research experiences around the globe, and

Journey, you’ll have access to a community

intensive leadership opportunities through

of mentors, advisers and peers to guide

athletics, student organizations and more.

your way forward.

Professional discernment & career coaching

Leadership opportunities through clubs, athletics & other co-curricular activities

Best-in-class classroom learning

Holistic advising

Off-campus study Funded research & internship opportunities

Student employment

Service & community engagement

THE EPIC JOURNEY:

CONNECTING THE DOTS 5 AMAZING EPIC CENTERS • Center for Global & Career Education • Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity • Center for Global Health

369 EPIC Advantage internships and counting!

Since 2018, the start of the EPIC Advantage.

• Center for Environmental Leadership • Center for Social Justice

395 FACULTY-LED

840 OFF-CAMPUS

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

STUDY & RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

N ATA L I E B L AT Z ‘ 1 9

“Looking back on it all, I’ve done so much.

It was definitely a combination of ambition, late nights and the support I got from the Earlham community.”

JON ABDULLOEV ‘18

“Before I came to Earlham, I thought I had to go to Silicon Valley to start a career in technology. Earlham provided opportunities to connect with the tech boom happening right here in the Midwest!”

Natalie came to Earlham from her hometown of Buffalo, New York, to play field hockey for

As a computer science major from Tajikstan,

the Quakers. Once here, she also got involved

Jon chose to attend Earlham because of

in Earlham Student Government and Health

our excellent reputation in mathematics

Club and worked as a residence life hall

and computer science—but what he didn’t

director. As a biochemistry major with a long-

expect was to find a growing tech landscape

term goal of becoming an emergency room

just down the road in Indianapolis. During

doctor, she landed internships at Canon Stroke

his time at Earlham, Jon interned at Lessonly

and Vascular Research Center and Runnels

and Home Advisor in Indianapolis. And

Chiropractic. Finally, Natalie participated in an

through opportunities with the Center for

EPIC Advantage research experience with

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity,

pre-health faculty in Peru.

he created a business plan and founded an app for finding events and happenings on

Now, Natalie is pursuing her M.D. at the

college campuses.

University of Virginia.

After Earlham, Jon began his career with Penn Engineering as a research assistant in human-robot interaction.

Academic programs Most majors are also available as a minors. Learn more about our programs at earlham.edu/academics.

MAJORS

Spanish & Hispanic Studies*

African & African American Studies

Theatre Arts

Ancient & Classical Studies

Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Art Biochemistry

MINORS & APPLIED MINORS

Biology*

Anthrozoology

Chemistry*

Archaeology

Comparative Languages & Linguistics

Arts & Advocacy

Computer Science

Art, Nature & Conservation

Creative Writing

Arts Management

Data Science

Contemplative Studies

Earth & Environmental Science*

Digital Arts

Economics

East Asian Studies

English*

Education

Environmental Sustainability

Equestrian Management

Exercise Science

Film Studies

French & Francophone Studies*

Japanese Language & Linguistics

Global Management (Business)

Jewish Studies

History*

Law & Social Justice

International Studies

Leadership

Japanese Studies

Medical Humanities

Mathematics*

Outdoor Education

Media & Communications

Peace Corps Prep

Museum Studies

Public Health

Music*

Quality Science

Neuroscience

Sports Management

Peace & Global Studies

Sustainability & Management

Philosophy

Sustainable Agriculture

Physics & Astronomy*

Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Politics*

Languages

Pre-engineering Psychology

*Denotes a major with a 3+1 option

Public Policy

to earn a B.A. and M.A.T. in education

Religion

and a teaching license.

Social Services Sociology/Anthropology

P R E - H E A LT H

Our medical school and other health professions acceptance rate is twice the national average, with alumni attending prestigious schools such as Harvard, Yale and Johns Hopkins.

PRE-L AW

You will receive outstanding, highly personalized preparation for law school.

Major in public policy—or (almost) anything else—and work with our pre-law adviser to plan your path to law school.

3+1 PROGRAMS Earlham offers students an opportunity to earn a B.A. and M.A.T. in education and a teaching license in only four years.

Students also can earn a B.A. and M.Ed. in museum studies in four years.

ENGINEERING Earlham offers a variety of dual-degree and transfer programs with top schools such as Case Western, Columbia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Washington University (St. Louis).

Out-of-office hours In this learning community, the emphasis is on community. You’ll see your professors grading papers at the student-run coffee co-op, hiking the trails on back campus and cheering on the Quakers at athletic events. Together, you’ll travel to Iceland for research, northern India for off-campus study or downtown Richmond for advocacy and community service.

This is what Earlham is about: a community of people dedicated to learning and leading together, regardless of title or position.

Because we’re better together.

Teaching and learning at Earlham is shaped by our belief that education should be a process of awakening the “teacher within.”

We believe that every person brings unique knowledge and perspective to the table and that we should all strive to be lifelong learners. In other words, we’re all teachers as well as students.

We also believe that it’s imperative for us to seek truth, wherever the evidence may lead. Nothing is taboo—we welcome the opportunity to explore all subjects, because through discovery, we find truth.

FIRST NAMES ONLY No titles here. You’ll call your professors, staff—even the president—by their first name.

MARGARET HAMILTON

SIMONE LEIGH

MANNING MARABLE

Leading lives for good Since 1847, Earlhamites have worked to change the world for good. They’re trailblazers, artists, advocates—in a word, they’re changemakers.

Our alumni trailblazers include Margaret Hamilton, the NASA scientist whose code landed the first astronauts on the moon, and Zitkála-Šá, a writer and activist who advocated for Native American rights and cultural preservation in the early 20th century.

ZITKÁL A-ŠÁ

Alumnus Wendell Stanley won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his groundbreaking research of viruses, while alumnus Manning Marable went on to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.” Many Japanese-Americans escaped confinement in U.S. internment camps by way of invitations to enroll at Earlham College during World War II. There’s Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall and Emmy winning writer Dan McCoy. There’s artist Simone Leigh, who will soon be the first Black American woman to represent the U.S.

WENDELL STANLEY

MICHAEL C. HALL

at the Venice Biennale, and Liza Donnelly, a cartoonist for The New Yorker. We could keep going—but our point is, this close-knit community fosters world-class success.

LIZA DONNELLY

What can you do with an Earlham education?

This is how a handful of Earlhamites have made a mark in their fields and in society.

WIN A NOBEL PRIZE

or two!

Work as executive vice president and general counsel for Marvel Comics and Entertainment Invent the television and unleaded gasoline

Become a professor or college president

WRITE THE CODE THAT LAUNCHED NASA’S APOLLO & SKYLAB MISSIONS Work as an ecologist for the Environmental Protection Agency

Star in Six Feet Under and Dexter (and win a Golden Globe along the way)

Teach Discover and develop one of the earliest and most effective drugs to battle HIV

EARN A RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

a Watson Fellowship or a Fulbright Scholarship

WORK AS A MANAGER FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD Direct football research & analysis for the L.A. Chargers

Run the Boston Marathon—while juggling—in 2:58

REPORT FOR THE WASHINGTON POST & win a Pulitzer Prize for it

HOW WILL YOU CHANGE THE WORLD FOR GOOD?

Advocate for Native American rights and voices

Create a billiondollar tech startup

92% of recent Earlham graduates were employed, engaged in full-time volunteer service or in grad school within 6 months of graduation.

67%

working and/or volunteering (includes those in service programs like Americorps)

25%

8%

continuing education

exploring options after graduation

WHERE ARE THEY WORKING?

W H AT A R E T H E Y D O I N G ?

Nonprofits

Education

Healthcare

Community & social services

Higher education

Research

K-12 education

Administration

Community-oriented education

Web/software engineering

Internet & software

Healthcare services

Social assistance

Environmental/sustainability management

Research

Sales

Performing & fine arts

Consulting

O U R G R A D U AT E S P U R S U E C A R E E R S A R O U N D T H E G LO B E

Data is from 2017-2020 graduates

SELECT EMPLOYERS

Adobe Systems American Friends Service Committee AmeriCorps Amnesty International Angie’s List BlackRock Bloomberg Brigham and Women’s Hospital Colorado Attorney General Everglades National Park Global Environment & Technology Foundation Harlem Children’s Zone Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) National Institutes of Health Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Peace Corps Peet’s Coffee Quaker Voluntary Service The Children’s Museum of Manhattan The Legal Rights Center Upwork World Bank Group

SELECT GRAD SCHOOLS

American University Brown University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Columbia University Duke University Earlham College Earlham School of Religion George Washington University Georgetown University Indiana University Medical School Johns Hopkins University Northwestern University Princeton Theological Seminary Sotheby’s Art Institute Syracuse University University of Chicago University of Edinburgh University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania

E D U C AT O R + E N T R E P R E N E U R

“When I think about my time at Earlham, I think about great friends; I think about rigorous intellectual endeavors. I think about having the opportunity to try out everything I wanted to try out.”

Sonat Hart graduated from Earlham in 1995 with an English major. After obtaining her Ph.D. and spending over a decade as a tenured professor in both the U.S. and Germany, she made a major career pivot.

In 2008, she and her husband returned to Chicago and founded KOVAL Distillery, one of the largest independent and female-owned craft distilleries in the U.S.

A D V O C AT E + D O C T O R

“My classmates at Earlham came from all over the world and had different faiths, backgrounds and experiences. The community supported me in a way where I could find my voice and make meaningful contributions to the issues that I am most passionate about.”

ANTHROPOLOGIST + PHOTOGRAPHER

“Without the liberal arts background, my career doesn’t happen.”

Chris Dilts is a 1999 Earlham graduate who majored in sociology/anthropology. During his time at Earlham, Chris began to realize that the stories he wanted to tell about different peoples

Cyrus Buckman first came to Earlham from

and cultures were best told visually—so he

Ghana in 2014. During his time as a student, he

began taking photography classes through the

participated in the global health EPIC Advantage

art department.

research project in Peru, served on Earlham Student Government and participated in funded

Today, Chris is a photojournalist who focuses on

internships at the University of Louisville

the intersection of culture and politics. He was

Medical Center and the Global Environment and

the chief photographer for President Obama’s

Technology Foundation (GETF). After graduating

reelection campaign and was the inaugural

in 2018, Cyrus landed a job with GETF, where he

photographer in 2013.

worked on advancing sustainable development in African nations.

In 2020, Cyrus received Stanford University’s prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship. He’s now an M.D. candidate at Stanford School of Medicine.

A global community

60%+ OF STUDENTS Study off-campus during their time at Earlham.

Earlham is a collaborative, global learning

Our founding values inform our campus

community. Our founders were Quakers—

culture: respect for persons, integrity, peace

you know, those abolitionist, social

and justice, simplicity and community. These

justice-loving truth-seekers who, in the

are our Principles and Practices (P&P, for

18th and 19th centuries, had radical ideas

short), and they’re a big part of the reason

like equal rights and public education.

why Earlham feels so personal, welcoming and supportive. This global and diverse

Today, Earlhamites belong to many faiths

community is certain to both challenge and

or none. We come to this community

enrich your worldview in amazing ways.

from over 60 different countries and 40 different states and from many different ethnicities, nationalities, abilities, cultures, and gender and sexual identities.

STUDENT PROFILE

Tsitsi Makufa Class of 2022 Psychology & global management major “Professors make the conscious effort to get to know your name along with your interests even after you are no longer taking a class with them. You refer to teachers and staff by their first names, which removes that awkwardness that hierarchy brings into relationships. The campus environment gives you room to form meaning and long-lasting relationships with your professors in and out of the classroom. Most professors have an open-door policy, and you are allowed to stop by at any point. Some even go as far as having an open house policy, where students are allowed to visit them and their families and share a meal.

“What I love about Earlham is that the person I was in my first year is not the person I am today, because Earlham has awarded me so many opportunities to grow and go beyond my comfort zone.

I am now more confident in myself, I am more aware of my strengths and what I bring to the table—I am even more ambitious than I was before. I have friendships that will last me for life, and I also learned how to be the best me, both for me and those around me.”

No rush. Just kick up your (bare) feet.

What’s it really like to be an Earlham student?

It’s feeling the grass on your bare feet as you walk to class.

It’s never rushing a fraternity or sorority—because we have none.

It’s learning to ride a horse in the only student-run equestrian co-op in the country. It’s dancing your heart out on stage at the end-of-semester recital for Dance Alloy. It’s feeling the dirt under your fingernails on our student-run organic farm.

It’s visiting the Jewish Cultural Center for a Shabbat dinner, sitting in Quaker stillness at the start of a meeting and wishing someone a blessed Ramadan—all on the same day.

Caring for our corner of the world

COMPOST HAPPENS HERE.

Sustainability is close to our heart.

Being good stewards of our resources, and this place, is an important part of who we are.

One example of this is Miller Farm, an experiential agriculture program on campus, where students and faculty have begun planting prairies to restore native species to campus.

As an institution, we’ve achieved a silver rating from the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). We seek Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification on all new buildings and major renovation projects, provide single-stream recycling and compost collection in all campus buildings and host a free bike share program for students. Plus, our Student Sustainability Corps, housed in our Center for Environmental Leadership, works to reduce waste on campus through the Earlham Free Store and other student-led initiatives.

The good life From vegan selections and halal meat options in the dining hall, to gender non-binary housing opportunities, to supportive groups for students from a wide variety of backgrounds and identities, Earlham is focused on creating a living and learning environment where you feel welcomed, supported and safe. Your voice, your experience, your unique perspective on the world—these things matter. In fact, they define the Earlham experience.

From the residence hall to the athletic field and everywhere in between, you’ll find yourself living and learning with classmates from all over the world—and together, you’ll build your own community of Earlhamites.

Student housing options include residence halls, apartments and houses dedicated to the shared interests of students who live there. Our student organizations cover a wide range of interests and identities— from the Center for Inclusive Gender Identities and the Buddhist Student Union to Cabaret Club and esports. And athletics 60+ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS And the option to create your own.

Do you know how to juggle?

are a huge part of life at Earlham—with 35 percent of our students playing Division III sports and the other 65 percent cheering them on from the stands.

STUDENT PROFILE

Biologist & explorer student athlete relationship builder leader scientist ceramicist nature lover social activist hiker dreamer playlist maker artist friend

JUSTICE VAUGHN

Class of 2023, Biology major “My favorite thing about Earlham is the students’ ability to branch out from their major and explore other interests. Don’t get me wrong—we focus on our majors and more than meet our requirements— but we are also encouraged to become well-rounded individuals who have multiple interests and can tie them all together in some way.

“Not only are there friends here that have lasting impacts on you as a person, our professors give their heart and soul to their students. They push us to dive deeper, explore, and inspire a love of learning.

“My most memorable experience at Earlham has to be going on a 10+ mile bike ride to the reservoir and then canoeing for hours on the water. It was a trip organized by the outdoor education office and though it was in Richmond, a place we have a lot of familiarity with, I got to explore the city differently and get back on a body of water—which I missed after being an ocean kayak leader for my high school.”

AN AVERAGE CL ASS IS MADE UP OF

&

12 STUDENTS there's always one person who is too excited for their 8a.m.

Barn Co-op—Equestrian Program Black Student Union Brimley’s a capella Buddhist Student Union COSMOS

STUDENT-FACULT Y RATIO

Cabaret Club Chemistry Club Chess Club

INTERNATIONAL

23% 18%

representing 40+ states

Action Against Sexual Violence Bike Co-op

a 9 to 1

DOMESTIC DIVERSIT Y

CLUBS + ORGANIZATIONS

representing 60+ countries

Dance Alloy EC Votes Earlham Ethical Debate Club Earlham Hackers Earlham Student Government Earlham Student Organization Council Earlham Theatre Company Girls Who Code

THE WORLD, REPRESENTED

Global Females in STEM Health Club Health Occupations Students of America International Student Coalition Jewish Student Union Math Club Model United Nations Multicultural Student Association Muslim Student Association Outdoors Club Psychology Club Pura Vida Latinx Queer Athletes & Allies Collective

FOUR CONVENIENT

Rose City Coffee Co-op

CAFFEINATION STATIONS on campus to grab coffee with a friend

Sexual Health Peer Educators Society of Physics Students (SPS) South Asian Student Association Spectrum

MILES & MILES

Student Activities Board (SAB)

of trails to roam on foot or horseback

TEDxEarlhamCollege The Crucible–Earlham’s Literary Magazine The Minority Association of Pre-Medical

STUDENT ATHLETES

DIVISION III TEAMS

35% 17 2020-2021 academic year

Students

*

For a full list of clubs & organizations, visit our site: earlham.edu/student-organizations

Live, lead & play in good company LIVING ON CAMPUS

As an Earlhamite, you’ll wake up each day knowing that you’re a part of something good. In the residence halls, on the Heart and in class, you’ll find yourself surrounded by boundless opportunities and a caring community.

Incoming Earlhamites live in one of our first-year residence halls, where you’ll get to know your classmates and receive support in your transition to college. After that, you may move to another hall, join a theme or friendship house or even grab some roommates and move into one of our campus apartments.

THEME & FRIENDSHIP HOUSES Centered around special interests or themes, our college houses are located in the neighborhood surrounding campus and offer a way for you to explore a topic with likeminded students.

A DIVERSE COMMUNITY Around 18% of Earlhamites are international students and another 23% are domestic minorities. Our campus also supports all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES Join one (or several) of our 60+ student organizations, run for office in Earlham Student Government, DJ a radio show on our campus public radio station or learn to ride a horse through our student-run equestrian co-op.

RESIDENCE HALLS Almost all of Earlham’s residence halls are co-ed, and they balance community space with the privacy and security you want in a home.

STUDENT PROFILE

Entrepreneur & student athlete world traveler businessman innovator baseball enthusiast karaoke master family man hiker believer creative opportunist

MARC GENDREAU Class of 2021 Global management major “Earlham is an extraordinary place. It gives you the ability to succeed on and off the field.

“I started all four years on the varsity baseball team, being a big piece of the Quaker line-up day in and day out—and I was also able to take advantage of all of the special opportunities Earlham offered in the classroom. I traveled to Spain and Morocco the summer of my first year to do research. I competed in many business competitions—including the EPIC Grand Challenge, where my team won first place, and the Hult Prize, where my team got invited to the Santo Domingo region and placed sixth out of 300,000 teams. I even traveled to New Orleans to present my independent study research at a conference.

“And these are just a few of the experiences that I have been able to get myself involved in, to make a huge impact on my life. I have taken the skills that I have learned on the baseball field and in the classroom to prepare myself to succeed at whatever I decide to do.

“Being at a small liberal arts school challenges you in ways you didn’t know you could be challenged, but it will be something that you look back on after you’re done and say, I am so glad I chose a small school with so many opportunities.”

Mind, body, spirit and community WELLNESS AT EARLHAM

Athletics and wellness are an integral part of our community life. Just as we believe in educating the whole person, we strive to help you care for your whole being—mind, body and spirit.

Whether you’re a varsity athlete looking for the best ways to train for your sport or you’re just looking for a way to de-stress after class on a weekday afternoon, Earlham offers a wide variety of ways for you to engage in health and wellness.

To help you in caring for your mind, Earlham offers both academic and mental health support services. In the Academic Enrichment Center, you can get help with organizing your writing, finding a peer tutor or requesting a disability accommodation.

And with programs and sessions offered by our counseling services, you can work on building resiliency, managing stress and maintaining balance.

D I V I S I O N I I I AT H L E T I C S Earlham is home to 17 Division III teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, cross-country, track & field, lacrosse, soccer, golf, men’s baseball, women’s volleyball and women’s field hockey.

FIELDS AND FACILITIES From beautiful Sadler Baseball Stadium to our Athletics and Wellness Center and everything in between, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities.

S TAY I N G A C T I V E Challenge some friends on the rock climbing wall, swim a few laps in Weber Pool or hit the Energy Center for cardio and weightlifting.

WHOLE-PERSON WELLNESS Earlham offers counseling and health services on campus, as well as spiritual counseling and conflict mediation through our Office of Religious Life.

We put the Heart in the Heartland.

Most schools have a quad. We have the Heart: the grassy center of our campus and community. Here, you’ll find students soaking up the sun on warm summer afternoons, protesting injustices and rallying, building art installations and holding impromptu music performances.

Stray a little farther afield and you’ll find back campus—over 800 acres of woods, streams, ponds, old fields and prairie.

Just don’t forget your hiking shoes.

Our roots are in Richmond.

Our campus community doesn’t exist in

Railroad. Its Quaker owners helped over

a bubble. And the farther you stray from

2,000 refugees escape from slavery.

campus, the more clearly you’ll see just

Or you could use Richmond’s bike paths

how connected we are to our city, our

to make your way downtown and into

state and the world.

the Historic Depot District for barbecue, homemade ice cream and a year-round

Earlham sits along the Old National

farmer’s market. You could also take a

Road in Richmond, Indiana—a small

stroll along the Gennett Records Walk

city with some big history. Since 1847,

of Fame, which celebrates Richmond’s

Earlhamites have been working for good in

history as the birthplace of recorded jazz.

Richmond—and the people of Richmond have been working at it for even longer.

In Richmond, your passions and ideals have the opportunity to spark real

You might visit the nearby Levi and

change. From the city government to

Catharine Coffin House: an Indiana State

local nonprofits and small businesses, the

Historic Site also known as the Grand

people of Richmond are just as excited to

Central Station of the Underground

work with us as we are with them.

Gennett Records Walk of Fame photo credit: David Zumbach, rdzphotographyblog.com

An education for good. A great value.

At Earlham, we recognize that your education is an investment— and we’re committed to delivering a quality liberal arts education at an affordable price. It’s why we’re consistently ranked a “Best Value” college by The Princeton Review.

Our healthy endowment and strong network of alumni and friends who believe in the value of an Earlham education make it possible for us to award significant aid to students like you.

Earlham offers merit, talent-based and special interest scholarships to high academic achievers, students interested in art, chemistry, community service and engagement, diversity leadership, music, theatre arts, Quakers—the list goes on!

2021-22 tuition & costs Tuition

$48,253

Room

$6,261

Meal Plan

$5,593

AVERAGE COST OF AT TENDANCE AFTER AID: $24,500*

Fees TOTAL

$800 $60,907

Remember, your scholarships and financial aid will reduce this amount.

*Please note, this figure is for first-time, first-year undergraduate students. Costs may vary based on individual circumstances, and this is not a guarantee of aid.

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Ready to apply? Apply via the Earlham

Schedule an in-person or virtual

application or the Common Application

visit, or register for one of our

at earlham.edu/apply. Keep in mind the

online information sessions at

application deadlines:

earlham.edu/visit.

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 EARLHAM.EDU/VISIT

Deadline for early action 1 applicants seeking priority consideration for an invitation to Scholar Day DECEMBER 1, 2021 Deadline for early action 2 applicants seeking priority consideration for an invitation to Scholar Day MARCH 1, 2022 Deadline for regular decision applicants

EARLHAM.EDU/APPLY

“My Earlham education allowed me to grow into my true self. I didn’t feel like I had to pretend to be someone who I wasn’t. And that for me was an incredible, sort of personal awakening.” ...

CARRIE SELTZER, CL ASS OF 2004

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

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Because sustainability is one of our core values, Earlham is committed to protecting high value conservation forests and respecting the rights of workers, communities and indigenous people. That’s why our viewbook is printed on FSC certified paper from responsibly managed forests.