The Alma Overview

The Alma Experience

The resources in this section offer a "big-picture" view of education at Alma College, from our mission statement to special courses and scholarships. Choose from the left menu:

  • Alma College mission statement: What does this mean for me?
  • The value of the liberal arts in career preparation
  • The ultimate guide to Alma College --Using the academic catalog
  • Moving through college: What happens each year?
  • Preparing for excellence: Honors and national scholarships
  • All about spring term--An Alma College specialty

 

Colleges of Distinction, a national college guide for students, parents and counselors, identifies Alma College as "one of the best places to learn, grow and succeed." The Colleges of Distinction publication recognizes institutions for their commitment to engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.

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Graduate Profile

Brandon Edward Miller

Brandon Edward Miller
Graduation: 1997
Major: POE: Foreign Service and International Law

How many people can say they’ve sat as an intern at CNN’s international desk? Or worked as a press aide to Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations?

Served in the Peace Corps for four years in Ethiopia and Madagascar, worked at World Bank in its anti-corruption unit, studied at Harvard and served as a law clerk for a federal judge?

Brandon Edward Miller ’97 can.

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