News Releases

Storyteller Depicts Native American Culture, History
Internationally acclaimed storyteller Neeake, granted the title of “Olammapise,” or “truth teller,” by the Shawandasse Nishnabe People, transports audiences back in time to better understand a vibrant culture that still exists toda

Dr. Arlan Edgar Remembered for His Teaching, Research
Dr. Arlan Lee Edgar '49, Alma College Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology Emeritus, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at age 81.

Colinas Honored for Their Commitment to Giving
A commitment to helping others who are less fortunate has brought some well-earned recognition to former Alma College trustee John Colina and his wife, Nancy.

Conference To Examine Impact of DDT
Alma College and the Pine River Superfund Task Force are organizing an international conference that examines the impact of DDT on human health and the environment.

Voices of a Generation: Music, Media and Social Activism
Alma College’s week-long commemoration of the legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr.

3M Grant Supports River-Monitoring Project
Alma College, joined by representatives from St. Louis and Alma public schools, received a $12,000 check from the 3M Foundation Dec. 7 at the 3M Scientific Anglers facility in Midland.

MCC Grant Funds Peer-facilitated Support Group Program
Michigan Campus Compact has awarded a Youth to Youth Fellowship Grant to an Alma College program piloted by Paw Paw senior Rachel Krefman and program advisor Thomas Batchelder.

 

Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.

 

Graduate Profile

Brandon Edward Miller

Brandon Edward Miller
Graduation: 1997
Major: Political Science

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? Or 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 can.

“My Alma experience was definitely the launching board for getting a kid from Hemlock High School all the way to Harvard Law School,” he says. “The liberal arts education and the opportunity to work so closely with faculty members is a unique experience that is hard to replicate.”