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On Sept. 24, Hua Hsu, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Stay True, visited �Ա���Ƶ as a part of both the Living Writers program and the Community Read.

During the spring 2026 semester at �Ա���Ƶ, Associate Professor of Computer Science Elodie Fourquet piloted a new class called Playful Thinking, Serious Coding — bridging programming expertise, narrative storytelling, and the unique interdisciplinary perspective of each student.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, during family weekend, the University presented a panel to address the relationship between �Ա���Ƶ’s curriculum and the evolving role of AI in education.

With cooperation from the weather and an active campus community, �Ա���Ƶ welcomed families Sept. 18–20, 2026, for Family Weekend.

On Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, students and faculty of �Ա���Ƶ attended “Exploring AI’s Influence on Higher-Order Reasoning,” part of the NASC Colloquium.

The �Ա���Ƶ community welcomed the Class of 2030 with 13 days of traditions and events.

President Obama’s conversation is sponsored by the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at �Ա���Ƶ, which supports �Ա���Ƶ’s commitment to preparing students for lives of leadership, engaged citizenship, and thoughtful participation in a democratic society.

Writers from around the world congregated on campus June 7–13 to celebrate their craft at the 30th �Ա���Ƶ Writers Conference.

�Ա���Ƶ’s Hancock and Dart Colgrove Commons welcome two new co-directors for the 2026–27 academic year: Rodney Agnant and Lauren Philbrook.

�Ա���Ƶ is creating an even more robust religious life program that will continue to support the full scope of spiritual expression on campus.