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Muhlenberg Magazine Fall 2023: Digital Edition

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Muhlenberg Magazine - Summer 2023

Inspiring Action
Daniela Quiroz ’10 is a film editor committed to telling stories that advance social justice and spotlight diverse experiences and perspectives. Her work on one of those projects earned her the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Bold Ambition, Bold Investment
Muhlenberg celebrates its 175th anniversary and looks ahead toward a boundless future.

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Muhlenberg Magazine - Spring 2023

This is the Liberal Arts
At Muhlenberg, each student is exposed to a variety of ideas, ways of thinking and academic disciplines, regardless of what they end up declaring as a major. These stories demonstrate the power and potential of such an education.

Global Exploration

The College encourages students to pursue the transformative experience of studying abroad, and more than half of students do. While abroad, they build critical skills that help them thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Fall 2022

In Search of Cures
Decades of research on neurodegenerative disorders enabled Dr. Howard E. Gendelman ’75 to bring potentially game-changing treatments to clinical trials.

It All Adds Up

The College’s Accounting Program stands out from those of peer institutions because its graduates combine certified public accountant (CPA) exam readiness with liberal arts sophistication in just four years of study.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Summer 2022

Open Books
The creation and use of free digital textbooks at Muhlenberg allow faculty to customize their course content and students to share their knowledge with scholars around the world.

Roving Reporter
Journalist Barbara Crossette ’63 has traveled to at least 88 countries for her work and was the first woman The New York Times stationed in India as bureau chief, where her reporting won the prestigious George Polk Award.

Recipe for Success
Five alumni entrepreneurs in the food and beverage space explain how they run their businesses and satisfy their customers’ or clients’ appetites.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Spring 2022

Passion and Persistence
Adrian Shanker ’09 continues to work to make the unmet dream of health equity for the LGBTQ community a reality in his new role as executive director of the Bay Area’s Spahr Center.

Making Progress
The annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report, released in November, showcases the breadth and depth of the work that happened in the last academic year.

Something to Smile About
The College has a reputation for producing alumni who go on to attend—and excel at—some of the top dental schools in the country.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Winter 2021

Meet the President
Kathleen Harring brings a deep history with the College to the role

Introducing Boundless: The Campaign for Muhlenberg
The College has already raised more than $71.2 million en route to its $111 million goal to support priorities such as financial aid, endowed professorships and campus facilities.

A Magnet for the Best Scholar-Educators
Endowed professorships enhance the educational experience for Muhlenberg students by providing financial support to exceptional faculty.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Fall 2021

Hacker Hunter
Cybersecurity expert Priscilla Moriuchi ’03 spent 13 years with the National Security Agency before entering the private sector. Today, in addition to her product security role with Apple, she studies and speaks about the cyberthreats posed by nations like North Korea, China and Russia.

Representation Matters
Muhlenberg’s first Black student body president, Zaire Carter ’22, wants to approach every situation with the will of the students—all of the students—driving his decision-making.

Better Together
Community-engaged scholarship happens where learning goals and community goals converge. Collaborating on projects and programs benefits both the Muhlenberg students and the local partners involved.

2020-2021 President's Report
As the College evolves, the power of a residential education endures.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Summer 2021

Speaking Up
Through his work in communications, Mike Doyle ’94 helps companies tell their stories.

Honored
Muhlenberg's honors programs expose students to new ideas and challenges so they can enter the world ready to lead and make a positive change.

And ... Scene
After 40 years, two longtime leaders of Muhlenberg’s storied theatre program take their bows and reflect.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Spring 2021

Behind the Music
Award-winning rock journalist David Fricke ’73 reflects on the journey that took him from WMUH to SiriusXM, including the more than 40 years he spent writing for Rolling Stone.

Writing the Pandemic Playbook
Through her involvement with a National Institutes of Health working group, Samantha Jonson ’09 has had a front-row seat to the scientific revolution that COVID-19 inspired.

Looking Beyond Campus
At the heart of Muhlenberg’s community engagement work is a commitment to forming deep, meaningful relationships between the College and those who live around it.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Fall 2020

A Community Effort
What does it take to change the campus climate surrounding race at a predominantly white institution? True transformation starts with individual students, faculty, staff and alumni who push themselves and their peers—and by extension, the College—toward anti-racism, equity and an understanding that this work is never finished.

That’s Entertainment
Jennifer DeGuzman ’93, vice president of communications at the National Geographic Channel, reflects on a 25-year career in public relations that began at MTV.

Science at Muhlenberg
The College has a long-standing reputation for scientific excellence. Learn what makes Muhlenberg’s programs so strong and the scientists those programs produce so successful.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Summer 2020

2020 Election: Issues Guide
Muhlenberg faculty experts provide background and context for some of the important issues voters will hear about in the leadup to November.

The COVID Chronicles
Learn how Muhlenberg came together and continues to exhibit resilience, compassion and togetherness (from a safe distance, of course) as the pandemic wears on.

Muhlenberg Magazine - Spring 2020

Shared Experience
Muhlenberg’s new externship program bridges the gap between day-long job shadows and months-long internships.

A Parallel Universe
Through his work on VR software at Microsoft, Evan Sforza ’07 helps create a welcoming place for people from around the world to meet.

A Different World
Last fall’s Bodies & Identities in Contemporary Cuba course demonstrates the transformative potential of short-term study abroad.

Getting Their Feet Wet
Professor of Biology Erika Iyengar found a way to share her love of fieldwork with students in their first semester at Muhlenberg.