| November 23, 2010 Shimer Forming a Legacy Society November 19, 2010 Of Mice, Men, and Foxes Archaeology of the First Americans November 18, 2010 Updates from the Shimer Student Video Blog November 5, 2010 Made In Illinois How Animal Models Help Improve Human Health November 2, 2010 Full time Faculty Positions for Fall 2011 November 1, 2010 New Members Elected to Shimer College Board of Trustees October 17, 2010 Shimer Faculty Members Jim Donovan & Eileen Buchanan Recently Published October 11-16, 2010 Shimer Days Remember. Celebrate. Embrace October 11, 2010 Visit Shimer: College for a Day September 26, 2010 Meeting of the Minds: David Shiner Meets John Hirschfield September 6, 2010 Third Time's the Charm: Story of a First Year Student August 23, 2010 Yay, I’m Going to Oxford August 16, 2010 Shimer Welcomes B David Galt as Associate Dean for Students August 12, 2010 Shimer Welcomes Amanda Cadogan as Admission Counselor August 2, 2010 Globetrotting Shimer Professor August 1, 2010 The First Student Video Blog July 26, 2010 Video: What Students Like Best About Shimer July 15, 2010 Peruvian Summer: A Taste of Global Activism July 15, 2010 Classic Black Pumps Turn into an Internship July 8, 2010 Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness for Women in Chicago June 1, 2010 Psychosis in the Capital: Tales from a Student’s Summer Internship May 8, 2010 Shimer Celebrates 2010 Commencement May 6, 2010 Weekend Program Featured in Chicago Tribune April 27, 2010 Video Interview: Interim President Ed Noonan April 15-17, 2010 Shimer Presents Uncle Vanya as Spring Theater Performance April 14, 2010 Shimer Professor to Give Lecture on the Derveni Papyrus April 6, 2010 2010 Shimer College Poetry Contest Winner Announced March 30, 2010 Shimerians Making Blankets for Project Linus March 18, 2010 Gary Johnson, President of the Chicago History Museum to give Lecture at Shimer March 9, 2010 Montaigne Scholars' Winners Announced March 4, 2010 Students Present Papers at Philosophy Conference March 3, 2010 Exploration Through Semester Projects February 25, 2010 Board of Trustees Announces New Mission Statement February 16, 2010 Montaigne Weekend in Review February 15, 2010 Balancing Technology & Tradition February 12, 2010 The Shimer Quadrivium February 1, 2010 Students Explore Classification Systems January 28, 2010 Students Prepare for Summer Internships January 20, 2010 News from Shimer Professor Steven Werlin in Haiti January 11, 2010 Shimer-type Electives December 8, 2009 Shimer Welcomes Amy Pritts as New Director of Admission December 2, 2009 Alumni Help Usher in Next Generation November 15, 2009 New Scholarship Dollars Available at Shimer College November 12-14, 2009 Shimer and 33rd Street Productions present Samuel Beckett's Endgame November 8, 2009 Cevin Soling Lectures on the Ik of Uganda November 6, 2009 Todd DuBose Gives Lecture on Existential Psychotherapy November 1, 2009 Alumna's Matching Gift Means $1=$3 October 24, 2009 Community Members Show Off Talents at Orange Horse October 17, 2009 Shimer Celebrates New Academic Year with Convocation Address by Alumnus David Koukal ('90) October 6, 2009 Shimer Welcomed F.H. Buckley for a lecture on The Morality of Laughter September 24, 2009 Dr. Gary Glenn Kicks Off Fall Lecture Series September 17, 2009 Shimer Puts Twist on Constitution Day September 2009 Alumna Maggie (Nash) Kast Celebrates Publication of her Memoir August 23, 2009 Shimer Welcomes Class of 2013! August, 2009 Shimer College Joins Yellow Ribbon Program to Assist College-Bound Veterans August, 2009 Bev Thurber Joins Shimer Faculty August, 2009 Shimer Alumnus Begins Work at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop July 12, 2009 No Summer Vacation for Some June 8, 2009 Shimer and Poets & Writers, Inc. Host Writing Workshop May 22, 2009 2009 Shimer Poetry Contest Winners Announced May 9, 2009 Shimer Celebrates 2009 Commencement April, 2009 Shimer Student Writes 100 Pages in 100 Days February 4, 2009 Shimer Launches Online Alumni Community January 24, 2009 Shimer Celebrates Inauguration of Thomas Lindsay as 13th President of the College November 15, 2008 Come Celebrate Orange Horse! October 9, 2008 Statement on William Ayers October 8, 2008 Graduate Teacher's Program Offers Scholarships for Spring '09 October 2008 Shimer Participates in One Book, One Chicago September 21, 2008 Thomas Lindsay's Gives Convocation Address September 20, 2008 Shimer Convocation September, 2008 Shimer's Largest Entering Class in 30 years July 10 and August 6, 2008 Great Books Trivia Night June 20, 2008 Highlights of 2008 Alumni Reunion May 10, 2008 Shimer Commencement 2008 April 17, 2008 Kemper Foundation to Fund Internship/Mentorship (SIM) Program April 17, 2008 Thinking Ecology: Re-envisioning the Environmental Crisis March 14, 2008 Farewell, Old Friend: Remember Diane Nedved March 14, 2008 Thoughts from a Newly Shorn Head February 1, 2008 Shimer and Kent Create Joint BA-JD Program December 19, 2007 Shimer Chess Tournament Plays Out Nicely November 11, 2007 Dean David Shiner Delivers Annual Academic Affairs Speech November 7, 2007 Shimer College Profiled in the New York Times October 28, 2007 Rare Red Sox Book Auctioned to Benefit Shimer. Click here to read more>> October 16, 2007 October Lectures: Hiroshima Survivor, Marine Mammal Communication Click here for more>> October 16, 2007 Real World Crucible: Readings from the Red Scare Click here for more>> September 19, 2007 Shimer Lecture Series for Fall '07 Announced Click here for the schedule>> September 7, 2007 Shimer Selects Interim President Click here for more>> August 31, 2007 Shimer Begins Search for New President Click here for more>> August 25, 2007 Teaching Fellows Program Launches in Colorado Click here for more>> July 2, 2007 Patrick J. Parker joins Shimer College Board of Trustees Click here for more>> June 13, 2007 Reaction to News from Antioch College Click here for more>> June 13, 2007 Shimer Mourns Sidney Port Click here for more>> May 31, 2007 Shimer College Awarded $400k Grant Click here for more>> May 21, 2007 Shimer Joins Anti-Rankings Effort Click here for more>> May 6, 2007 Shimer Graduates First Chicago Class Click here for more>> April 11, 2007 Commencement set for May 6 Click here for more>> February 20, 2007 Listen to NPR report on how students are looking for Hidden Gem Colleges Click here for more>> February 19, 2007 Spring Lecture Series to Start March 2 Click here for more>> February 16, 2007 Reunion Planning Meeting March 10 Click here for more>> November 20, 2006 Shimer included in newly published book, "Early Entrance to College: A Guide to Success" Click here for more>> November 1, 2006 Shimer named one of top 50 American colleges Click here for more>> October 20, 2006 Shimer named a best buy in education Click here for more>> October 17, 2006 Shimer's final gift to Waukegan Click here for more>> October 8, 2006 Read Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times articles on Shimer College Click here for more>>> September 27, 2006 Faculty Member John Meech's Paul in Israel's Story Now Available Click here for more>> September 11, 2006 October 8 Convocation and Reception Click here for more>> November 11, 2006 Shimer Presents The Vagina Monologues Click here for more>> October 10, 2006 Mural Dedication in Waukegan Click here for more>> August 10, 2006 Shimer Moves to Chicago's South side Click here for more>> May 9, 2006 President William Craig Rice to Discuss Shimer College on WBEZ-FM Click here for more >> May 8, 2006 Shimer College Commencement: Cherishing the Past in a Time of Change Click here for more >> April 24, 2006 Harold Stone to Participate in Iliad Conference Click here for more >> April 11, 2006 Arts and Performance Week Click here for more >> February 27, 2006 College to host Latino Film Festival March 9-11 Click here for more >> February 20, 2006 President William Craig Rice discusses Great Books on WGN-AM Click here for more >> October 26, 2005 Shimer College Presents Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' Click here for more>> October 12, 2005 Shimer College Hosts an Evening of Blues History Click here for more>> September 28, 2005 Daniel Born of Great Books Foundation to Speak at Fall Convocation Click here for more>> June 2, 2005 Third Year Student Colby Somerville wins Annual Poetry Prize Click here for more>> June 1, 2005 Shimer College Students Selected For Summer Internships At Encyclopedia Britannica Click here for more>> May 26, 2005 Four New Members Join the Shimer College Board of Trustees Click here for more>> May 3, 2005 Beowulf: A Tale of Monsters and Men to be performed at Shimer College Click here for more>> April 21, 2005 Christmas In April: Shimer College Performs Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Click here for more>> April 20, 2005 Shimer College Receives $100,000 Grant From National Endowment for the Humanities Click here for more>> April 5, 2005 Haitian Artist Lukha Nowman to visit Shimer Click here for more>> April 1, 2005 Mark Bauerlein, Director of Research and Analysis at Natonal Endowment for the Arts, to lecture at Shimer College on 'The Costs of Not Reading' Click here for more>> March 28, 2005 Shimer College Receives Kemper Foundation Grant To Support Business Internships For Students Click here for more>> March 22, 2005 Shimer Students and Faculty to Visit Argonne National Laboratories Click here for more>> March 8, 2005 Faculty Member Jim Donovan to speak at Great Books Foundation in Chicago on Science Education and the Great Books Click here for more>> March 7, 2005 Peter Temes, President of Antioch New England Graduate School, to speak at May 2005 Graduation Click here for more>> March 4, 2005 Shimer President William Craig Rice to lecture on Oscar Wilde Click here for more>> February 16, 2005 Susana Cavallo of LoyolaUniversity to lead Spanish-language discussion on Mexican women’s writing Click here for more>> February 2, 2005 Shimer College and Waukegan Public Library Collaborate on Mural Project Click here for more>> January 27, 2005 Steven Werlin, former Dean of the College, appointed Shimer College Coordinator of International Educational Outreach Click here for more>> Click here for more>> November 15, 2004 Shimer faculty member John R. Wikse to speak and lead workshop on Social Neurosis Click here for more>> October 26, 2004 Shimer College Theatre Performs 'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams Click here for more>> October 12, 2004 Shimer College receives Illinois Humanities Council grant for series on Latino Art and Literature Click here for more>> October 11, 2004 Award Winning artist Anne Hughes opens Shimer College Fall 2004 Lecture Series Click here for more>> September 3, 2004 Inauguration of William Craig Rice, 12th President of Shimer College Click here for more>> September 1, 2004 Haitian Educators to lead discussion at Shimer Click here for more>> June 4, 2004 Commencement 2004 Click here for more>> May 22, 2004 First Certificates Awarded To Graduates In Foundations Of Science Program Click here for more>> May 3, 2004 Haitian educator Anténor Camille to speak at Shimer College on May 20 Click here for more>> April 27, 2004 Dr. Harold Kolenbrander to speak at May 2004 Commencement Click here for more>> April 16, 2004 Noted Chicago author Richard Lindberg to speak on Chicago child murders Click here for more>> April 15, 2004 An evening of one-act plays by Jean Paul Sartre and Eugene Ionesco Click here for more>> March 29, 2004 William Craig Rice named 12th President of Shimer College Click here for more>> March 18, 2004 Click here for more>> September 9, 2003 Shimer College Awarded Five-year, $889,000, Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Click here for more>> |