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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.
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October Lectures: Hiroshima Survivor, Marine Mammal Communication
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Real World Crucible: Readings from the Red Scare
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Shimer Lecture Series for Fall '07 Announced
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Shimer Selects Interim President
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Shimer Begins Search for New President
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Teaching Fellows Program Launches in Colorado
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Patrick J. Parker joins Shimer College Board of Trustees
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Reaction to News from Antioch College
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Shimer Mourns Sidney Port
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Shimer College Awarded $400k Grant
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Shimer Joins Anti-Rankings Effort
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Shimer Graduates First Chicago Class
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Commencement set for May 6
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Listen to NPR report on how students are looking for Hidden Gem Colleges
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Spring Lecture Series to Start March 2
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Reunion Planning Meeting March 10
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Shimer included in newly published book, "Early Entrance to College: A Guide to Success"
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November 1, 2006
Shimer named one of top 50 American colleges
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October 20, 2006
Shimer named a best buy in education
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October 17, 2006
Shimer's final gift to Waukegan
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October 8, 2006
Read Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times articles on Shimer College
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September 27, 2006
Faculty Member John Meech's Paul in Israel's Story Now Available
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September 11, 2006
October 8 Convocation and Reception
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November 11, 2006
Shimer Presents The Vagina Monologues
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October 10, 2006
Mural Dedication in Waukegan
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August 10, 2006
Shimer Moves to Chicago's South side
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May 9, 2006
President William Craig Rice to Discuss Shimer College on WBEZ-FM
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May 8, 2006
Shimer College Commencement: Cherishing the Past in a Time of Change
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April 24, 2006
Harold Stone to Participate in Iliad Conference
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Arts and Performance Week
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College to host Latino Film Festival March 9-11
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President William Craig Rice discusses Great Books on WGN-AM
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Shimer College Presents Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya'
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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
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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
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April 16, 2004
Noted Chicago author Richard Lindberg to speak on Chicago child murders
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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
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September 9, 2003 Shimer College Awarded Five-year, $889,000, Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Click here for more>> | 
