LGBriTs Hosts Annual Drag Show
In support of the LGBTQ+ community, LGBriTs and Union Board co-sponsored Albion’s annual Drag Show. The show took place on Friday at the KC Stack […]
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Student Success at Heart of $8 Million Gift from Sally and Sandy Cutler
Charles Carlson, director of media relations at Albion College, wrote the following press release provided to The Pleiad on Oct. 22 after the school received the largest […]
Valerie Cunningham: Breaking the African American Mental Health Stigma
Born and raised in Albion, Valarie Cunningham holds monthly mental talks on breaking the stigma on African American mental health. Cunningham currently resides in Kalamazoo, […]
Albion Receives Grant to Reduce Interpersonal Violence on Campus
This past week, Albion College received an Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant, which aims to reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and […]
President Ditzler Addresses Governor Whitmer’s Vetoes in an Open Letter
On Sept. 30, Governer Gretchen Whitmer made a series of line-item vetoes. One of these vetoes cut funding for the Michigan Tuition Grant, thereby taking […]
Environmental Studies Students: Saving the Earth One Tree at a Time
On Thursday, Doug White and Nels Christensen split their Environmental Science classes into two groups. One group worked with White to dig up trees from […]
Governor Whitmer’s Veto Sets Students Scrambling
On Sept. 30, Governor Whitmer issued 147 line-item vetoes in an effort to restart state budget talks. One of the biggest cuts was on funding […]
Briton Traditions
This year at Briton Bash, Briton Traditions made its debut as one of the newest clubs on campus, but it’s actually a revival of an […]
Purple & Bold: Albion College Embarks on a ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Campaign’
Charles Carlson, director of media relations at Albion College, wrote the following press release provided to The Pleiad on Oct. 3. To celebrate this news along with […]
Albion’s Big Read Celebrates Kickoff
The Albion Big Read celebrated its fifth annual kickoff parade in Holland Park on Saturday. Holland Park, also called Westward, has an important history which […]
Latest Mosquito Epidemic Results in Deaths in Michigan: What You Need to Know
Mosquitoes have long been known to transfer deadly diseases. The Zika and West Nile viruses come to mind as just a couple. Although these illnesses […]
Albion College Participates in Global Climate Strike
Fridays for the Future Greta Thunberg received worldwide attention in Aug. of 2018 when she took time off school to demonstrate outside the Swedish parliament. […]