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Fourteen members of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Class of 2026 and recent alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year, setting a new record as 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s largest Fulbright cohort and building on the institution’s longstanding success with the program.

During its spring meeting, the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees formally approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions, all of which will take effect July 1, 2026.

The workshop was funded through a 2026 Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Interdisciplinary Training Workshop Grant.

The Balmuth Award was endowed by Mark Siegel ’73 to recognize excellent teaching.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Hancock and Dart Colgrove Commons welcome two new co-directors for the 2026–27 academic year: Rodney Agnant and Lauren Philbrook.

Cronin, who helped shape the University as both an undergraduate and throughout his 57 years as an alumnus, died June 24 in New York City, surrounded by family and friends.

I write this morning to share news of the passing of Denis Cronin ’69, H’16, P’09,’10, who died yesterday, surrounded by friends and family, after a long battle with cancer.

Assistant Professor of Physics Ramesh Adhikari has been developing a bio-based energy source from materials that are right under our feet: leaves.

Anna Sims Bartel has been appointed to serve as the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for regional studies for the 2026–27 academic year.

The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries have joined an inaugural cohort of 19 university libraries in signing a Statement of Shared Practice on AI and Archives.