Albion Students Engaged, Politically Diverse, Says Website
In the current supercharged red vs. blue political climate, color Albion College students a calm shade of purple. At least that's according to Collegestats.org, which analyzed 2.4 million tweets originating on or near college campuses across the country to determine Republican and Democratic leanings. Albion ranked No. 2 in tweets using Democrat keywords and No. 9 using Republican keywords, prompting the site to conclude that "Albion College can easily boast the most diverse set of politically engaged students on social media."
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Canada Week Helps Educate Albion About Neighbors to the North
A project that was months in the making came together April 5-6 on campus as a celebration of Canada, Canadians and the intricate, sometimes complicated, relationship America has with its northern neighbors.
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Schauer, '84, Has a Message for Albion Students: 'We Are the Government'
On a snowy Super Tuesday, Mark Schauer found a ray of sunshine. "Empathy in politics is alive," said the former U.S. congressman and 2014 Democratic Michigan gubernatorial candidate. "But with a faint pulse." Schauer, '84, who developed his love of public service in Albion's Ford Institute, spoke to about 40 people Tuesday in Bobbitt Auditorium, offering a sober look at politics in perhaps one of the strangest election years America has ever seen.
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Garmo, '19, Warms Up Campus with 'Fleece and Thank You'
It was December 2015, her first college winter break, and Morgan Garmo, '19, was looking for something to do. Then her aunt invited her to help make blankets for a brand-new nonprofit. Two months later, Garmo has signed on as Fleece & Thank You (F&TY) CFO, with the support of many of her fellow students at Albion.
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