Note from the Editor: On Telling Stories
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief In the past year, our publication has experienced the scrutiny and criticism that comes with telling difficult stories. In those moments, it is easy to feel defeated and as if the work we have tirelessly completed has gone unrecognized. And yet, the Gettysburg College community has reminded me time and time again why that is not the case. Within the past year, I have met more faculty and students...
Associate Professor of English McKinley Melton to Leave Gettysburg College
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief After 12 years of teaching at Gettysburg College, Associate Professor of English McKinley Melton will be leaving the College after the conclusion of this semester. Melton will be an Associate Professor and the Chair of Africana Studies at Rhodes College. Melton was first drawn to Gettysburg College due to his prior experience teaching at a smaller liberal arts institution. Once he arrived at the...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: May 2, 2024
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, the final faculty meeting of the semester took place. President Bob Iuliano began the meeting by providing an admissions update. Admissions Update May 1 is traditionally the deadline for deposits from the upcoming class. For this year, the deadline has been extended to allow students more time to make decisions. Currently, there is a slow admissions cycle due to problems with the...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: April 18, 2024
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Provost Jamila Bookwala began Thursday’s faculty meeting by announcing that President Bob Iuliano was unable to attend due to unforeseen family matters. The Endowed Professorship Program In the faculty meeting on March 21, Bookwala discussed information she had gathered about the College’s endowed professorship program. Bookwala recognized that the program is prestigious and an important way to...
The College Administration’s Work to Enhance Transparency & Demand in the Face of the Demographic Cliff
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief, and Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Various colleges and universities are beginning to face the demographic cliff, meaning a loss in their student populations. The Chronicle of Higher Education explains that the cliff is a result of the 2008 recession, which led to couples having fewer or no children. As the nation reaches roughly 18 years since the recession, those fewer children are impacting the...
