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William Jewell College will host the traditions and excitement of Homecoming on Sept. 27-28. The Homecoming festivities will start on Friday, Sept. 27, with a free Back to Class lecture, a Celebration of Golden Classes and the Alumni Awards Dinner honoring Nancy Green Leisinger, ’52, John F. Truex...

Forbes magazine has named William Jewell College to its annual list of the nation’s best colleges, with just 15 percent of the 4,300 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States being selected. Jewell was ranked on the 2019 America’s Top Colleges list, while also placing inside...

William Jewell College is among the top 10 Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. Jewell placed ninth on the Regional Colleges in the Midwest list, the highest placement of any Kansas City-area college. Jewell was also...

The Princeton Review has placed William Jewell College among the Best 385 Colleges in its 2020 edition. Jewell was also named to the Best Midwestern list. Jewell was among 209 colleges named to the Best Value Colleges list, which is based on a combination of stellar academics, affordable cost and...

The William Jewell Concert Choir was awarded second place for The American Prize in Choral Performance, College/University Division for the second time in its history. Founded in 2009, the American Prize is a series of national nonprofit competitions dedicated to promoting excellence in the arts...

Jewell will kick off the school year with a ceremony recognizing two Kansas City civic leaders, Esther George and Pedro Zamora. Members of the community are invited to attend. The Opening Convocation ceremony will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 6 at John Gano Memorial Chapel and will feature an...

The Zeta Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) at William Jewell College was awarded second place for the organization’s Condon Cup among all North American chapters. The award is given to the undergraduate chapter among 158 chapters with the greatest improvement in the past academic year in...

Dr. Patrick Bunton, William Jewell College professor of physics, will start a three-year project in fluid dynamics thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation. The nearly $180,000 grant from the NSF’s Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems will fund a...

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has placed William Jewell College on an elite list of schools that offer a high-quality education at an affordable price. The magazine placed William Jewell College among 400 public, private and liberal arts colleges named “Best College Values” of 2019. Jewell ranked...

William Jewell College and American Public Square are proud to announce a new partnership meant to enrich civic engagement in Kansas City.