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Apple is pleased to welcome William Jewell College Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies Heath Hase to the Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) Class of 2019. In 1994, Apple created the ADE program to recognize K-12 and higher education pioneers who are using Apple technology to transform...

Eric Blair is returning to The Hill. The 2001 William Jewell College alumnus has been hired as the founding vice president of enrollment and marketing, starting later this month. Blair currently serves as associate vice president for enrollment management at Park University. “Eric is a data-driven...

The Sunderland Foundation has provided a $5 million lead gift for construction of a new Center for Sports and Fitness at William Jewell College. The $20 million facility will serve as a multi-use space for NCAA Division II athletics, student recreation and college and community events. The Center...

The Hilltop Monitor, William Jewell College’s student newspaper, came out on top at the Missouri College Media Association awards. Jewell journalists took home 25 awards, including 10 first-place awardsand the Sweepstakes/Best Overall award at the annual MCMA conference in Springfield on April 13...

As president of one of the many, fine institutions of higher learning in greater Kansas City, I marvel at the recent scandal revealing that parents placed such a premium on so-called elite education that they bribed school officials to secure their children’s admission. Their actions reveal that,...

The Hall Family Foundation Summer Academic Enrichment Program has honored five students with awards between $4,500 and $5,000 to seize academic opportunities and prepare for post-graduate experiences. The program is unique to William Jewell, providing financial support for study abroad programs,...

Sports is excitement, drama and action. It's also physics, according to Dr. Blane Baker, Wallace A. Hilton Professor of Physics. Baker completed his book "Science in the Arena: Explanations and Analyses of Performances and Phenomena in Sport," which was published in January 2019 by Morgan and...

LIBERTY, Mo. — After four decades of service, William Jewell College head men’s basketball coach Larry Holley has announced that he will retire following the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season. There will be a formal recognition of Holley’s extraordinary career during his final home game, at 3 p.m...

Four Jewell debaters competed at the University of North Texas “Texas Two-Step” Jan. 3-7. The “swing” tournament challenges competitors with two complete tournaments and takes the place of a traditional mid-season tournament that was considered one of the most rigorous competitions of the year...

Thais Quiroga of La Paz, Bolivia, was one of 11 students worldwide selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Global Scholarship. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford England, finalists completed interviews in Oxford, and two recipients were awarded two years of funding at the University of Oxford...