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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...

William Jewell College has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester. The honor recognizes students with a grade-point average of 3.7 or above enrolled in at least 14 hours.

U.S. News & World Report has tabbed William Jewell College among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges. The magazine placed Jewell in a tie for 155th among national liberal arts schools. U.S. News & World Report has been ranking colleges and universities since 1983. Schools are placed...

William Jewell College placed near the top third of the country’s best 968 colleges and universities according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. Jewell ranked 372nd on the overall list and also ranked in the top 100 of the Midwest region. Jewell ranked in the top 30 percent of...

Washington Monthly has recognized William Jewell College among the top colleges in the country for its impact on the public good. In its 2018 College Guide and Rankings, Washington Monthly ranked Jewell No. 86 among liberal arts schools for the performance of first-generation college students and...

William Jewell College has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the nation’s best colleges. Jewell was ranked on the 2018 America’s Top Colleges list, while also placing inside the top 350 on the magazine’s private colleges list, the top 175 on the liberal arts universities list, and the...

If anyone knows value, it’s Money magazine. And Money has chosen William Jewell for a spot on its list of the 727 Best Colleges in America for Your Money. The magazine analyzed more than 1,500 schools across 26 factors, broadly weighted into three categories: quality of education, affordability and...

William Jewell College was named to The Princeton Review’s 2019 edition of the top 384 colleges and universities. The college also found a place on the Best Midwestern Schools list and the Colleges that Pay You Back list, which acknowledges value and the best return on tuition investment through...