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Changes to tutoring aim to make quality help more accessible for students

18 September 2020
Michaela Esau
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The Academic Achievement Center at William Jewell College has switched to using an outside online platform for tutoring services as opposed to having college students…

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Jewell celebrates class of 2020 with in-person graduation ceremony

18 September 2020
Catherine Dema
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On Sept. 12, William Jewell College hosted a socially-distanced commencement convocation for the graduated class of 2020 on Greene Field. Due to COVID-19, the graduation…

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Jewell named Kindest School by Synergy Services

18 September 2020
Agatha Echenique
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On Aug. 8, 2020, William Jewell College was named “Kindest School” during the 30th Annual Kansas Citian Awards hosted by Synergy Services, a non-profit organization…

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Hurricane Laura hits southern coast

18 September 2020
Krista Halstead
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The first major hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Laura, has wreaked havoc across the southern coast of the U.S. Louisiana and Texas received…

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Black Lives Matter: Large corporations choose to regulate their employees’ attire

18 September 2020
Sydney Bass
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Many corporations across the United States have recently decided to use their platform to either support or regulate the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. For…

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COVID Week 1 Update: We Survived

11 September 2020
Madison Carroll Porth
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William Jewell College started its first week of school Aug. 26 with mostly in-person classes for the fall semester. Prior to starting school, the College…

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Jewell cuts 2021-2022 tuition by 45% to increase price transparency

10 September 2020
Catherine Dema and Christina Kirk
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On the morning of Aug. 31, William Jewell College students received individualized letters from Eric Blair, vice president of enrollment and marketing, alerting them to…

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Jewell introduces new laundry and streaming services to improve student quality of life

22 August 2020
Trent Brink
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Ernie Stufflebean, associate dean of students and director of residence life, is leading an effort to improve quality of life elements as part of the…

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Jewell welcomes 30 new hires for fall semester

22 August 2020
Christina Kirk
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William Jewell College is welcoming 30 new employees to the Hill as students return for the 2020 fall semester. Keep reading for a list of…

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