This semester has been unique for college students nationwide. As many schools remained online through the fall semester due to COVID-19, William Jewell College came back for in-person classes. As we near the end of the fall semester, students, staff and faculty alike have begun to wonder what the next…
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Jewell departments donate personal protective equipment to local hospitals
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and William Jewell College’s subsequent closure, College departments donated unused personal protective equipment (PPE) to area hospitals. In all, Jewell donated hospital beds, nitrile gloves, latex gloves, goggles, N95 masks, surgical face masks, disposable lab coats, Clorox wipes, caps and gowns from the…
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Jewell responds to murder of George Floyd and protests against police brutality
On May 25, 2020 George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a police officer who asphyxiated Floyd by kneeling on his neck for close to nine minutes. Floyd was arrested for alleged use of a counterfeit $20 bill. His murder was filmed and the video of the horrific…
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Jewell among first colleges in the nation to announce intentions to re-open in the fall
In an email sent to the campus community April 23, William Jewell College President Elizabeth MacLeod Walls announced that the College intends to open for the fall semester of 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement made Jewell among the first colleges and universities in the United…
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Town Hall: MacLeod Walls optimistic about upcoming HLC evaluation
Dressed in a blazer of the College’s signature crimson color, William Jewell College President Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls raised her arms as she opened the third Town Hall of the 2018-2019 school year with, “It’s a great day to be a Cardinal.” A good portion of Jewell faculty, students and…
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Increased endowment spending sparks changes at Jewell
William Jewell College is financially healthy, with an endowment of $62 million, a 4-1 endowment-to-debt ratio, healthy liquidity and clean audit reports. However, for the past 15 years, the College has spent more than it has made by pulling from its endowment. The industry standard for withdrawal from the principal…
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“It’s not a brand, it’s who we are”
William Jewell College was founded in 1849 as a private liberal arts institution. Since then, Jewell has been known to provide a liberal arts education “unmatched in the Midwest.” In 2017, Forbes magazine ranked Jewell as the #177 liberal arts college in the country. Despite these accolades, in July 2016 Jewell initiated…
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Inaugural Art Brings New Meaning to Ceremony
On Oct. 21, 2017, Elizabeth MacLeod Walls was officially inaugurated the 15th president of William Jewell College. The Inauguration began at 10:00 a.m. and included a performance by the William Jewell Concert Choir, the reading of an inaugural poem and a speech by President MacLeod Walls herself. Unlike past Jewell…
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A Year in Review with Dr. MacLeod Walls
With the William Jewell College Presidential Inauguration next month, the Hilltop Monitor decided to sit down with Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls to reflect on her first year at Jewell and discuss her priorities for the future. MacLeod Walls is finding Jewell to be a good fit for herself and her…
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