Earlham College

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Earlham College

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Established

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1847

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School type

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Private, Coed

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President

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Douglas C. Bennett

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Location

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Richmond, IN, USA

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Richmond - IN - USA

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Enrollment

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1,190

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Faculty

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114

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Campus

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800 acres

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Sports

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16 Division III NCAA teams

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Website

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www.earlham.edu

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Earlham College is a highly selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. It was founded in 1847 and has about 1,200 students. Its current president is Doug Bennett. In keeping with Friends belief in equality, students address all faculty at Earlham by their first name, without the use of Doctor or Professor.

Related Topics:
Quaker - Liberal arts college - Richmond, Indiana - 1847

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Earlham College sits on an 800 acre campus, the majority of which is undeveloped forest and meadow. The undeveloped 'back campus' area is criss-crossed by trails for the enjoyment of the student body as well as serving as a readily accessible outdoor classroom for the biology and arts programs. Earlham is nationally recognized for its unique Biology, Japanese Studies, and Peace and Global Studies. Notably, Earlham ranks 8th in the nation (out of 1302 colleges and universities) in percentage of graduates who go on to receive a PhD in the Biological Sciences.

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Biology - Japanese - Peace and Global Studies

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Earlham also has an extensive Outdoor Education program. Tucked in Earlham's 'back campus' there is a high and low ropes challenge course. Earlham was one of the first colleges in the country to send students on wilderness backpacking trips or other outdoor adventures during freshman orientation. Today many colleges run such programs, something Earlham began in 1971. Earlham also has a state-of-the-art equestrian center that is student run.

Related Topics:
Wilderness backpacking - Equestrian

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With a student to faculty ratio of 10:1, a diverse student body and strong programs abroad, Earlham ranks high among liberal arts schools of its size. Earlham has sizable black and Jewish populations, as well as a large student population from outside the US. While students come from a range of ethnic groups, there is a noticable lack of American-born East and South Asian students. While there are small numbers of Catholics, Muslims, Evangelical Protestants, and Bahai students, many students affiliate with mainline protestant denominations.

Related Topics:
Liberal arts - Black - Jewish - Catholics - Muslims - Evangelical Protestants - Bahai - Mainline protestant

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Despite the small student population, Earlham College has a high number of off-campus programs. According to college statistics, nearly 65% of Earlham students go on a semester-length or longer off-campus program. In addition, there are a number of off-campus May Terms, with destinations both within the US and outside. Earlham has recently established a formal exchange program with Waseda University in Japan, which had existed informally for decades. Each year about a dozen students from each school experience a year of student life at the other university. In addition, Earlham College works with the SICE program in Morioka, Japan, a program in which about twelve to fourteen students teach English in grade schools in Morioka.

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Off-campus programs - May Terms - Waseda University - Japan - SICE - Morioka

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Earlham College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. Earlham is also a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference. While not an outstanding athletic school, Earlham has won its host of championships, most recently in men's cross country.

Related Topics:
Great Lakes Colleges Association - North Coast Athletic Conference - Cross country

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Earlham College is notable in that it has the only student-run Hash House Harriers running group, founded in 1989 and still continuing at present (2005). While only loosely connected with national organizations, the student group maintains weekly runs and has been described by visitors as the "Galapagos of Hashes" for the creativity and development of hashing practices. The Hash run takes place on the 'back campus' during all seasons. The "Hash" as it was known to students, was briefly suspended when a student died after suffering injuries during the run.

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