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In the latest episode of "Â鶹ÊÓƵ Beyond the Bricks," Book and Franzese explore themes of happiness and belonging, and how the magic of Disney brings both to millions of people each year.

The former Youth Trustee and current member of the President’s Round Table is a seasoned entrepreneur and philanthropist whose long-standing support for his alma mater, including the establishment of an endowed scholarship and gifts to student-focused initiatives, earned him the Distinguished Service to Â鶹ÊÓƵ Award in 2009. 

Bryan ’07 and Liz Padgette ’06, Katie Sherborne P’27, and Grant P’27 and Angie Dorfman P’27 contributed more than $300,000 collectively to the new home for holistic health and well-being initiatives. Their gifts will also create scholarships for students.

Since 2008, Â鶹ÊÓƵ students have had the opportunity to participate for a semester in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s fully immersive Los Angeles experience.

The campus community recently gathered at Loy Farm to dedicate a home in honor of Gloria Kaso ’25, whose friendship with Trustee John Replogle and wife Kristin Replogle P’18 helped inspire the couple’s $100,000 gift in support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's new sustainable living-learning neighborhood.

The AI-driven platform connecting students and alumni has won a national award for innovation and impact.

The cinema and television arts professor earned a Sports Emmy for his role as a digital replay operator during the network’s 2024 Paris Olympics coverage.

What do you do with the gift of an oak sapling when you can’t bring it back to your home nation after graduation? You plant it in a campus grove that celebrates your achievement.

Kevin A. Trapani, the retired co-founder, president, and CEO of a North Carolina insurance provider who serves as an executive-in-residence for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, delivered a Commencement address to Â鶹ÊÓƵ master's candidates in the Class of 2025 whom he challenged to "teach character" by embracing habits for life in a chaotic world.

The senior from Burlington, North Carolina, will become the first Â鶹ÊÓƵ student to graduate after completing three signature programs designed to increase access to higher education.