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By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Centre College has long set the standard across the country for study abroad programs. From China to England, students who attend the small liberal arts college in central Kentucky can choose between eight different semester abroad programs that provide travelers with a university experience like no other in […]

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR The close-knit environment of a small liberal arts school is something many students and faculty will point to in their explanation of an institution’s success. And indeed with 98 percent of Centre College students living in on-campus housing, the college community is structurally inclined to foster a cohesive […]

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Being an institution that is rapidly approaching its bicentennial, Centre College is no stranger to the annals of American history. Home to numerous buildings that were built well before the turn of the twentieth century, and supplemented by Danville’s awareness of and concern for historical preservation, the Kentucky college […]

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR It’s a topic that’s on every parent’s mind–how will I be able to afford college for my child? “Here at Centre College we’ve taken steps to alleviate some of these concerns,” Dean of Student Life Randy “Savage” Hays. “Most people know that a strong majority of students are on some […]

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Centre College has long been a standard bearer in learning across the globe. As their website proudly states, Centre is “a national leader in international education.” Indeed, with an impressive 85 percent of students having studied abroad, the liberal arts college has a right to be proud of its […]

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR “There’s a little college down in Kentucky which in 60 years has graduated more men who have acquired prominence and fame than has Princeton in her 150 years.” – Woodrow Wilson So goes the quote that has kept the “little college down in Kentucky” flaming for decades. Centre College, […]