Earlham College

Earlham College this education is carried on with a concern for the world in which we live and for improving human society. The College strives to educate morally sensitive leaders for future generations. Therefore Earlham stresses global education, peaceful resolution of conflict, equality of persons, and high moral standards of personal conduct.

Earlham College is a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. It was founded in 1847 by the Quakers and has approximately 1,200 students. The current president is Douglas C. Bennett. In keeping with Friends’ belief in equality, everyone addresses each other at Earlham by his or her first name, without the use of titles such as “doctor” or “professor”; likewise, “freshmen” are referred to as “first year (student)(s)”.

Earlham College is listed in Loren Pope’s book, Colleges That Change Lives. In 2009, Forbes ranked it 91st of America’s Best Colleges.

Mission
The mission of Earlham College, an independent, residential college, is to provide the highest quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts, including the sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). A basic faith of Friends is that all truth is God’s truth; thus Earlham emphasizes: pursuit of truth, wherever that pursuit leads; lack of coercion, letting the evidence lead that search; respect for the consciences of others; openness to new truth and therefore the willingness to search; veracity, rigorous integrity in dealing with the facts; application of what is known to improving our world.

Courses Offered
Undegraduate Programs

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• English
• Human Development and Social Relations
• International Studies
• Journalism
• Music
• Peace and Global Studies
• Politics
• Psychology
• Religion
• Sociology/Anthropology
• Spanish and Hispanic Studies
• Theatre Arts

Graduate Programs

• Education

Contact Details
Earlham College
801 National Road West
Richmond, Indiana 47374-4095
1-800-327-5426
1-765-983-1200
Official Website: http://www.earlham.edu/