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Water's Hand

Water's Hand

Inside Art 350, where studying art history reveals insights about our changing climate.

How Bill Naito Reshaped Portland Books, Film, Music

How Bill Naito Reshaped Portland

As confidence in downtown crumbled, Naito stepped up as a civic leader and revived the city he called home.

A Repository of Human History Books, Film, Music

A Repository of Human History

The D.C. alumni chapter toured a rare book library with head curator Leslie Overstreet ’71.

Discovery’s Edge Sciences

Discovery’s Edge

Reed scientists revolutionize our understanding of land, sea, space, and the human body.

Arts & Humanities

March 06, 2025

The Library Is the Beating Heart of Reed College

President Bilger and Reed library leaders discuss the impact of the campus hub.

March 10, 2025

Nina Simone’s Gum

Religion 363 students seek to answer: How does a thing like, say, a piece of gum, transform into a religious artifact?

March 12, 2025

Finding the Words

In 2024, Aidan Mokalla ’25 traveled to Tajikistan to study Persian as part of the Critical Language Scholarship program.

Living Laboratory March 11, 2025

Living Laboratory

Fall snapshots from Reed’s Environmental Humanities initiative where community, place, and scholarship converge to solve pressing issues of our time.

Inside Art 350, where studying art history reveals insights about our changing climate. March 07, 2025

Water's Hand

Inside Art 350, where studying art history reveals insights about our changing climate.

Sciences

March 19, 2025

Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

The award honors junior faculty members who display exceptional potential.

December 05, 2024

Discovery’s Edge

Reed scientists revolutionize our understanding of land, sea, space, and the human body.

December 05, 2024

Climbing to a New World

Could old-growth forest canopies hold the secret to keeping biodiversity, and our planet, intact? Botanist Steve Sillett ’89 has been researching up in the trees to find out.

Ghost Trees December 05, 2024

Ghost Trees

Reed biology students have been scouring the Portland area for hybrid oak trees. Their journey could reshape the way we see our ecosystem.

Susan Rickards ’90 is a science teacher by day and a marine mammal researcher in any spare moment. December 05, 2024

In the Classroom and Out at Sea

Susan Rickards ’90 is a science teacher by day and a marine mammal researcher in any spare moment.

Reed Community

March 19, 2025

Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

The award honors junior faculty members who display exceptional potential.

March 06, 2025

The Library Is the Beating Heart of Reed College

President Bilger and Reed library leaders discuss the impact of the campus hub.

March 12, 2025

Finding the Words

In 2024, Aidan Mokalla ’25 traveled to Tajikistan to study Persian as part of the Critical Language Scholarship program.

Going Beyond “Sink or Swim” March 12, 2025

Going Beyond “Sink or Swim”

Martha Darling ’66 & husband Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD, donate $10 million to reimagine student success for Reedies.

A game of Survivor and a deep-dive into James Joyce's explicit literary output were just a couple classes featured this year. March 12, 2025

Peek into Paideia 2025

A game of Survivor and a deep-dive into James Joyce's explicit literary output were just a couple classes featured this year.