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Olin College named one of Fiske’s 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

Fiske Guide to Colleges has designated Olin College of Engineering one of the 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

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Taking a Systems Engineering Approach to Equitable Health Care

It will take a systems engineering approach to develop the solutions to current health disparities stemming from racism, writes Olin College President Gilda A. Barabino and co-author in the American Scientist.

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President Barabino Co-Authors New Research on Dissociation of Tissues.

President Gilda A. Barabino has co-authored new research published in the leading multidisciplinary science journal, Nature Scientific Reports. The article shares science behind the researchers U.S. patent.

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STORY: Partnership Sparked Through Sketch Model Summer Studio is Off-Broadway Bound

A partnership sparked through Olin's Sketch Model Summer Studio is now Off-Broadway bound, with Jonathan Adler's co-written play, “A Variant Strain” making it's debut this summer.

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BizJournals: Two Years in, President Barabino 'Works to Boost Diversity, Inclusion'

'The Business Journals' just published an interview with Olin College of Engineering President Gilda A. Barabino, highlighting her work to boost diversity and inclusion at Olin, and in the fields of science and engineering.

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Beverly Wyse P’15 Named Olin College Board Chair

Beverly Wyse P’15 has been named Chair of the Olin College Board of Trustees. Her tenure began in October 2021 following the retirement of longtime Chair Ken Stokes P’12.

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Dr. Michael Sorrell, Visionary President of Paul Quinn College, will be Olin College’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, will address the Class of 2022 at Olin College’s seventeenth Commencement on May 15, 2022.

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Olin College Tops New List of Colleges by Earnings

According to the latest College Scorecard released by the U.S. Department of Education this week, Olin College alumni earn a median salary of almost $133,000 ten years after starting college.

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Announcing the Launch of Olin’s Redesigned Website

Olin College of Engineering is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website on January 24, 2022.

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Jamie O’Brien ’22 Receives Society for Humanistic Anthropology Award

Jamie O’Brien ’22 has been awarded the 2021 SHA President’s Award for Undergraduate Student Writing by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology (SHA).

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Frances Haugen '06, alumna, appearing before Congress in 2021

The education of Frances Haugen: The Washington Post

The Washington Post reports on Frances Haugen's Senate subcommittee hearing on October 5, 2021; also covering how Haugen learned to use data as a weapon from her years in tech.

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Olin College professor remembers Facebook whistleblower: The Boston Globe

In this October 4, 2021 The Boston Globe article, Olin College professor Debbie Chachra remembers Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen '06, as a bright, committed student.

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Boston tech wonders what’s next for Facebook: The Boston Globe

In the wake of the Facebook whistleblowing, Professor Rob Martello tells The Boston Globe that engineers cannot simply focus on creating products anymore; they must weigh the ethical implications of what they create.

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Frances Haugen '06 Reveals Herself as Facebook Whistleblower on 60 Minutes

In a 60 Minutes interview on October 3, 2021, Olin College alumna Frances Haugen '06 revealed herself as the Facebook Whistleblower and said she shared Facebook documents “to make Facebook better."

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Sara Hendren, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Humanities and Design.

Hendren Wins 2021 Science in Society Journalism Award

Sara Hendren has won a 2021 Science in Society Journalism Award from the National Association of Science Writers for her 2020 Penguin Random House book, “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World.”

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Olin Ranked No. 3 in 2022 Undergraduate Engineering by U.S. News & World Report

Olin College of Engineering is ranked No. 3 in the nation among undergraduate engineering programs. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Olin has ranked third among accredited undergraduate engineering programs in a survey of deans and senior faculty at U.S. engineering schools.