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Linfield University to host Opening Convocation Aug. 22

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Linfield University will host its 2025 Opening Convocation from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22 on the Commencement Green at the McMinnville campus. The featured speaker is Dr. Trevor Phillips ’96, an emergency physician, health care advocate and former member of the Salem City Council. At Linfield, Phillips majored in biology, earned three minors and graduated magna cum … [Read more...] about Linfield University to host Opening Convocation Aug. 22

Linfield president touts liberal arts

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Reprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Starla Pointer, August 27, 2018. Most of Linfield College’s new students — about 375, including both freshmen and transfers — attended the traditional opening convocation Friday along with parents, staff and other college community members. Classes started Monday. Linfield’s new president, Miles Davis, opened his part of the … [Read more...] about Linfield president touts liberal arts

Convocation address to answer ‘Why we need liberal arts education more than ever’ 

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Miles K. Davis, Linfield College president, will present the keynote address at opening convocation on Friday, Aug. 24, at 9:30 a.m. in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium at Linfield. The talk is entitled “Why we need liberal arts education more than ever.”   … [Read more...] about Convocation address to answer ‘Why we need liberal arts education more than ever’