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Musselman Library’s successful strategy to save on the cost of course materials was featured by Inside Higher Education (Photo by Diptiman Das ’27).

Between efforts to make student textbooks more affordable; an alumnus making their town just a bit kinder; and finding ways to bridge the gap between parents and teachers in evaluating student success, the Gettysburg College community’s commitment to social consciousness and goodwill shined through the headlines throughout the fall and early winter.

Check out some of the top media mentions during the fall and early winter:

Political Science Prof. Scott Boddery, who serves as Gettysburg’s pre-law advisor, meets with a student in his office in Glatfelter Hall. Boddery tracks his students’ law school placements by adding the schools’ logos to the whiteboard in his office.

Since 2017, Gettysburg College’s pre-law advising has garnered more student interest and attention from law schools that admit Gettysburg graduates into their programs.

Rahel Szalit-Marcus, “We’re Going to America,” illustration from Sholem Aleichem’s “Motl, the Cantor’s Son,” 1922. (lithograph)

During the spring 2024 semester, actor and producer Bo Brinkman is teaching Gettysburg students about the many facets of video production.

When you take a class at Gettysburg College, you never know who might end up standing in front of you as a guest lecturer or instructor. It could be an esteemed Civil War historian, a former federal government administrator, or in the case of a Cinema and Media Studies course on video production, an experienced filmmaker and actor.

East Asian Studies Chair Junjie Luo displays a Stole of Gratitude presented to him by Lucas Gaylor ’17.

Florence Ramond Jurney, a French and Francophone studies professor at Gettysburg College, was recently elected president of the Alliance Française de Frederick (AFF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the French language and Francophone culture.

English Prof. Joanne Myers is researching at the Palace Green Library, which is adjacent to Durham Cathedral and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Prof. Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams will serve a two-year term as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador (Photo by Shawna Sherrell).

Gettysburg College Public Policy Prof. Dave Powell advises a student during his office hours. (Photo by Jason Minick, Minick Photography)