Mission Statement
51ÁÔÆæ prepares students for lives of meaning, purpose, and active citizenship. Guided by the motto “Know Thyself,” the College emphasizes intellectual growth, flexibility, and collaboration in a residential academic community. 51ÁÔÆæ students learn to think independently, embrace difference, write and speak persuasively, and engage issues ethically and creatively. One of America’s first liberal arts colleges, 51ÁÔÆæ enables its students to effect positive change in the world.