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Tristan Smith

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Magdalen got a report card. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) examined 1,135 major colleges and universities in the country. Institutions earn a grade based on the degree to which they require students to take academic courses covering the broad sweep of the arts and sciences. Magdalen College was one of only seven...
Did you know that this autumn: 1) Magdalen launched ‘formal halls’ in the tradition of Oxford & Cambridge, 2) ACTA awarded our curriculum a perfect score, 3) the Magdalen College Choir sang at a Eucharistic revival and Minor League Baseball game, 4) Magdalen students assisted Mass with the Dominicans and Dartmouth students on the summit...
  On Sunday, October 9 Magdalen College was re-consecrated to the Blessed Trinity. Last year the original consecration occurred as the culminating event of our Welcome Weekend—a special gathering of faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, and prospective students that takes place each fall. As we welcomed over 100 guests to this year’s Welcome Weekend, we...
The Orthodox tradition speaks of “writing” rather than “painting” icons. Several Magdalen students and graduates recently enjoyed a fascinating opportunity to “Write the Light” in Greece. The occasion was the Summer Iconography School taught by renowned master iconographer Dr. George Kordis. Mrs. Keri Weidersphan, who teaches iconography at Magdalen, helped organize and run the event....
See what’s been happening at Magdalen this summer, including: 1) our wildly successful Summer Programs, 2) study abroad experiences in Spain and Greece, 3) a faculty-led intellectual retreat in NYC, 4) updates to our campus …and there’s lots more! Read now:
Read our special “Commencement Edition” newsletter and experience the following: 1) the sights and sounds of the 48th Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercises 2) the footsteps of our graduates as they step off the mountain into professional life 3) senior thesis: the culmination of four years of study 4) a joyous wedding celebration of two...
Father Paul Dumais, from my home state of Maine wrote, “One expression of the transformation made possible in Christ is an increased capacity for joy.” With Magdalen’s emphasis on the education of the whole person, that transformation in Christ is not just possible, it is evident! The capacity for joy was on full display when...
Read our new, expanded April newsletter and experience the following: 1) what it’s like to journey through Holy Week as a student  2) the teaching of a world-famous master of iconography  3) a review, in photos, of a student Shakespeare production 4) a high-stakes culinary competition  …and there’s lots more! Read now:  
  This past Holy Week, the Magdalen College Polyphony Choir traveled to the Cathedral of Saint Joseph to sing for the diocesan Chrism Mass. The Chrism Mass, occurring once a year as the Church is poised to enter the Sacred  Paschal Triduum, is one of the most solemn rites that takes place in a cathedral....
The liturgical cycle of the Church and of our collegiate community reaches its pinnacle during Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum. During this solemn time, all of our efforts combine to render our best gifts of beauty to God. The liturgies, their music, their images, and their profound meaning constitute some of the fondest memories...
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