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Campus living at Magdalen College offers students the opportunity to experience a close-knit community where life-long friendships develop and where the joyful pursuit of wisdom animates our life.

In our residential life, we learn together, pray together, relax together, and grow together through events sponsored by our student organizations – including dances, dinners, bonfires, sports, retreats, speakers, plays, concerts, and more. We seek out the beauty of New England through off-campus adventures and visits to local cultural sites. We offer student services and student policies to promote the health, safety, and success of all our students.

We invite you to join us in a community where the dignity of the human person–reflecting the created imago Dei–is always honored, where friendship and solidarity create an openness to others, and where caritas animates how we understand ourselves and guides us toward our highest ends.

Office of Student Life Contact Information

Staff:               Trae Bailey, Dean of Student Life
Phone:            (603) 456-4140
Email:             [email protected]

Student Life

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Trae Bailey
Trae Bailey M.A., Milligan College (Humanities) B.A., Virginia Tech (Interdisciplinary Studies)
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Happy Michaelmas! In honor of the Feast of the Archangels, we are pleased to share the Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel, sung by the Magdalen community at today’s Mass.

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Wednesday evenings are for Adoration at Magdalen. #adoration #Compline #blessedsacrament #magdalen #liberalarts #catholiceducation #50thanniversary #newmanguidecollege

Wednesday evenings are for Adoration at Magdalen.

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Several Magdalen students met Bishop Barron during his recent trip to Harvard University! They resonated deeply with his appreciation of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the subject of his address at Harvard‘s Memorial Church. #BishopBarron #wordonfire #magdalen #LiberalArts #newmanguidecollege #catholiceducation #50thanniversary

Several Magdalen students met Bishop Barron during his recent trip to Harvard University! They resonated deeply with his appreciation of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the subject of his address at Harvard‘s Memorial Church.

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What a gift he is to our Catholic Church! I am happy for you, Mary Grace🙏🏻🕊

What is a Catholic approach to alcohol? Listen to the latest episode of Magdalen‘s “From the Summit” podcast for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jared Staudt on fasting, feasting, friendship … and drinking for the glory of God. Listen at magdalen.edu/about/podcast. #alcohol #fasting #feasting #magdalen #podcasting #newmanguidecollege #catholiceducation #LiberalArts

What is a Catholic approach to alcohol? Listen to the latest episode of Magdalen‘s “From the Summit” podcast for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jared Staudt on fasting, feasting, friendship … and drinking for the glory of God. Listen at magdalen.edu/about/podcast.

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Magdalen students welcomed students from Dartmouth College for a brunch and hike up Mt. Kearsarge. Thanks to Fr. Timothy Danaher (Director of Aquinas House at Dartmouth) and Fr. Ethan Moore for celebrating Mass on top of the mountain.  #hiking #magdalen #50thanniversary #LiberalArts #newmanguidecollege #catholiceducation #nhmountainsImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

Magdalen students welcomed students from Dartmouth College for a brunch and hike up Mt. Kearsarge. Thanks to Fr. Timothy Danaher (Director of Aquinas House at Dartmouth) and Fr. Ethan Moore for celebrating Mass on top of the mountain. 

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Magdalen celebrated its first Oxford-style Formal Hall of the year. With a purple/pink sunset decorating the sky outside, students sang Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus” and listened to a fascinating presentation on Galileo’s trial. A truly stimulating evening!  #Galileo #palestrina #50thanniversary #magdalen #mountainview #truegoodbeautiful #catholiceducation #newmanguidecollegeImage attachment

Magdalen celebrated its first Oxford-style Formal Hall of the year. With a purple/pink sunset decorating the sky outside, students sang Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus” and listened to a fascinating presentation on Galileo’s trial. A truly stimulating evening!

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