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contact Jeff Hodges, director of media relations, at jhodges@hollins.edu or
(540) 362-6503.
Hollins is featured among the country's
top colleges and universities in the 2007 edition of The Best
361 Colleges, published
by the Princeton Review. Hollins
students surveyed cited the university's
small classes, one-on-one instruction,
and great library. "The
small western Virginia school boasts
plenty of other assets as well, including 'a strong and well-known
internship program,'" the
review says. "The study abroad program is another winner.
Kaplan/Newsweek named Hollins "America’s Hottest
Riding School," and the designation was featured in a Roanoke
Times article as well as on WFIR Radio and in the magazine, The
Chronicle of the Horse. It was also noted in a New York
Times piece on college rankings.
Novelist Kiran Desai’s education in Hollins’ graduate
program in creative writing was noted in a New York
Times profile of the author. Desai recently won the United
Kingdom’s most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker
Prize for Fiction.
Hollins and President Nancy Gray were featured
in a Richmond Times-Dispatch story on Virginia’s four
women’s colleges. The article was also carried by the website
RedOrbit.
The purchase of land by a Hollins-led partnership to protect Tinker
Mountain, one of the Roanoke Valley’s most visible
landmarks, was featured in the
following media outlets across Virginia: The Roanoke Times (story and editorial);
WDBJ-TV (News 7); Blue Ridge Business Journal; The Daily
Press (Newport News); Richmond Times-Dispatch; Hopewell
News; Waynesboro News Virginian; Martinsville
Bulletin; Harrisonburg Daily News-Record; Covington
Virginian Review; Staunton News Leader; Danville
Register & Bee; Northern Virginia Daily; Potomac
News; and the Charlottesville Daily Progress.
An article on Seasonal Affective Disorder focusing on the research
of Psychology Professor Randy Flory appeared on
the websites of approximately 80 television stations across the
country, including stations in Atlanta, San Francisco, Cleveland,
Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Memphis, Syracuse, Albuquerque, Nashville,
Tucson, Norfolk, Richmond, and Roanoke. The article was also featured
on the websites Discovery Health, Health Day, Yahoo! News, Excite.com,
HealthScout, and 4Woman.gov.
An op-ed piece citing the continuing need for women’s colleges,
co-authored by President Gray and President Elisabeth
Muhlenfeld of Sweet Briar, was published in The Roanoke Times,
the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, and the Lynchburg News & Advance.
Ongoing coverage of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College’s
decision to go co-ed by the following
media outlets featured Hollins: The
Roanoke Times; WDBJ-TV (News 7); WVTF Public Radio; The New
York Times; The Washington Post; Richmond Times-Dispatch; Lynchburg
News & Advance; Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star.
Candice Dalton ’07 was profiled in The
Roanoke Times’ Neighbors section for her internship
with the Office of Management
and Budget at the White House this summer.
Michael Gettings, associate professor of philosophy,
was interviewed by WDBJ-TV (News
7) about the proposed marriage amendment on Virginia’s ballot
this fall.
News 7 (WDBJ-TV) featured Hollins students in
a multi-part story on identity theft and computer security.
The Roanoke Times and WSLS-TV (Newschannel 10) covered
the rededication of Hollins’ historic Beale Garden.
The Roanoke Times and WDBJ-TV (News 7) covered the installation
of an exhibit by sculptor Chakaia Booker at the Eleanor
D. Wilson Museum.
The Cans Across America food drive, in which Sodexho-affiliated
colleges and universities across the country (including Hollins)
attempted to set the Guinness World Record for the largest food
drive by a non-charitable organization in a 24-hour period, was
covered by WDBJ-TV (News 7), WSLS-TV (Newschannel 10), and WSET-TV
(News 13).
Amanda Cockrell,
director of the children’s
literature program, was quoted in an article on the Harry
Potter phenomenon in The Minnesota Daily, the University
of Minnesota’s student-produced newspaper.
The Blue Ridge Business Journal featured Hollins in
a piece on pandemic flu preparedness.
President Nancy Gray’s op-ed on the proposed change
in how the federal government gathers
information from colleges and universities appeared in The Roanoke Times.
Jong Ra, professor of political science, was interviewed
about nuclear testing in North Korea by WSLS-TV (Newschannel 10),
WRC-TV (NBC 4) in Washington, D.C., and WDEL Radio in Wilmington,
Del.
Bella magazine featured a profile of several students in Hollins’ Horizon
program.
Hollins was featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s
annual School and College Guide,
including a mention of the start of a community garden on campus.
Julie Pfeiffer, associate professor of English,
was quoted in an article on The Chronicles of Narnia that
was published by the Vancouver Sun and the Ottawa Citizen,
two of Canada’s largest daily newspapers.
Hollins’ annual Tinker Day celebration was
covered by The Roanoke Times and WDBJ-TV (News 7).
Amy Moore, director of scholarships and financial
assistance, was interviewed for a Roanoke Times story on
the increase in federal student loan interest rates.
Caroline Hipple ’77 was profiled in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution for her work as president and COO of
Atlanta-based Storehouse Furniture.
In a roundup of upcoming literary festivals in the D.C. area, The
Washington Post noted the annual Hollins Literary
Festival, scheduled for March 10.
A Roanoke Times story on dorm room decorating featured Hollins
student Arielle Reizner.
The Blue Ridge Business Journal noted the Batten
Leadership Institute’s new program for mid-career
and emerging professional women in
business.
Carol Curtis Stevens’ induction into the Hollins
Athletic Hall of Fame was noted in The Annapolis (Md.) Capital.
The Roanoke Times noted Hollins’ acceptance of
a Campus
Heritage Grant for $130,000 from the Getty Trust to preserve
historic buildings and landscapes. The grant was also mentioned
in The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Art Museum Network News.
The Roanoke Times, the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
WVEC-TV in Norfolk, and the Lynchburg News and Advance reported
on Hollins’ commitment to remaining single-sex
in the aftermath of Randolph-Macon
Woman’s College’s
announcement that it is considering
becoming coeducational.
Hollins grads Jessica Manack and Erin
Wommack’s art button-making business was featured
in a Detroit Free Press story on the Detroit Urban
Craft Fair, where they were exhibiting their work.
U.S. News & World Report's Web site ranks
Hollins' creative writing graduate program 20th in its list
of America's Best Graduate Schools. The ranking is determined
by questionnaires sent to deans, top administrators, and senior
faculty at other universities offering M.A. programs in creative
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