Active Professional Football Player to Lead Blackburn’s Newest NCAA Division III Program as Recruiting Begins this Fall Blackburn College has hired Stephanie Aragon as the first head coach of its […]
The Endeavor Lab Colleges—a national consortium of 10 small liberal arts colleges, including Blackburn College—has completed the first phase of its groundbreaking initiative to enhance student mental health and well-being. The […]
Blackburn College has named senior Darius Duff, of Waukegan, Illinois, as its 2025-2026 Student Marshal. Selected each year by faculty, the title of Student Marshal is the highest honor achieved […]
Momentum Builds as Distinctive Model Combining Valuable Degrees, Real-World Skills, and Lower Student Debt Attracts More Students Blackburn College is heading into the 2025–2026 academic year with impressive enrollment gains […]
Blackburn College is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Beeler to the faculty as a tenure-track Professor in the Department of Business and Economics. Professor Beeler brings over 15 […]
Blackburn College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jean Bradley to the faculty, bringing with her a distinguished record of academic scholarship, professional expertise, and impactful teaching in […]
Blackburn College is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Chloe Cardosi to the Department of English. Dr. Cardosi joined Blackburn in January 2025 as a specialist in rhetoric and […]
President Larry K. Lee and alumnus Lou Liay ’54, the former director of the Illinois Alumni Association, joined “Penny for Your Thoughts” (The News Gazette; WDWS 93.9 FM | 1400 […]
Blackburn College has received a $10,000 grant from the EIIA Risk Management Foundation to support a maintenance initiative that will improve sidewalks around the College’s historic Dawes Gymnasium. This project […]
Blackburn College is proud to announce the appointment of Megan Hutchens, a dedicated and student-centered educator, to its faculty. With over 15 years of experience in physical education, health curriculum […]