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May

Sweet Briar professor’s critically acclaimed novel a finalist for People’s Choice Award

May 18, 2017

Sweet Briar’s new computer science program receives SACSCOC approval

May 17, 2017

Sweet Briar’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter welcomes new members

May 15, 2017

Against predictions, sun shines on Sweet Briar’s 108th commencement

May 13, 2017

Awards Convocation celebrates exceptional achievement among seniors

May 12, 2017

Riding program honors students with annual awards

May 10, 2017

Faculty, employees establish White & Case Award to recognize pro bono work

May 9, 2017

Friends of Art awards internship prizes to two Sweet Briar students

May 5, 2017

Standout Vixen athletes honored at annual banquet

May 4, 2017

Biology student’s pioneering spirit earns first research award from Centra

May 3, 2017

From Pannell to Peace Corps: Honors student seizes Sweet Briar opportunities and finds her calling for international aid work

May 2, 2017

From NAFTA to nanostructures: Sweet Briar announces 2017 Honors Summer Research fellows

May 1, 2017

April

Summer Explore Engineering Design Course for High School Girls is taking applications

April 27, 2017

ANRC teams return from strong week at national finals

April 26, 2017

Friends of Art student prizes awarded to outstanding writer, painter and songwriter

April 26, 2017

Sweet Briar named Top Adventure College among small schools

April 25, 2017

Budding scientist finds perfect chemistry at Sweet Briar, presents research at national conference

April 25, 2017

Campus and Amherst communities honor Sweet Briar’s president at farewell festival

April 24, 2017

Uniting Skiffle: Two cultures come together through music

April 21, 2017

SGA president to perform in senior recital

April 20, 2017

Sweet Briar to host Girls on the Run of Central Virginia for semiannual 5K

April 20, 2017

‘Sweet Spring Voices’ on tap in upcoming choir concert

April 18, 2017

Sweet Briar breaks ground on new tennis courts

April 17, 2017

Student director uses play to deliver message — and learns nuts and bolts of theater production

April 14, 2017

Sweet Briar inducts 2017 Athletics and Riding Hall of Famers

April 11, 2017

Sweet Briar board to host Phil Stone Farewell Food Truck Festival

April 10, 2017

‘Joyful Noise’ features music and dance to poetry-inspired student compositions

April 7, 2017

Sweet Briar riders shine at 2017 ODAC Championships

April 7, 2017

Sweet Briar professor on post-‘Brexit’ possibilities

April 6, 2017

Trinidad’s Skiffle Steel Orchestra returns to Sweet Briar for concert, student workshops

April 5, 2017

Sweet Briar grad is a 2017 Small Business Person of the Year

April 5, 2017

College looks ahead to eventful weekend

April 3, 2017

Spring Dance Concert offers joyful sneak peek at student compositions

April 2, 2017

March

Virtual and physical worlds meet in senior art majors’ exhibit at Sweet Briar

March 31, 2017

Sweet Briar donors commit $5 million, launching Phillip C. Stone Legacy Challenge

March 30, 2017

Sweet Briar College awards 2017 Presidential Medal to Camp Hill senior for service and leadership

March 30, 2017

Pannell Scholar captures firsthand glimpse of World War II history

March 29, 2017

President’s gift of music is tribute to Sweet Briar faculty — and to the liberal arts

March 25, 2017

Local pianist performs Beethoven sonatas at Sweet Briar’s Gager Concert

March 24, 2017

Sweet Briar students advocate for the arts in Capitol, rub elbows with Big Bird’s friends in D.C. streets

March 23, 2017

Board of directors recognizes faculty excellence

March 22, 2017

Makayla Benjamin qualifies for regionals as IHSA team finishes strong

March 21, 2017

Women poets wrap up Writers Series at Sweet Briar

March 21, 2017

‘Lost and Found’ to highlight women’s health through theater

March 20, 2017

Sweet Briar will celebrate riding and history at its 90th Annual Horse Show

March 17, 2017

Smithsonian curator of political history to speak at Sweet Briar on youth vote

March 16, 2017

Sweet Briar again smashes March giving goals

March 16, 2017

NFHCA taps three Sweet Briar players for academic achievement

March 16, 2017

Amherst art teachers show works at Sweet Briar

March 15, 2017

Sweet Briar riders look ahead to IHSA regionals, on-campus ANRC events

March 14, 2017

Sweet Briar Theatre’s ‘Shrek’ is vivid, musical fun for family audiences

March 10, 2017

IHSA recognizes 1971 Sweet Briar grad with Lifetime Achievement Award

March 9, 2017

Sweet Briar invites high school girls to second Explore Environmental Science Weekend

March 8, 2017

Cultural anthropologist and novelist to address life for women in today’s Morocco

March 7, 2017

Poet Molly Brown comes back to Amherst for reading of her first book — which hits close to home

March 6, 2017

Sweet Briar launches Explore Computer Science Weekend for High School Girls

March 3, 2017

Sweet Briar community crushes one-day giving goal

March 2, 2017

College marks ‘Day of Giving,’ celebrates another year of successes

March 1, 2017

February

College declares March Sweet Briar Forever Month for second year

February 28, 2017

Sweet Briar IHSA team finishes regular season on high notes

February 27, 2017

Sweet Briar holds town hall meeting

February 25, 2017

Googler spotlights the meaning of work at second annual engineering banquet

February 24, 2017

Search engine ranks Sweet Briar No. 12 among Virginia schools based on website popularity

February 24, 2017

Sweet Briar engineering grad among 2016 NAYGN Excellence Award winners

February 22, 2017

IHSA team finishes fourth at Bridgewater

February 21, 2017

Babcock Season act Zeitgeist blends new and traditional chamber music

February 20, 2017

Sweet Briar announces 2017 Athletics and Riding Hall of Fame inductees

February 17, 2017

Senior dance majors showcase works as they prepare for bigger stages

February 17, 2017

Sweet Briar president, board to hold 2017 town hall meeting on Feb. 25

February 16, 2017

Kathryn Thornton, veteran of four space shuttle flights, to speak at Sweet Briar College’s 2017 commencement

February 15, 2017

Sweet Briar riders compete at Randolph and Hollins

February 14, 2017

Sweet Briar to host March open houses for high school seniors, transfers and adult students

February 14, 2017

Gospel Fest, MLK book discussion to mark Black History Month at Sweet Briar

February 13, 2017

Writers Series opens with NYC-based essayist Garnette Cadogan

February 8, 2017

Sweet Briar College names Meredith Woo as next president

February 6, 2017

History echoes in UVa art professor Pam Pecchio’s Sweet Briar show

February 3, 2017

Sweet Briar faculty present two of four foreign policy lectures in annual ‘Great Decisions’ series

February 2, 2017

Sweet Briar to host Google-sponsored National Engineers Week Banquet, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

February 1, 2017

January

Gager Concert Series at Sweet Briar opens with flute and cello

January 30, 2017

Sweet Briar mourns Shirley P. Reid, namesake of SGA’s employee excellence award

January 28, 2017

Local art teachers show paintings, ceramics and sculptures at Sweet Briar

January 26, 2017

Sweet Briar swimmers honored as Scholar All-America team

January 25, 2017

Former longtime classics professor Reynold Burrows dies at 95

January 25, 2017

Sweet Briar makes ScholarMatch’s 2016 Honor Roll of best colleges nationwide for low-income students

January 24, 2017

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance brings air show to Sweet Briar stage

January 23, 2017

Sweet Briar exhibit tells College history through 116 artifacts

January 22, 2017

Five things to do at Sweet Briar this winter

January 20, 2017

Sweet Briar ranks among best schools in U.S. for student loan repayment success, according to report

January 19, 2017

In ‘Dressing Miss Daisy,’ student curator and exhibit subject share a passion

January 11, 2017

Sweet Briar swimmer shows what ‘tough’ means

January 10, 2017

Spring 2017 Explore Engineering Weekend for High School Girls is taking applications

January 9, 2017

New Year’s message from President Stone

January 5, 2017

Harris Corporation recognizes Sweet Briar grad Meagan Bell as ‘10 Under 10’ honoree

January 5, 2017