Op-Ed: In tumultuous times, women are leading the way

President Hutson shares why now is great time to be a college president.

SBC Launches Accelerated Path to UVA’s Master of Engineering

Through UVAccelerate, Sweet Briar engineering students can get a jump start on a graduate degree.  

Alma Ensemble Performance Features Female Composers

Instrumentalist trio from Roanoke performs Mahler, Tailleferre, and Coleman.

a brick bell tower with daffodils and irises out of focus in the foreground

Sweet Briar Celebrates Ninth Annual March Days of Giving

Sweet Briar College met all fundraising goals for March Days of Giving in 2024.

Sweet Briar students at a bladesmithing competition

Bladesmithing Students Forge Ahead

Sweet Briar students faced off against international competition in their quest to craft a handmade sword.

Tori Murden McClure, explorer and president of Spalding University

Noted Explorer to Speak at Sweet Briar College Commencement

Tori Murden McClure will address the Sweet Briar College Class of 2024 at the College’s 115th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.

Katherine Williams, CEO Framatome

Framatome CEO to speak at National Engineers Week Banquet

Katherine Williams, CEO of Framatome, will provide the keynote address at the annual banquet co-sponsored by the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance and Sweet Briar College.

Former Sweet Briar College President Meredith Woo (right) with portrait artist Joshua LaRock.

Sweet Briar Unveils Presidential Portrait of Meredith Woo

Damarys Rodrigues '24 looks at artwork by Ana Maria Pacheco in the Sweet Briar collection, January 2024.

Sharing HERspective: Discovering Latino artists in the Sweet Briar art collection

How an internship in the Sweet Briar galleries inspired further research.

Sweet Briar College Students to Deliberate “Ethics and the Environment”

Students prepare to compete in the annual VFIC Ethics Bowl.

Author and activist Rita Mae Brown answers questions from the audience.

Bestselling author Rita Mae Brown encourages trust, sharing and change for the future

Leadership Core class invites author and activist to campus

Lina Zylla presents one of her film trailers at the VCCA Salon held October 4, 2023.

VCCA Salon Series speakers delight with performance art

Using storytelling and sound art to create meaning for audiences.

The campus of Sweet Briar College.

Mary Pope Hutson Named 14th President of Sweet Briar College

Professor Tracy Chapman Hamilton presents Redrawing Boundaries: Documenting, Visualizing and Mapping Medieval Gender.

The paths of medieval women are the focus of Sweet Talks

Researching and mapping medieval women artists and patrons.

the bell tower at Sweet Briar College in summer

Two New Members Join Board of Directors

Two Sweet Briar alumnae were elected during the October meeting.

Students at the VFIC leadership conference.

Sharing HERspective: Embodying Authentic Leadership at the VFIC Women’s Leadership Development Summit

Sharing HERspective: Embracing the transformative power of constructive dialogue

Recent training session leaves a lasting impact on Sweet Briar student Bivushi Timilsina ’27.

Author Kristina Gaddy talks with students after her presentation at the Writers Series event on October 10, 2023.

Sweet Briar connection shares hidden history of the banjo

Latest Writers Series event provides an in-depth look at narrative nonfiction.

Students rehearse for production of The Tempest.

Final preparations are underway for an innovative performance of The Tempest

Over 50 students are adding their creativity, joy and talent to the production.

Joshua Wheeler, Assistant Professor of Political Science, gives a presentation on women's rights during Constitution Week 2023.

Constitution Week Presentation Focuses on Women’s Rights

“The Evolution of Women’s Rights Under the U.S. Constitution”

Kala Bonner, PhD, shares research on cancer cells.

Sweet Talks provides details of cancer research

The Impact of Microtubule Actin Crosslinking Factor 1

   Bivushi Timilsina '27 at the Women Impact Virginia Summit 2023 in Roanoke VA.

Sharing HERspective: My experience at the Women Impact Virginia Summit 2023

Sweet Briar student Bivushi Timilsina shares her perspective on the Women Impact Virginia Summit 2023 recently held in Roanoke.

Lynn Emanuel and Maggie Anderson, Writers Series presenters, September 19, 2023

Two friends open the 2023-24 Writers Series with their poetry

Sweet Briar event provides them with their first reading together.

Students lay daisies on Monument Hill during Founders' Day celebration.

Founders’ Day events provide a time to honor the past and shape the future

First year student, Bivushi Timilsina, shares her reflections of her first Founders’ Day weekend. 

Sweet Briar College engineering students use a computer guided mill

Engineering Program Renews ABET Accreditation

Awake in the Dark, 2021 Hollis Hammonds and Sasha West

VCCA Salon Series begins new season with music and art

Artists in residence share work steeped in rich personal and cultural history. 

Professor Powell instructs her Agriculture Operations class as they start to fill their learning rows with plants in the SBC greenhouse, ...

Professor Lisa Powell wins national award in environmental science

Award recognizes her outstanding accomplishments and promising future.

Feelings captured from the audience during the Open Dialogue session on Understanding Identity, September 1, 2023.

First Open Dialogue session provides understanding of identity

Sharing more about oneself can bring out a wide range of emotions and feelings.

Students learn more about campus organizations at annual Quad Rocks.

Inter-Club Council welcomes all students during Quad Rocks

Quad Rocks is a great way for students to explore ways they can become involved on campus. 

Sweet Briar announces 2023-24 Writers Series schedule

Novelists, poets, and memoirists will share their work during the academic year.

Sweet Briar students attend Opening Convocation, August 21, 2023

Courageous mission inspires new academic year

The Sweet Briar community gathered on Monday, August 21, to celebrate the 118th academic session.

Cindy Peterson

Admissions Team Welcomes New Leadership

Professor Fink with ecology students in 2019.

Champion of nature retires from Sweet Briar

Professor Linda Fink is honored by the College community after 33 years of service. 

Members of the Sweet Briar College Board of Directors Elizabeth Aycock '96 and Peter Bryan.

Sweet Briar Board Welcomes New Members

Elizabeth Aycock ’96 and Peter Bryan have joined the Sweet Briar College Board of Directors

Sweet Briar College Student Olivia Heffernan studies in the library.

Unraveling Ancient Mystery Cults

Olivia Heffernan’s summer research project investigated the influence of the mystery cults of Aphrodite, Isis, and Hecate.

the bell tower at Sweet Briar College in summer

Sweet Briar College exceeds all financial goals for the 2022-2023 fiscal year

Student June Alomari working in the science lab.

Protein Suppression in Ovarian Cancer

Two Sweet Briar students have been conducting summer honors research on how suppressing a certain protein may affect cancer cells.

Ana Patino in the engineering lab.

Testing the Insulating Properties of 3D Printing Materials

International student Ana Patino is analyzing the insulating properties of various 3D printing materials under different environmental conditions.

Sweet Briar Summer: Arts and Writing Retreat

Sweet Briar retreat welcomes creative minds to campus

An immersive experience was how one participant described the inaugural Sweet Briar Summer: Arts and Writing Retreat, which took place on campus from June 22–25. 

Student Audrey Flattich studies in the library at Sweet Briar College.

The Science and Business of Virginia Wine

Audrey Flattich, a rising sophomore from Statesboro, Georgia, is spending the summer at Sweet Briar College studying the Virginia wine industry.

“Easy Beauty” Named the Common Read

Sweet Briar College’s 2023-24 Common Read is Easy Beautyby Chloé Cooper Jones. This powerful memoir is a moving account of the author’s journey through life in a body that is different.

Convocation at Sweet Briar College Reunion 2023.

Alumnae Awards Presented at 2023 Reunion

Hundreds gathered on campus during Reunion Weekend to celebrate Sweet Briar College and two particularly amazing alumnae.

Sweet Briar College celebrates 114th Commencement (photo by Cassie Foster Evans).

114th commencement celebrates the Class of 2023

Fortunately for those in attendance, the rain never fell as Sweet Briar College held its 114th Commencement on May 13, 2023.

Keynote speaker Thirii Myint

Sweet Briar Summer: Arts and Writing Retreat announces inaugural keynote speaker Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint

Sweet Briar College is pleased to announce that award-winning novelist and memoirist Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint will give the keynote speech at the 2023 Sweet Briar Summer: Arts and Writing Retreat being held on campus, June 22-25, 2023.

Presidential Medalist Sita Moses '23 with President Meredith Woo

Meet Presidential Medalist, Sita Moses ’23

On March 22, 2023, Sweet Briar College held its annual Academic Recognition Dinner to celebrate students named to the Dean’s List and the First Year Honors List. We also recognized one member of the senior class as the 2023 Presidential Medalist.

President Woo addresses the campus community.

Sweet Briar College president is featured guest on IngenioUs podcast

During this podcast, President Woo shares her insights about finding opportunities for growth and innovation, what works, and why change always takes longer than you think it will.

The Honorable Verda M Colvin '87

Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court Named 2023 Commencement Speaker

The Honorable Verda M. Colvin ’87, Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, will address the Class of 2023 at the College’s 114th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

March Days of Giving provides a future for our students.

Sweet Briar March Days of Giving Goals Exceeded for the 8th Year

This year, alumnae and friends stepped up to March Days of Giving with 1,452 gifts from around the world. 

Author Elizabeth Rush

Author Elizabeth Rush to speak on climate change at Sweet Briar

Author Elizabeth Rush will speak to the Sweet Briar College community on March 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Chapel as part of the college’s annual Julia B. Waxter Environmental Forum. The event is free and open to the public.

Sweet Briar College receives a $5 million lead gift to renovate its science and engineering building

This gift will help to modernize the building, which is home to Sweet Briar’s engineering and other science disciplines. 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Elena Quevedo ’83

To complement the Sweet Briar Multicultural Center’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting Elena Quevedo, ’83.

Composing Outside the Box

It’s not every day that a composer’s style combines Philip Glass and Beck and yet, that’s exactly what music professor Joshua Harris does. 

US News & World Report recognizes Sweet Briar’s Excellence

For the third time since 2019, Sweet Briar has been ranked as one of their most innovative liberal arts colleges in the nation —this time at #29

Sweet Briar President moves in with students a week before classes

Adventuring in the Great Smoky Mountains

Summer is the perfect time for new jobs, internships and new adventures. The Sweet Briar College Outdoor Program recently took advantage of exactly that.

Verda Colvin ’87 Joins the Board of Directors

At its summer meeting in July 2022, the Sweet Briar Board of Directors voted to add Verda Colvin ’87 to its membership.

Sweet Briar College exceeds expectations

Fiscal year 2022 was another record fundraising year for Sweet Briar College, with gifts totaling $25.6 million.

Sweet Briar alumnae excel again, breaking Reunion giving records

You might think that the generosity and dedication of Sweet Briar alumnae would wane as time has passed, but that hasn’t been the case at all.

Excellent financial management leads Sweet Briar’s Luther Griffith to be named a finalist for state award

Sweet Briar College dedicates the Kelley and C. T. Fitzpatrick Center for Creativity, Design and the Arts

113th commencement celebrates the Class of 2022

Sweet Briar breaks ground on state-of-the-art synthetic, water-based turf field

Community collaboration shines during Earth Week

“My Monticello” announced as Sweet Briar’s 2022-23 Common Read

Admissions Blog: Stress relief and mindfulness

Annika Kuleba named the 2022 Presidential Medalist

Spring Dance Concert 2022

Maria Thacker Goethe ’02 announced as the 2022 commencement speaker

Sweet Briar reaches new heights for 7th Annual March Days of Giving

New multicultural center and student services manager

Students and faculty plan fundraiser for Quilts for Kids Nepal

Phi Beta Kappa scholar Adriana Zavala presentation on Frida Kahlo

Robin Wall Kimmerer on “Braiding Sweetgrass” and special events series

Engineering seniors begin capstone projects

Artist talk and gallery reception with Uzo Njoku

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo discusses “An American Sunrise” as part of the NEA Big Read

Three students to perform their Senior Dance Concert

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

National Engineers Week Banquet

Celebrating Black History Month

Admissions Blog: Mapping out your academic path

Leaders of Faith and Community

The Power of Multidimensional Liberal Arts

Sweet Briar caps off great year with reaffirmation of its accreditation

The Sweet Briar Train Station

Admissions Blog: Life as an international student

Students show up in force to VFIC’s Women’s Leadership Development Summit

Honors students present research at Mid Atlantic Regional Conference for Undergraduate Scholarship

Engineering students attend the 2021 SWE conference

95th Annual Sweet Briar Horse Show

Virginia Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources holds fall retreat at Sweet Briar

S&P Global increases Sweet Briar’s bond rating

Sweet Briar alumna, CM Burroughs ’04, poetry included on the National Book Award longlist

Sweet Briar to screen City of a Million Dreams and host Q&A with director and co-producer

Tetrachord Arabic Music Ensemble concert features Middle Eastern music and instruments

Admissions Blog: Q&A with Dean of Students Kerry Greenstein

An evening with Jia Tolentino, staff writer for The New Yorker

A perfect blend of wellness, faith, vineyards and horses

Visiting artist Hope Rovelto exhibits her work in the Pannell Gallery

A conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee

Founders’ Day 2021: A legacy of remarkable individuals

Amherst Art Society exhibition in Benedict Gallery

VCCA Salon: Writer Christine Fischer Guy and master printer Susan J. Goldman

Preserving Sweet Briar’s history

Sweet Briar College to break ground on new state-of-the-art turf field

Sweet Briar College enrollment surges with the largest incoming class since 2013

Opening Convocation sends a message of expansion, empathy, openness and truth

Admissions Blog: An inside look at orientation

Ten students conduct summer research through the Honors Program

Willits Food Systems Summer Fellows gain a bounty of experience

Sammy Runyon ’21

Tamia Jackson, ’21

Sweet Briar Board of Directors welcomes three new members with strong ties to the College

The sweet outdoors

Technology and music merge in this summer’s Explore Engineering program

Double the fun at Reunion 2020/2021

Admissions Blog: Student job opportunities on campus

Verda Colvin ’87 appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court

Sweet Briar College surpasses fiscal year 2021 fundraising and enrollment goals

New instructor Alex Fredal joins the riding program

Admissions Blog: Meet our two summer interns

Engineering students showcase their work at spring expo

Tennis team serves up a smashing season

Admissions Blog: Making the transition from high school to college

Headed to the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Doubles Championship

‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ is the Common Read selection for 2021-22

Softball returns to Sweet Briar

112th commencement celebrates the resilient Class of 2021

Three student organizations collaborate to bring back the Student Involvement Recognition Awards in 2021

Nine students inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa

Lynchburg scholarships support local Sweet Briar students

Orange Grove Dance presents outdoor performance: Still Standing

Bringing Earth Day to life across campus

Vixens win the first-ever NCEA Single Discipline National Championship

Meet librarian Lore Guilmartin: Beyond books

Spring Dance Concert showcases choreography by seven students and two alumnae

Babcock Season presents a conversation with composer Ellen Reid

On the flat: An in-house clinic with Olympian Lendon Gray

‘The Sixth Extinction’ author Elizabeth Kolbert speaks at the 2021 Waxter Environmental Forum

Jewel H. Bronaugh will be the 2021 commencement speaker

2021 Senior Art Show: Chaos, Order and the Mundane

2021 Presidential Medal awarded to Sydney Campbell ’21

Juried High School Art Exhibition celebrates talent and awards scholarships

Emilie McVea: A zeal for service

Class of 2021 plants its legacy

Admissions Blog: Celebrating Women Leadership at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar College soars past its goals for the sixth annual March Days of Giving

A conversation with Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation

John L. Nau III, CEO, conservationist and liberal arts advocate, joins the board of directors

Admissions Blog: Celebrating Black History Month and acts of service

Black History Month: Afrofierce

Admissions Blog: Reesa Artz ’22 shares the Sweet Briar experience during COVID

100 Years of Equestrian Excellence: Forward thinking, forward riding

Honors Summer Research Program explores various fields of study

Fight, Grit and Love: 100 years of field hockey at Sweet Briar

Op-Ed: The Taming of the Pandemic: Are Women Better at This?

NRCS helps Sweet Briar rediscover its roots in agriculture

Admissions Blog: Abby Cahill ’21 shares her experience in environmental science and summer research

Equestrian events fall round-up

Engineering professor Bethany Brinkman shares current job market trends

NASA Engineer Russell Werneth to celebrate Hubble Telescope 30th anniversary with virtual lecture

Admissions Blog: Applying Early Decision, “It’s the commitment for me!”

An evening with The New Yorker staff writer Doreen St. Félix

Congressman Ben Cline tours the new onsite student health clinic

Founders’ Day walk to the Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Grounds

Student and alumnae essays published in Studio Potter magazine

Students and alumnae organize Philanthropy Week

President Woo speaks at women’s national leadership conference

Founders’ Day 2020: Roots run deep and wide

The start of an academic year like no other

Admissions Blog: You can absolutely sit with us!

Through Her Body, an exhibition of figurative works by Anne Doolittle ’78

Sweet Briar College Board of Directors welcomes two new members

Admissions Blog: Why I really dig our archaeology program

Celebrating 100 years of the women’s vote with Elaine Jones

Remembering Forrest “Gage” Gager, Jr., and his love of chemistry and music

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education spotlights Sweet Briar’s engineering program

Admissions Blog: Completing your college application

Brewer Fund Challenge: Thank you!

Sweet Briar alumnae and friends exceed goals and contribute more than $11.7 million

First in Virginia to start classes early

Lacey Tucker ’20 announced as 2020 Presidential Medalist

A statement from President Meredith Woo on recent events

Op-Ed: A one-size-fits-all solution to coronavirus could be fatal to US colleges

Admissions Blog: Why choose a rural college?

2020 Athletics and Riding Awards Banquet

Seventeen Students inducted into National Leadership Honors Society

Mark and Ella Magruder: A legacy of Sweet Briar dance

Supporting our local community

Meet the new SGA elected officials

Admissions Blog: Favorite spots on campus

Uniquely positioned to successfully welcome back students

Op-Ed: Ties that bind rural America

$500,000 donation will support viticulture and provide a path to the future

Environmental sustainability is growing

Senior art exhibition goes virtual

A letter from Cailey Cobb ’20, SGA president

Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation scholarships help local students attend Sweet Briar

Admissions Blog: Young alumnae share their path to success

Update on spring semester

Defining leadership: five years after the Saving Sweet Briar effort

Sweet Briar students collaborate with VCCA Fellows in Fountain of You musical

IHSA equestrian team wins regional championship

A trio of students perform their Senior Dance Concert

Sweet Briar College and American Farmland Trust collaborate on programming

Josef Albers exhibition explores how colors are perceived

Babcock Season at Sweet Briar presents Cosmosis by BodyVox

Sweet Briar College unveils new logo for athletics

Significant gift from Richard C. Colton Jr. advances the riding program

A half decade of sweet work

Welcome, Dean Garrett!

Students attend Women’s Leadership Development Summit

A history of Boxwood House, a place to behold campus life

Building community through cooking

Sweet Briar leadership core takes young Vixen home to Guatemala

Opening Doors

Sweet Briar College names Aaron Basko as vice president for enrollment management

John Nau joins two alumnae in $3 million gift for Sweet Briar College’s leadership core curriculum

Sweet Briar College celebrates the season with annual events

$5 million gift to Sweet Briar College will expand its Presidential Scholars program

Girls on the Run to race again at Sweet Briar College

Fall Dance Concert at Sweet Briar features successful alumnae, faculty and students

Admissions Blog: What I’ve learned from being a first-generation College student

Sweet Briar student wins award at NFFTY, world’s top film festival for emerging directors

Sweet Briar to host virtual Q&A with best-selling novelist Madeline Miller Nov. 7

Sarah McConnell on lifelong learning and how to find what you love

Admissions Blog: Meet your Sweet Briar admissions counselors

Sweet Briar to host Legacy Weekend, Change-maker Workshop for prospective students

‘And though she be but little, she is fierce’: Sweet Briar Theatre to stage ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Oct. 24-27

Admissions Blog: 5 reasons to attend an open house at Sweet Briar this fall

Radio host Sarah McConnell to speak at Sweet Briar Oct. 24

Sweet Briar alumna wins global Excellence in Language Teaching Award

Admissions Blog: Why you should submit your FAFSA, and how

Sweet Briar to host fall open houses Oct. 13 and Nov. 9

New Yorker magazine staff writer Ariel Levy to speak at Sweet Briar Oct. 9

Admissions Blog: My first time in Paris with Sweet Briar’s 3-week art history class

B.F.A. candidates present final projects Oct. 4 and 5

Sweet Briar professor Erica Trabold wins Nebraska Book Award for essay collection

Multidisciplinary artist to unveil ‘Skin Piece’ Oct. 3 in Pannell Gallery

Outstanding Sweet Briar students honored during Founders’ Day Convocation

Founders’ Day 2019: About the Land

Local, state and federal leaders celebrate Sweet Briar as ‘a new model for higher education’ at ceremonial ribbon-cutting

Admissions Blog: An inside look at Sweet Briar traditions

Sweet Briar Riding announces 2019-2020 NCEA, IHSA teams

Admissions Blog: 5 things I learned through my summer internship

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to visit Sweet Briar on Founders’ Day

Erica Trabold by Kimberly Dovi

Writers Series continues Sept. 18 with faculty member Erica Trabold

Registration now open for Sweet Briar’s 2019 Fall Explore Engineering Weekend for High School Girls

Sweet Briar’s Mary Pope Hutson ’83 to lead National Park System Advisory Board

Admissions Blog: My first day(s) of class at Sweet Briar as dean 

VCCA Salon series kicks off Sept. 5 with mixed-media artist Laura Boles Faw and film critic Deirdre Boyle

Admissions Blog: 5 things to do your first year at Sweet Briar

New year, new dean, new charge: How to own the future?

Sweet Briar awards 2019 Girl Scouts scholarships to two first-years

Admissions Blog: 3 reasons why Sweet Work Weeks is my favorite new tradition at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar makes Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges list for 2019

Sweet Briar wins Forbes’ #MyTopCollege 2019 title among small schools

Sweet Briar’s Common Read for 2019-2020 is a conversation between two books ‘across thousands of years’

Admissions Blog: The 5 most important things to pack for college

Two art exhibits open Fall 2019 semester at Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar makes Princeton Review’s list of Best Southeastern colleges for 2020

Leadership workshop at Sweet Briar draws women from 21 countries 

Admissions Blog: 5 things to know about orientation at Sweet Briar

Olympian, business executives among new Sweet Briar Board of Directors members

Sweet Briar named on Kiplinger’s Best College Values 2019 list

Sweet Briar College announces exceptional fundraising results, raising $18.5 million in fiscal year 2019

Sweet Briar College and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts announce second SBC-VCCA Teaching Fellowship

Sweet Briar named a national college of distinction for student success, engagement

Sweet Briar to offer new undergraduate degree in elementary education

Virginia Private College Week takes place July 22-27 at Sweet Briar College, area schools

The Camille Flood of 1969, and How Sweet Briar College Helped to Rebuild the Community

Science for good: Sweet Briar STEM grad finds her path at Grassroots Cannabis

College communicators gather at Sweet Briar for semiannual conference

JYF in Paris: A Family Legacy

Sweet Briar College wins international 2019 CASE Gold Award for student life brochure

Sweet Briar Friends of Art awards 2019 student prizes

Ahead of the Game: Sweet Briar Lacrosse

Hundreds of alumnae representing 39 classes celebrate Reunion 2019

Sweet Briar Women: Leading in Public Service

Sweet Briar professor’s debut novel celebrates 25th anniversary with reissue

Science and history dominate 2019 Honors Summer Research Program

Deep Roots: Farming at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar offers two chances to Explore Engineering this summer

Vassar’s Associate Dean Teresa Garrett named dean of the College at Sweet Briar

Two Amherst students awarded scholarships from Al Stroobants Foundation to study at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa inducts three mighty 19s

Mighty Class of 2019 graduates under sunny skies

All-College awards honor four outstanding graduates from Class of 2019

From the arts to STEM, awards honor Class of 2019 for academic excellence

Admissions Blog: 5 things I will miss most about Sweet Briar

Emily Wandling becomes first Vixen since 2003 to be named Academic All-District

Centra award for student excellence at Sweet Briar goes to engineering major

Student visions come to life in VCCA fellows’ CORE 150 art class

Capstone project with UVa gives Sweet Briar engineering seniors field experience

S&P Global raises Sweet Briar College bond rating for third straight year

Schlosberg takes top award at Sweet Briar Athletic Awards Banquet

Admissions Blog: Highlights from my Sweet Briar field trip to Rome

Sweet Briar NCEA team earns sportsmanship award for second straight season

Sweet Briar names Luther Griffith VP for auxiliary enterprises

Sweet Briar announces two new faculty hires in economics

Scoring best result in over a decade, Sweet Briar finishes eighth at IHSA Nationals

Admissions Blog: How do students learn best? It’s (literally) about the application

Duecker, Vixens headed to IHSA Nationals

Sweet Briar celebrates Earth Week with special guests

Iranian artist Morehshin Allahyari to speak at Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar mourns loss of longtime community member, former director of buildings Charles ‘Chuck’ Kestner

VCCA and Sweet Briar announce 2020 Forsyth Fellowship application deadline

Admissions Blog: A day in the life of a student-athlete

Trinidad’s Skiffle Steel Orchestra to return to Sweet Briar on May 8

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

No. 1 Auburn tops Sweet Briar as Vixens conclude historic run at NCEA National Championship

Admissions Blog: 5 reasons to visit Sweet Briar’s campus now 

Four Sweet Briar students to attend Google machine learning program

Vixens win fifth ODAC title; Fraley, Schlosberg, Wroten earn individual honors

Admissions Blog: 5 things I learned through my summer internship

Sweet Briar House among featured stops during Historic Garden Week

Vixens, Duecker qualify for IHSA National Championships

Admissions Blog: A video tour of Sweet Briar’s residence halls

Senior art major’s show inspired by a love of books

Panel of alumnae experts in conservation and agriculture to visit Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar College announces 2019 commencement speaker

Sweet Briar eases requirements for transfer students with associate degrees

Sweet Briar inducts first class into Kappa Pi international honor society

Admissions Blog: A major change

Spring Dance Concert at Sweet Briar weaves Beethoven, ‘apocalyptic feel’ and teamwork into new vision

Sweet Briar’s 2019 Presidential Medal goes to dual-sport athlete, SGA president from Appomattox

VCCA Salon to feature documentary film screening of ‘Instructions on Parting’

Sweet Briar’s director of student life wins statewide award at Virginia conference

Sweet Briar president speaks at Higher Education Innovation conference

Admissions Blog: My favorite spots for campus photos at Sweet Briar

Iditarod rookie musher, Sweet Briar grad Alison Lifka to speak at alma mater April 2

Sweet Briar College sets all-time record for March Days of Giving

Babcock Season at Sweet Briar presents ‘layered sonic spaces’ by Chicago-based jazz sextet Restroy

Admissions Blog: If you want to be a leader, try a women’s college

Former ACLU president to speak at Sweet Briar on March 23

Sweet Briar to host its annual golf tournament on April 13

Sweet Briar Theatre to stage Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Admissions Blog: Sweet Briar women join first LATINX LEADS conference

Sweet Briar students with Director of Career Services Barb Watts (second from right), Katie Schellhammer '95 (right) and Suzanne Ullrich ...

Sweet Briar goes to Washington

Poetry reading concludes Sweet Briar’s 2018-2019 Writers Series

Sweet Briar riders win Collegiate Cup in Lexington

Sweet Briar’s studio art faculty to exhibit paintings, photographs, ceramics

Admissions Blog: 5 fierce women leaders in Sweet Briar College history

Sweet Briar College announces additional Girl Scouts scholarships

Sweet Briar sophomore claims region title; three Vixens qualify for Zone 4 IHSA finals

Admissions Blog: How I experienced National Engineers Week 2019 at Sweet Briar College

A Nobel laureate, black holes and Hollywood: Engineers Week at Sweet Briar celebrates engineering and physics, science and art

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team wins Zone 4, Region 4 Team Championship

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team ties as reserve champion at Mary Washington

Admissions Blog: At Sweet Briar, we’re all in

Sweet Briar community mourns loss of former English professor, VCCA director William Smart

Sweet Briar’s Spring 2019 Explore Engineering Weekend for High School Girls is taking applications

Sweet Briar says goodbye to much-loved Professor Emerita Gilberte Van Treese

Sweet Briar to host 30th annual Gospel Fest on Feb. 22

Sweet Briar IHSA riders earn Reserve Champion High Point Team

Admissions Blog: 5 grads, 5 stories — How Sweet Briar impacted my life

Sweet Briar College joins DHS STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign

Painter Claire Stankus to speak at Sweet Briar College Feb. 21

Admissions Blog: Shaping Black History Month at Sweet Briar

Senior Dance Concert to celebrate Sweet Briar memories Feb. 8 and 9

VCCA Salon series returns to Sweet Briar on Feb. 7 with visual artists, ‘Cost of Living’ author

Admissions Blog: How to step out of your comfort zone and get involved on campus

Highlights from Sweet Briar’s art collection on display in Pannell

College community mourns loss of poet Mary Oliver, former Margaret Banister Writer-in-Residence

Admissions Blog: How a campus job can help you manage your time

Sweet Briar College to kick off Black History Month with night of worship and music

Al Stroobants Foundation renews promise to fund tuition for two local Sweet Briar students in 2019-2020

Sweet Briar riders help Team USA win bronze at AIEC World Finals

Nobel laureate Kip Thorne to speak at Sweet Briar’s 2019 Engineers Week Banquet

Sweet Briar community remembers beloved Professor Emeritus Glenn Van Treese

Admissions Blog: How first-years at Sweet Briar are celebrating the holidays

From Sweet Briar to Europe to Texas: The success story behind Céleste Wackenhut’s French & Michigan

Sweet Briar offers new transfer opportunities for Harford Community College graduates

Admissions Blog: 5 favorite study spaces at Sweet Briar

Getting to know Carrie Brown

Students conducting biology fieldwork through the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

Sweet Briar and Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation announce partnership

Thanks to a partnership with the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC), Sweet Briar College students will be able to spend a semester away living, learning and gaining hands-on experience at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Va.

Admissions Blog: 5 great alternatives to writing a college application essay

Sweet Briar’s first Grant for Engaged Learning leads student to D.C.

Core 110: Learning by design

First-year honor society Alpha Lambda Delta gains 13 Sweet Briar members

Admissions Blog: What it’s like to be a non-traditional student at Sweet Briar

Ginnie Toone ’53: On the Road to Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar College unveils portrait of former president Phil Stone

Sweet Briar riders in top-10 in NCEA Event Rankings

Makayla Benjamin ’18: Riding forward

Three new members join Sweet Briar College Board of Directors

Sweet Briar College honors visionary donors

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team leads region, ties for high-point team at final fall show

Admissions Blog: 7 steps to managing stress in college

Sweet Briar College celebrates season with annual tree lighting, Vespers and Holiday Pops

New student ensemble Daisy’s Harp bridges music and engineering, past and future

Admissions Blog: The power of a single story

Girls on the Run returns to Sweet Briar for 15th semiannual 5K

Sweet Briar math professor Raina Robeva receives VFIC award for excellence in undergraduate teaching

Dean Lynn Rainville completes series of public lectures about Virginians in World War I

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team is third in Richmond, three earn top honors

Admissions Blog: How I got paid to do summer research (and you can, too)

Sweet Briar to stage Fall Dance Concert Nov. 9 and 10

Sweet Briar board member Alice Dixon ’82 named to Richmond’s U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame

President Woo honored as keynote speaker at University of Virginia

Admissions Blog: 5 questions to ask when you visit campus

Q&A: After five years in Alaska, Sweet Briar grad Alison Lifka gets ready for Iditarod

Riders leave VCU IHSA show as champions

Admissions Blog: Meet Jess Austin, assistant director of student life

Center for Innovative Technology to host session for entrepreneurs at Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College announces collaboration with Google

Sweet Briar College, VCCA select inaugural SBC-VCCA fellows

Musician, activist Erin McKeown to give free concert at Sweet Briar

Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to visit Sweet Briar College Nov. 1

Sweet Briar math professor Raina Robeva awarded 2018 IBA Distinguished Fellowship

Admissions Blog: An inside look at Sweet Briar’s Student Government Association

Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) celebrates 20th year

Sweet Briar to host 92nd Annual SWVHJA Horse Show on Oct. 14

Sweet Briar Theatre presents ‘Heathers: The Musical’ Oct. 18-21

Admissions Blog: 12 tips for submitting your FAFSA

Service to America Career Achievement Medal goes to Sweet Briar’s Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp ’68

Rebecca Mead, staff writer for The New Yorker, to speak at Sweet Briar

Three top placements highlight Sweet Briar’s home IHSA show

Sweet Briar equestrian announces NCEA, IHSA teams

Admissions Blog: My summer abroad bucket list

Author Tessa Fontaine to visit Sweet Briar as part of Writers Series

Academic and College awards presented to students at Founders’ Day Convocation

Renowned pianist Nick Ross to open Gager Concert series at Sweet Briar

Founders’ Day 2018: sunrise to sunset events honoring our history

New curriculum early insights: Sweet Briar’s Leadership Core Curriculum and 3-week courses make their mark on students

Admissions Blog: What I love about Founders’ Day

New ‘female-centric’ art exhibit at Sweet Briar highlights immigrant experience

Sweet Briar’s three-week session an opportunity to learn with President Woo

Admissions Blog: 3 reasons why Sweet Briar is my happy place

Lynchburg Beacon of Hope announces Promise Scholarship with Sweet Briar College, area schools

Sweet Briar launches Explore Entrepreneurship Weekend for high school girls

New York Times best-selling author Beth Macy to visit Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar named among Most Innovative Schools in nation by U.S. News

Admissions Blog: What every daughter should hear from her momma on the first day of college

Registration opens for Sweet Briar’s Fall 2018 Explore Engineering Weekend for High School Girls

Horses, medicine and music lead Sweet Briar’s 2012 Presidential Medalist to England

Admissions Blog: My summer abroad in Spain

Filmmaker and novelist open 2018-2019 VCCA Salon series at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar once again receives CASE award for excellence in fundraising

Sweet Briar among Princeton Review’s Best Southeastern Colleges for 2019

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to visit Sweet Briar College in October

Admissions Blog: How to rock your first semester of college

Sweet Briar’s 113th academic year begins with unusual charge: Be courageous, not perfect

Admissions Blog: My memories from Move-in Day 2008

Outstanding Sweet Briar staff honored with 2018 ROSE Awards

Afghan children’s art exhibit opens at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar honored among national Colleges of Distinction

Sweet Briar College Board of Directors names new chair, officers

Sweet Briar’s mighty school spirit wins #MyTopCollege contest once again

The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford

Admissions Blog: Why you should study abroad with the Virginia Program at Oxford

Explore Engineering 2018 bridges music and science for high school students from across the country

Admissions Blog: The 5 most important things to pack for college

Friends of Art award leads to VCCA dream internship for Sweet Briar grad

Sweet Briar adds new faces in admissions and communications

Six Sweet Briar athletes named to VaSID Academic All-State team

Sweet Briar places 42 student-athletes on ODAC All-Academic Team

Admissions Blog: My visit at Sweet Briar as an international student

Jodi Canfield named athletics director at Sweet Briar College

Renowned monarch butterfly expert Lincoln Brower dies, but his legacy lives on

Admissions Blog: Why you should visit Sweet Briar during Virginia Private College Week

Senior HR generalist at Sweet Briar selected for CUPA-HR Wildfire Program

Rainville, Yochum appointed dean and associate dean at Sweet Briar

How the liberal arts and origami helped one Sweet Briar engineering grad land the perfect job

Sweet Briar raises $18 million, exceeding fundraising goal for the third year in a row

Vixen Athletics announces five-year partnership with Under Armour, BSN SPORTS

Two local students awarded scholarships from Al Stroobants Foundation to study at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar achieves 42 percent increase in new student enrollment for fall

Sweet Briar announces new faculty hires in visual arts, history

Sweet Briar opens doors for 2018 Virginia Private College Week

Sweet Briar wins international CASE award for FIERCE rebranding

President Woo addresses graduates of her high school alma mater

Three new members named to the Sweet Briar Board of Directors

Girl Scouts and Sweet Briar award first joint scholarship

Reunion 2018 comes with age-old traditions and brand-new app

Sweet Briar awards prestigious Wyllie Scholarship to budding engineers

Admissions Blog: 5 things to know and do for transfer students

Honors Summer Research scholars to delve into Sweet Briar history, land resources

With 5 million Yards for Yeardley, Sweet Briar athletes raise awareness about importance of healthy relationships

New joint Sweet Briar and VCCA fellowships announced

Google visits Sweet Briar to teach intensive computer science course

Sweet Briar chapter of Phi Beta Kappa inducts new class

Tears of joy and perseverance for historic Class of 2018 at Sweet Briar’s 109th Commencement

2018 all-College awards announced at commencement

Outstanding seniors honored at 2018 Awards Convocation

Admissions Blog: Sweet Briar College graduation moments we won’t forget

Students honor Sweet Briar’s invisible founders

Sweet Briar named among ‘Best Women’s Colleges for 2018’

Sweet Briar’s Makayla Benjamin wins prestigious USEF/Cacchione Cup

Admissions Blog: How to survive finals week

Living-learning community at Sweet Briar aims to help students thrive in and outside of class

Vixens honored at 2018 Sweet Briar Athletic Awards Banquet

Centra award for student research at Sweet Briar goes to psychology major

Girls on the Run returns to Sweet Briar campus for spring 5K

Admissions Blog: Studying at Sweet Briar is rigorous and rewarding, says visiting engineering student

Sweet Briar riders earn national all-academic awards

Admissions Blog: Smart study habits for college

Sweet Briar dancers head to international conference in Australia

Richmond Symphony to perform during Sweet Briar’s Babcock Season

Sweet Briar Tennis honors Class of 2018 on Senior Day

Admissions Blog: 5 things to know about your first year at Sweet Briar

Virginia secretary of agriculture and forestry to speak at Sweet Briar College on Earth Day

Sweet Briar awards 2018 Friends of Art prizes to student writers, composer and visual artist

Women’s College Coalition taps Sweet Briar president as new board member

Sweet Briar rider qualifies for IHSA Nationals in USEF/Cacchione Cup

Claire Porter brings ‘Grammar Glamour’ to Sweet Briar’s Babcock Season

Sweet Briar celebrates 91st Annual Horse Show

Sweet Briar Lacrosse celebrates two Virginians on Senior Day

Elizabeth Phaup '18 in Alaska working as a sea kayak guide.

Admissions Blog: Summer internship success stories

There’s only one way to gain experience in something, and that’s to actually, physically do it. Yes, we’re talking about internships. At Sweet Briar, 80 percent of students intern at least once during their time here. (If you’re an engineering student, make that 100 percent.)

Spring Dance Concert at Sweet Briar promises emotional roller coaster

‘Jersey Brothers’ author Sally Mott Freeman ’76 to speak at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar sophomore wins One Teen Story contest

Sweet Briar claims ODAC reserve championship, Rider and Rookie of the Year

Admissions Blog: 5 fierce Sweet Briar women leaders 45 and under

Senior Art Major’s Show at Sweet Briar is quiet exploration in still life

Gager Concert at Sweet Briar features internationally known pianist

Sweet Briar’s March Days of Giving bring unprecedented results

Nella Barkley ’55 to speak at Sweet Briar College commencement

Sweet Briar awards 2018 Presidential Medal to Amherst native, legacy student Ashton Mays

Sweet Briar names new sports information director

Sweet Briar’s NCEA team claims first big win

Sweet Briar College Board of Directors adds three new members

Admissions Blog: How Sweet Briar grads are winning at outcomes

Sweet Briar grad is one of ’15 Women in Wine to Watch’

Sweet Briar’s Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center debuts refreshed rooms and event spaces

Sweet Briar College on track to break all records for March Days of Giving

Admissions Blog: If you’re a junior in high school, do these 5 things now

Sweet Briar invites high school girls to explore engineering for college credit

Sweet Briar dance professors published in new book

President Woo to speak at The Heads Network annual conference

Admissions Blog: How to get the most out of Sweet Briar’s riding program

Ginette Hemley to headline 2018 Waxter Forum at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar names new vice president for finance and administration

Pannell Scholar turns lifelong passion for fantasy into first stab at novel

Celebrating Black History Month at Sweet Briar: Jimmy Rose looks back

Sweet Briar College IHSA team wins region championship

Sweet Briar leadership holds panel discussion following board meeting

Admissions Blog: I might have been an engineer

NASA engineer’s talk at Sweet Briar sheds light on true story behind ‘Hidden Figures’

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to hold salon at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team scores nine blue ribbons for another win

Sweet Briar’s Melissa Richards elected to Girl Scouts board of directors

Sweet Briar riding ties Division I Delaware State in NCEA meet, falls just short in points

Sweet Briar’s engineering program receives ABET reaccreditation

Admissions Blog: Building bridges to South Korea

Sweet Briar to host annual Gospel Fest on Saturday, Feb. 24

Celebrating Black History Month at Sweet Briar: Rachel Woods ’20 forges her path

‘Code Girls’ author Liza Mundy to speak at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar’s IHSA team wins big at Liberty University

Sweet Briar Theatre tackles life’s big questions in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’

Admissions Blog: “I’m a minority student. Why should I come to Sweet Briar?”

Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp '68

Celebrating Black History: Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp ’68 finds her FIERCE

If there’s a trail to blaze, Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp will find it. In 1966, the 17-year-old from South Carolina was the first African-American student to enroll at Sweet Briar College.

Sweet Briar recognized for excellent business, education and engineering programs with solid liberal arts foundation

Rachel Rogers ’18 to showcase work in Senior Dance Concert

Admissions Blog: My day at the United Nations

Sweet Briar Riding to host first NCEA home meet

New exhibit at Sweet Briar highlights local artist’s ‘passion for clay’

Sweet Briar board member named to Virginia Communications Hall of Fame

Admissions Blog: Why I’m glad I’m attending a women’s college

Grant to fund full tuition for two Virginia students at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar EXPLORE weekends let high school girls try arts, sciences and more

Renowned photographer, faculty member Medford Taylor to exhibit work at Sweet Briar

‘Beauty in the Beast’ opens in Sweet Briar’s Pannell Gallery

Sweet Briar Swimming honors Class of 2018 during Senior Day

Admissions Blog: Top 5 campus resources at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar presents weekly Faculty Research Seminar Series over lunch

Sweet Briar to host one-day open house on Feb. 9

National Engineers Week Banquet at Sweet Briar to feature Christine Darden of ‘Hidden Figures’

Sweet Briar invites high school girls to explore engineering and computer science

Admissions Blog: 5 things to know about applying to Sweet Briar

The Vivaldi Project to perform at Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar announces dining services partnership with Meriwether Godsey

Admissions Blog: Why I transferred to Sweet Briar from a large school

Lynn Rainville named associate dean of academic affairs at Sweet Briar

Admissions Blog: How women become leaders at Sweet Briar

France awards the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor to Sweet Briar’s Claude Becker Wasserstein ’82

Sweet Briar ranks ahead of peers in student engagement, leadership and high-impact learning

Sweet Briar employee helps to build school in Haiti

Sweet Briar College and Girl Scouts announce scholarship for Gold Award achievers

Sweet Briar reveals academic investments in liberal arts and sciences including core curriculum focused on leadership

Admissions Blog: 5 reasons Sweet Briar made the top of my list

Sweet Briar recognized for strategic initiatives with upgraded rating from S&P Global

Admissions Blog: My home away from home — Studying at Sweet Briar as an international student

Women veterans and Sweet Briar College: An Interview with Melanie Campbell ’06

Sweet Briar’s VP for development recognized as Fundraiser of the Year

Sweet Briar engineering professor part of Fiat Chrysler team that wins Popular Science ‘Top Tech of 2017’ award

Admissions Blog: 5 things you can do right now to be ready for college

College inducts 18 students into first-year honor society Alpha Lambda Delta

Sweet Briar celebrates season with tree lighting, Vespers and Holiday Pops

President Woo to speak at ITHAKA’s Next Wave conference on innovation in higher education

Sweet Briar riders finish strong

Sweet Briar initiates top business students into newly founded chapter of Sigma Beta Delta

Admissions Blog: Top 10 things I wish someone had told me about applying to college

Caity Gladstone ’09 brings together Hollins and Sweet Briar alumnae to help kids

Sweet Briar College once again helps celebrate Girls on the Run

Admissions Blog: How to write an amazing admissions essay

Sweet Briar College announces ROSE Award winners

Pannell Scholars bridge the arts, humanities, social studies and STEM in 2017 projects

Sweet Briar riders show up fierce at SWVHJA, IHSA competitions

Living With Art Initiative aims for educational depth while enhancing living and working spaces

Beethoven’s final piano sonatas to be performed at Sweet Briar

Admissions Blog: My life in 3-D

Exotic instruments and a ‘living’ sculpture set the stage for Fall Dance Concert at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar and CVCC announce dual-enrollment agreement

Babcock Season presents Aquila Theatre Company in William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’

IHSA team competes at Old Dominion University

Sweet Briar honors its senior field hockey players

Admissions Blog: My 5 favorite campus tour spots

Vixen Soccer celebrates the Class of 2018 during Senior Day

Sweet Briar College Board of Directors adds new members

Sweet Briar professor shares research, College history at UVa slavery symposium

Sweet Briar to hold Amherst County Day on Oct. 28

Admissions Blog: What it’s like to be a student-athlete at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar ranked among ‘top 250 colleges with lowest student loan debt’ for parents

Students present undergraduate research at Sweet Briar’s MARCUS conference

Two Sweet Briar professors win Library of Virginia Literary Awards

Admissions Blog: Top five highlights of my summer in Oxford

Sweet Briar wins medals at House Mountain Horse Show in Lexington

Babcock Season Event Akropolis offers fresh take on classical music

Bestselling author’s ‘Code Girls’ features early Sweet Briar grad Delia Ann Taylor

Admissions Blog: How to make sure you’re getting all the financial aid you need

A writer’s encounter with iPhones, Instagram, and all that ‘clatter’ in his head

Riding scores high-point team and rider awards at second IHSA competition

Virginia Council for Private Education announces Sweet Briar grad Grace Turner Creasey as new executive director

Admissions Blog: My 5 favorite Sweet Briar traditions

Sweet Briar ‘Explore’ series for high school girls adds creative writing, music

Sweet Briar Theatre stages concert version of ‘Avenue Q,’ a funny musical

IHSA team starts new season, new region as high-point team champion

Sweet Briar inaugurates 13th president Meredith Jung-En Woo

‘Keepers of hope’: Sweet Briar celebrates 2017 Founders’ Day

Students receive academic and College awards at Founders’ Day Convocation

Admissions Blog: 100 ways (okay, maybe 10) to bond with your professors

Sweet Briar’s beloved Fletcher Oak lives on in academic mace

Sweet Briar among BestValueSchools.com’s ’30 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the South’

Sweet Briar riders sweep Most Outstanding Player awards at first NCEA meet

Admissions Blog: Why the liberal arts? Let’s start with what it really means

Sweet Briar Riding announces NCEA, IHSA teams

Visual, performing arts intersect in final B.F.A. projects by Sweet Briar seniors

Sweet Briar moves up in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2018’ ranking

Sweet Briar adds archaeology to October ‘Explore’ weekends for high school girls

Admissions Blog: Why an open house is a great way to explore Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar resets core curriculum and tuition for excellence, relevance and affordability

Women authors dominate Writers Series at Sweet Briar

Admissions Blog: 11 questions with Dean Allen

Sweet Briar becomes first NCAA Division III school to join National Collegiate Equestrian Association

Lincoln Brower named Fellow of the Entomological Society of America

Sweet Briar professor a finalist for Library of Virginia’s 20th Annual Literary Awards

Sweet Briar opens 112th academic year with new president, new look and new ideas

‘A race against time’: Q&A with ‘The Jersey Brothers’ author Sally Mott Freeman ’76

Butterfly garden fuels migrating monarchs and student research

Sweet Briar students find inspiration and purpose at Interlochen Arts Camp

Interactive exhibit challenges students to explore Sweet Briar campus

Sweet Briar named to Princeton Review’s ‘Best Southeastern’ colleges list

Sweet Briar among America’s Top Colleges for 2017, says Forbes

2009 grad adds facts to ‘Shark Week’ drama in International Business Times article

Sweet Briar wins Forbes’ annual #MyTopCollege contest — again

Sweet Briar to host outdoor Community Gospel Fest featuring local and regional choirs

Query to lead College’s financial operations

Sweet Briar professor composes score for indie film

ODAC All-Academic Team features 31 Sweet Briar student-athletes

Sweet Briar welcomes prospective students for Virginia Private College Week

Six Sweet Briar students named to Academic All-State team

Honors summer research leads student East — and into the College archives

Sweet Briar College announces M.Ed. fellowship program

Future problem-solvers design, build and code their way through Explore Engineering projects

Blue Ridge Summer Institute for Young Artists kicks off seventh year at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar Swimming among handful of ODAC teams to be named Scholar All-America Team

CASE honors Sweet Briar for superior fundraising

Summer Institute program recognizes teacher mentors

Melissa Richards appointed VP for communications and enrollment management at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar’s campus is excellent ecosystem for grant-funded sustainability internships

President’s Reunion update offers glimpse of visioning process

Beloved professor Ninie Laing ’57 named 2017 Distinguished Alumna

Sweet Briar launches Explore Chemistry Weekend for High School Girls

Sweet Briar athlete selected for 2017 NCAA Career in Sports Forum

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

Sweet Briar’s new computer science program receives SACSCOC approval

Sweet Briar’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter welcomes new members

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

Awards Convocation celebrates exceptional achievement among seniors

Riding program honors students with annual awards

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

Friends of Art awards internship prizes to two Sweet Briar students

Standout Vixen athletes honored at annual banquet

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

Holly Rueger '17 on a JYS trip to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.

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

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

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

ANRC teams return from strong week at national finals

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

Sweet Briar named Top Adventure College among small schools

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

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

Uniting Skiffle: Two cultures come together through music

SGA president to perform in senior recital

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

‘Sweet Spring Voices’ on tap in upcoming choir concert

Sweet Briar breaks ground on new tennis courts

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

Sweet Briar inducts 2017 Athletics and Riding Hall of Famers

Sweet Briar board to host Phil Stone Farewell Food Truck Festival

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

Sweet Briar riders shine at 2017 ODAC Championships

Sweet Briar professor on post-‘Brexit’ possibilities

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

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

College looks ahead to eventful weekend

Spring Dance Concert offers joyful sneak peek at student compositions

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

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

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

Pannell Scholar captures firsthand glimpse of World War II history

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

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

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

Board of directors recognizes faculty excellence

Makayla Benjamin qualifies for regionals as IHSA team finishes strong

Women poets wrap up Writers Series at Sweet Briar

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

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

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

Sweet Briar again smashes March giving goals

NFHCA taps three Sweet Briar players for academic achievement

Amherst art teachers show works at Sweet Briar

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

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

IHSA recognizes 1971 Sweet Briar grad with Lifetime Achievement Award

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

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

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

Sweet Briar launches Explore Computer Science Weekend for High School Girls

Sweet Briar community crushes one-day giving goal

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

College declares March Sweet Briar Forever Month for second year

Sweet Briar IHSA team finishes regular season on high notes

Sweet Briar holds town hall meeting

Googler spotlights the meaning of work at second annual engineering banquet

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

Sweet Briar engineering grad among 2016 NAYGN Excellence Award winners

IHSA team finishes fourth at Bridgewater

Babcock Season act Zeitgeist blends new and traditional chamber music

Sweet Briar announces 2017 Athletics and Riding Hall of Fame inductees

Senior dance majors showcase works as they prepare for bigger stages

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

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

Sweet Briar riders compete at Randolph and Hollins

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

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

Writers Series opens with NYC-based essayist Garnette Cadogan

Sweet Briar College names Meredith Woo as next president

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

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

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

Gager Concert Series at Sweet Briar opens with flute and cello

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

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

Sweet Briar swimmers honored as Scholar All-America team

Former longtime classics professor Reynold Burrows dies at 95

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

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance brings air show to Sweet Briar stage

Sweet Briar exhibit tells College history through 116 artifacts

Five things to do at Sweet Briar this winter

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

Sweet Briar swimmer shows what ‘tough’ means

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

New Year’s message from President Stone

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

Photos offer glimpse of fall 2016 in review

Third SBC professor in four years wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award

Sweet Briar professor wins VMNH Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science Education

Studying in Seville brings personal and professional benefits to Northwestern student

Five things you should be doing right now if you’re a prospective student

Teaching to see: A master photographer helps students get the picture

Sweet Briar gets high marks on national survey to assess educational effectiveness

Sweet Briar snags 2016 Dive Award for ‘Turnaround of the Year’ in higher ed

Monarch butterfly expert Lincoln Brower named fourth annual E.O. Wilson Award recipient for life’s work, conservation advocacy

Sweet Briar rings in holiday season with traditional favorites

Senior tackles humor and gravity in ‘God of Carnage’ production at Sweet Briar

Navy flight nurse shares experiences treating wounded leaving the battlefield

Elkins earns federal ‘professional of the year’ award

Vixens wrap eventful semester with home IHSA show

Sweet Briar celebrates International Education Week with food, games and a panel

Business students say seminar experience taught them to think bigger

Girls on the Run of Central Virginia returns to Sweet Briar for Fall Celebration 5K

Sweet Briar welcomes visitors to check out new electroacoustic composition lab

Sweet Briar names outstanding underclasswomen to Alpha Lambda Delta

Sweet Briar students score plenty of ribbons at SWVHJA horse show in Lexington

Acclaimed ‘Factory Man’ author to read from ‘Truevine,’ a story of exploitation in the Jim Crow South

Sweet Briar College announces 2016 ROSE Awards for staff excellence

November Gager Concert features classical pieces by renowned local pianist

‘Edgy’ choreographies, a cow skull and an homage to Chihuly promise excitement for Fall Dance Concert at Sweet Briar

Beloved former dean dies, but his big, booming laugh lingers in memory

Sweet Briar to welcome prospective students for season’s final open house

Sweet Briar riding caps successful weekend, looks ahead to SWVHJA Horse Show on campus

National Book Award-winning children’s author to read at Sweet Briar

Amherst County Day recalls past with an eye to the future

VMDO Architects win third award for Sweet Briar library renovation

Sweet Briar riders compete at Bridgewater

VFIC’s 2016 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award goes to revered Sweet Briar College professor

Fall 2016 Explore Engineering Weekend to take place at Sweet Briar at the end of the month

Sweet Briar’s new electroacoustic lab brings opportunities for women composers

Sweet Briar, Amherst County revive community celebration

Anthropologist to speak at Sweet Briar on women, gender and religion in Iran

Sweet Briar student awarded U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

History a popular theme for Sweet Briar College’s 2016 Pannell Scholars

Artist’s installation exhibition at Sweet Briar is meant to stir the senses, provoke empathy

Professor gives plenary talk at International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research — known as BEER

‘Like an unforgettable dream’: Author of critically acclaimed debut novel on Thomas Jefferson to read at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar College deepens already strong STEM curriculum with new computer science program

Engineering newbies compete in 13th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta

For the 22nd year, Central Virginia aspiring dancers learn steps at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar riders score again at HITS Culpeper

In ‘The Trojan Women,’ Sweet Briar Theatre echoes themes of war still relevant today

Renowned monarch expert to speak at Sweet Briar on butterfly’s troubling decline

Sweet Briar’s credit rating from S&P Global Inc. jumps by three levels, reflecting improvements in enrollment, management and long-term planning

Undergrad scholars return to Sweet Briar for annual MARCUS conference

Sweet Briar College names new director of alumnae relations

Vixen riders claim reserve championship at season’s first IHSA competition

Sweet Briar’s 2016 Outstanding Alumna Award goes to two alumnae leaders

Academic awards honor Sweet Briar students at Founders’ Day Convocation

Borgesian time travel: A Sweet Briar student’s journey through words

Founders’ Day Weekend connects Sweet Briar traditions across the decades

W&L consort kicks off Gager Community Concert Series with Beethoven and Brahms

B.F.A. seniors present original dance, music, film and writing capstones

Sweet Briar streamathon is back by popular demand

Virginia’s Region IV Teacher of the Year is a Sweet Briar alumna

Statewide World War I commemoration the result of Sweet Briar professor’s research project

Sweet Briar College welcomes record number of honors students

Two Sweet Briar grads make journal’s ‘Women Who Mean Business’ list

Five academic resources you should know about

Carrie and John Gregory Brown to headline Writers Series together

Sweet Briar among top Virginia colleges with lowest student loan debt

New art exhibition in Benedict features ‘quiet, relaxed’ local landscapes

Sweet Briar alumna’s documentary on Sikhism to premiere at UN film festival

Team USA at international riding competition has a decidedly pink and green hue

Sweet Briar board member CeCelia Valentine ’95 joins NACDL board of directors

Gallery exhibition illustrates patterns in art — and life

Seay, a 1983 alumna, is in the running for a Hollywood Music in Media Award

Sweet Briar grad Nene Jones ’16 takes home three NCAA awards

Sweet Briar’s first-ever Explore Environmental Science Weekend to give high school girls hands-on experience

1945 alumna who endowed Wyllie Engineering Program has died

Five tips for rocking your first semester at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar opens 111th session with resolve to keep the miracles rolling

Creators of Refinery29 feminism series urge Sweet Briar students to be ‘heard and seen’

Vixen tennis captain’s summer was for the birds — and other critters

Photographs by Andrea Eis capture ‘silent conversations’ with President Emerita Meta Glass

Five essentials to pack for your first semester at Sweet Briar

Savvy honors researcher devises methods to monitor an invasive water plant

Beijing native won’t start classes until fall, but she’s already an ambassador for Sweet Briar

New Centra partnership encourages Sweet Briar student research in technology or medicine

Engineering camp for high school girls fires imaginations, future plans and quite a few circuits

Summer honors students use history to navigate a current policy debate

BLUR campers work hard and love every minute

Dave Matthews Band releases recording of 1996 solo concert at Sweet Briar College

Summer archaeology dig takes junior halfway around the world

ODAC All-Academic Team boasts 46 Sweet Briar students

Alumna’s story on saving Sweet Briar wins gold for CASE Currents

Women (of color) a small, but rising force in mainstream superhero comics, finds honors student

Sweet Briar College raises more than $10 million and celebrates successful recruiting year — 12 months after near closure

‘Industrialized Killing Tour,’ Part Three

Honors Summer Research scholar searches Milky Way for celestial objects

Indiana crowned Division III mascot champion

Sweet Briar to participate in 2016 Virginia Private College Week later this month

Suny Monk newest member of Sweet Briar’s board

College surpasses $10 million fundraising goal by June 30

Sweet Briar College and Alfred University presidents forge high-stakes wager on Sports Illustrated contest

Presidential Search Committee website goes live

Gift of art, eyewitness accounts of family’s time in the USSR augment gallery’s Soviet poster collection

President Stone calls on the Sweet Briar community to make history

‘Industrialized Killing Tour,’ Part Two

Board report on June 19 meeting

HSRP program examines Oscar-nominated film about immigration in the 1980s

‘Industrialized Killing Tour,’ Part One

Transfer student follows passion for design and business in summer internship

Graduate teaching program at Sweet Briar boasts strong year, happy alumnae

Sweet Briar College hires national firm to assist in presidential search

After eight decades, alumna’s thirst for learning remains unquenchable

UVa’s Young Writers return to Sweet Briar College for fifth year

Addie Martin, longtime Sweet Briar employee, passes away at 84

Tax expert to present seminar on planned giving

Sweet Briar College names permanent VP for enrollment management

Nonprofit Quarterly applauds Sweet Briar College’s new bylaws and calls on others to follow

Meredith Newman ’09 set to take over Vixen lacrosse program

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair welcomes Sweet Briar College as special guest

Amherst County Chamber of Commerce honors Sweet Briar with 2016 Business Appreciation Award

Sweet Briar graduation photo goes surprisingly viral, seen by 1.2 million people

Alumna-baked sweets rank No. 2 on national ‘best cookies’ list

Video shows highlights of Rachel Platten’s #CheggMusic101 concert at Sweet Briar

Rising junior Samantha Yew is VFIC/Altria Leadership scholar

Sweet Briar College names director of international students and study abroad

’86 grad named Master Dance Educator of the Year by National Dance Society

Publishing deadline turns up the summer heat for anthropology professor

President Stone receives 2016 American Inns of Court award

One year later, Sweet Briar celebrates 107th commencement

All-College awards, faculty and staff honors announced at commencement

Leah Busque ’01: ‘Now, We Are All Founders’

Sweet Briar inducts newest Phi Beta Kappa members

Sweet Briar seniors honored at end-of-year Awards Convocation

From the watery depths of Lower Lake to the center of the Milky Way, HSRP scholars delve deep into summer research

Vixen Report: Rachel Platten rocks the (field) house at Sweet Briar College

New and returning professors to bolster Sweet Briar College faculty

Rachel Platten bonds with Sweet Briar women over song that kept them fighting

For promising young scientist, a year of discovery leads to Research Experiences for Undergraduates internship at Arizona’s Biosphere 2

Sweet Briar College riders honored at annual ceremony

Sweet Briar’s inaugural Founder’s Medal to be presented to Amherst County Attorney Ellen Bowyer

Vixen swim coach finishes strong at U.S. Masters Swimming Nationals

Sweet Briar sophomore premieres original compositions

Student-athletes honored at annual banquet

Sweet Briar President Phillip Stone and Beijing Royal School Head of School Dr. Wang Guangfa develop strategies for sharing faculty, students, ideas

President’s report from the April 21-23 board meeting

Rachel Platten will share her fight song with Sweet Briar College as part of #CheggMusic 101 series

Girls on the Run spring Celebration 5K set for May 1

Amid celebration of year’s successes, Sweet Briar board plans search for permanent president

In its final board meeting of the year, the Sweet Briar College board approves its bylaws

Friends of Art announces annual student awards

Alumna’s tech startup leads the way in promoting diversity

Sweet Briar to partner with online textbook giant Akademos

Sweet Briar places fourth in ANRC National Championships

Ancient forests can’t talk, so one determined scientist speaks for them

Aspiring anthropologist and radio DJ finds honors thesis amid Croatia’s abandoned resorts

Final orchestra concert reflects a good year — including works by Sweet Briar’s first student composer-in-residence

Choral Concert to feature Disney tunes

Sweet Briar honors student delves into fantasy with senior directing project

Academic fair for high school girls zeros in on liberal arts

Sweet Briar announces hire of cross-country and golf coaches

Friends of Library Awards announced

Sweet Briar women, Hampden-Sydney men to perform together in concert

Sophomore researchers present work at annual Pannell Honors Scholars Fair

Fight for old-growth forests subject of Sweet Briar’s Waxter Forum

Music, food and a ceremony mark end-of-year Relay for Life event

Laura-Gray Street, Gary Dop and Amanda Korman to read at Sweet Briar

Five reasons to visit Sweet Briar now

Beats and bamboo, hoops and sinister masks — sounds like a Sweet Briar dance concert

Award-winning author and anthropologist to speak on how the Iranian Revolution shaped a small village

Nationally known photographer to teach at Sweet Briar this fall

SGA president-elect to show off saxophone skills in junior recital at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar College riding team claims fourth ODAC title

Sweet Briar is one of Forbes’ 300 Best Value Colleges

Concert and film screening complement ‘Art for the People’ exhibition

Sweet Briar Forever month signals strength

Musical program explores roots of bluegrass

Howerton to serve as secretary on board

Sweet Briar’s miraculous turnaround at heart of two-part series on WMRA

Loyola law professor elected vice chair of Sweet Briar College board

Sweet Briar students host ‘1 in 5 5K’ to benefit anti-sexual violence organization RAINN

Explore Engineering at Sweet Briar is taking applications for summer 2016

Sweet Briar elects new board members from Richmond area

Music and poetry unite in student-composed celebrations of #SweetBriarForever Month

Group of Sweet Briar community artists to show works

Forged by fire: 2016 Presidential Medalist’s mettle is tested

Two Vixen field hockey players named Scholars of Distinction

Priest gives voice to those caught in human-trafficking trade

Rock musical ‘Spring Awakening’ to ring in April events at Sweet Briar

How the legal fight to save the College was won, from the attorney who fired the first shot

And the band plays on: Community will party on the dell to wrap #SweetBriarForever Month

TaskRabbit founder and CEO Leah Busque ’01 is Sweet Briar College’s 2016 commencement speaker

Next Is NOW streamathon invites you to ‘party with your past, fund our future’

Five cool campus clubs you might want to join at Sweet Briar

Award-winning poet Lisa Russ Spaar and newcomer Jim Whiteside to read at Sweet Briar

High school students to study creative writing and studio art at BLUR, an intensive Sweet Briar College camp

Dwayne Yancey play on Russian tragedy to be read amid Soviet propaganda posters

A message of gratitude from President Stone

Alumna named a top trainer in Ohio

Sweet Briar exhibit highlights budding Amherst artists

Sweet Briar launches Women’s Leadership Program for exceptional Chinese students

Twins thrive in Sweet Briar’s JYS in Seville program, make most of the experience

Modernism and World War I expert Vincent Sherry to speak at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar’s JYF in Paris – America’s oldest coeducational intercollegiate study abroad program in Paris – names French woman as new director

A letter of thanks to the Sweet Briar community

Sweet Briar president commits to strong, vibrant community

College celebrates, looks beyond March 3

March 3 festivities include service of reflection, rose planting and community lunch

‘Girls in STEM’ science day draws high school students to Sweet Briar

Five things to know about financial aid

NASA astronaut speaks to engineers about breaking barriers in her field

President Stone featured in Chronicle interview

Sexual violence expert shares story at SBC

Renowned Native American hoop dancer comes to Sweet Briar

Civil rights exhibit opens at Sweet Briar

’09 grad co-authors journal’s 2015 outstanding paper

‘August: Osage County’ finds humor in tough subject

Environmental history, science and technology converge in lecture on George Washington

Land Trust Alliance lauds Hutson for legislative push

NPR host Lulu Miller returns to read at Sweet Briar

March is Sweet Briar Forever Month

Senior Dance Concert should have a lot to like

Sweet Briar’s Wyllie Program to host Engineers Week dinner

SBC athletics adds two varsity sports

College to celebrate annual Gospel Fest

Sweet Briar president will give 41st consecutive Lincoln lecture

Report from Board of Directors Meeting Feb. 4-6, 2016

Alumna tapped to attend AATF Future Leaders program

SBC president, chairwoman take questions at town hall meeting

Two Sweet Briar seniors stage their own story

SBC-inspired art is up for auction in Montana

Sweet Briar students debate ‘Ethics and Civic Responsibility’

SBC history class travels to Europe this summer

Sweet Briar announces new director of media, marketing and communications

Grant to bolster Sweet Briar’s environmental programs

Five study-abroad programs to get excited about

‘Rolling Stone Tour’ takes president around the country

SBC president says state of the College is ‘good’

Photos by Cynthia Henebry on display at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar to hold town hall meeting

Distinguished Alumna Award goes to seven SBC sisters

Sweet Briar celebrates Amherst through art

Sweet Briar names VP for finance and treasurer

Sweet Briar named 2016 BRAID Affiliate

Musicologist explores relationships among music, the natural world and environmental awareness

‘Art for the People’ opens in Pannell Gallery

Five things to know about academics at Sweet Briar

CIC grant brings online classes to Sweet Briar

Teresa Tomlinson ’87 makes list of ‘most influential Georgians’

Vixen family rallies on

Alumna Dorothy Yates ’42 dies

Explore Engineering is taking applications

Alumna-led startup partners with Intel

‘Super Saturday’ offers federal student aid roadmap

Vixen dons red, white and blue in world championship victory

Person(s) of the Year, right here

John McClenon, Dana Professor of Chemistry emeritus, dies

An open letter from Reba Gagne ’16

Charitable IRA Rollover Gift provision now permanent and retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015

SBC professor wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award

Sweet Briar nears top five in Alumnifire ranking

12 things you may have missed this semester

Business students report on successes, lessons learned

Sweet Briar names new human resources director

Benjamin rides for Team USA in world finals competition

Sweet Briar turns festive

College history shines in SBC professors’ new book

2001 grad among Fortune’s ‘Most Powerful Women’ Summit speakers

Cabaret highlights senior’s college journey

Poetry brings Casteen back to Sweet Briar

Vixen athletics launches online store

Alumnae efforts credited in Roanoke Times

Board chair participates in webinar on governance

Sweet Briar named among nation’s most beautiful campuses

Wildlife research draws student to Tanzania

Update on Paris terrorist attacks

Girls (back) on the Run at SBC

SBC celebrates International Education Week

Senior receives grant to attend NCAA Convention

Sweet Briar to hold Thanksgiving service

SBC ‘hackers’ debut skills at Technica

Students lead Sweet Day of Service, cook-off

Summing up Jim Kirkwood: Intuitive teacher, prolific author, mentor, family man

Sweet Briar names VP for alumnae relations and development

SBC students get schooled by Seth Meyers

Sweet Briar story featured in Virginia Business

Professor Fink’s discovery makes news — again

Board report for Oct. 29-Nov. 1 meeting

Blogger sings engineering program’s praises

Fall dance concert honors icon of modern dance

Seth Meyers event opened to Sweet Briar community

Sweet Briar’s research tower thrives with Virginia Tech collaboration

Sweet Briar opens up mic to local writers

Founders’ Day featured in CHE video series

Professors blog from Kazakhstan

Former student and professor collaborate on play translation

Fall festival at Sweet Briar to benefit local schools

College hosts Families’ Day Nov. 7

Sweet Briar students host 5K to benefit Amherst schools

Sweet Briar presents ‘Twelfth Night’ Oct. 15-18

News from the president’s office and Sept. 26 board report

Oxford summer program a big hit with Sweet Briar students

IHSA season is underway

Sweet Briar House is 2015 Landmark Holiday Ornament

Creative writing faculty to read Oct. 7

CIEL leadership program gears up at SBC

‘No time to slow down,’ President Stone tells WHRV

Saving Sweet Briar delivers on $12 million promise

New VP for alumnae relations and development announced

College awards inaugural Nancy Godwin Baldwin Scholarships

Sweet Briar rings in 2015-2016 academic year

Highlights from Aug. 20-22 SBC Board of Directors meeting

President addresses state of the College

Shadowing Leah Busque ’01

Sweet Briar readies for fall classes

Sweet Briar biologist nominated for conservation prize

Saving Sweet Briar leader to serve as athletics recruiting coordinator, assistant coach

New art shows highlight protest and tradition

President Stone sits down with The Chronicle of Higher Education

Alumnae Alliance seeks comments on proposed mission statement

Faculty appointment strengthens economics program

Alumnae work to make campus shine

Prospective student is already volunteering

Fletcher family holds 2015 reunion at Sweet Briar

New director of media, marketing and communications is familiar face

Tom Connors returns as VP for finance and treasurer

President’s update and board report

President appoints Nancyellen Keane VP and general counsel

Interim director of campus safety named

Sweet Briar leadership meets crucial milestones in first month

New director of hospitality announced

College confirms receipt of SSB payment

Sweet Briar announces new dean of student life

Lynchburg College and Sweet Briar partner on equestrian programs

Hollins to return study abroad programs to Sweet Briar

Alice Dixon ’82 named Alumnae Board president

College announces nearly 300 students and counting, Junior Year programs to return

Ann Reams, former Alumnae Association director, dies

Joint statement regarding Sweet Briar College legal settlement

Sweet Briar College’s response to June 20 legal settlement

2015 all-College awards announced at commencement

Class of 2015 graduates

Pannell research shapes up in Burkina Faso

Pannell Scholarship affirms career aspirations

Classics professor notches fourth teaching award

A Sweet Spirit receives 2015 Presidential Medal

Tears and cheers dominate 2015 Awards Convocation

Youth Dance Recital marks program’s 20th anniversary

Honors Summer Research fellows announced

Sweet Briar riders compete in ANRC nationals

Sweet Briar riders compete in ANRC nationals

SBC’s creative writing faculty to read at UVa

Girls on the Run set for spring 5K

Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 13 new members

Researchers document upsides to online forums

Senior stages original work as final project

Sweet Briar and Southern Virginia orchestras join forces

Slow Art Day cultivates new audiences

Sweet Briar riders win third ODAC title

Lifelike puppets astound at Babcock Season Event

‘Awakening’: Seniors show art works

Senior excited to share ‘Sweet Memories’

Creative Writing Conference includes U.S. Poet Laureate, NPR host

SBC presents lecture on women and violence in India

Gager concert celebrates experimental music

Waxter Forum set for March 17

Board of directors votes to close College at the end of 2014-2015 academic year

Pannell Scholar takes research to Jamaica

Gospel Fest postoned to March 1

‘The Learned Ladies’ premieres at Sweet Briar

Columbus Mayor Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87 to deliver commencement address

New sports information director announced

Senior Dance Concert set for Feb. 20, 21

IHSA team maintains regional lead

Students organize dance-a-thon benefit

TechTalk lecture series kicks off Feb. 12

Annual Leadership Conference returns Saturday

Walter H. Brown, former Board of Directors chair, dies

Sweet Briar singers to join Holocaust commemoration

Navigate financial aid process at ‘Super Saturday’

Bunny snares professor, student

Vixen soccer welcomes new head coach

Conservationists’ petition to protect monarch considered

Susan Scanlan ’69 named one of ’21 Leaders 2015′

Student-faculty duo publishes paper in national geophysics journal

Former professor David Johnson dies at 81

Land-Atmosphere Research Station opens at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar students host chili tasting to benefit Humane Society

Beloved library supervisor dies

Choirs take the stage

Undergrad research shines at MARCUS

Gallery receives grant to conserve Soviet posters

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist to speak at Sweet Briar

Chemistry senior advocates going green in blog post

Skiffle Steel Orchestra members to visit campus

Skiffle brings Trinidad’s music, culture to Sweet Briar

Professor lands third Fulbright

Bakich publishes book on ‘limited war’

MDRT to sponsor engineering students’ travel to Brazil

2014 Honors Summer Research fellows announced

Lacy to sing senior voice recital

Anthropologist awarded NEH stipend for field research

’87 alumna appointed to Superior Court in Georgia

Sigma Delta Pi welcomes five new members

Sweet Briar to sell warm-season grasses for biofuel

United Way honors Marcia Thom-Kaley

Sweet Briar announces commencement speaker

Robeva accepts SCHEV award

Sweet Briar hosts Wikipedia ‘edit sprint’

Mother’s memory fuels support for Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar professor wins highest state honor

Reuben George Miller, longtime economics professor, dies

Bringing some calm to the FAFSA Frenzy

Making the most of Sweet Briar

SBC singers to star in Lynchburg opera

JYF names new interim director

SBC choir sings at Homecoming

Undergraduate scholars gather at MARCUS

Hunters compete at Culpeper, NC State Fair

Marsha Horton ’76 to lead DSU’s College of Education

Longtime admissions director, devoted alumna dies

Bakich to present at CIA roundtable

Retired economics professor dies

Worth a thousand words

SBC’s Jones lands VFIC grant for research in Trinidad

Honors student shares love of music

Waxter speaker lures readers to science with fiction

Allida M. Black to deliver commencement address

Sophomore scholarship leads to Costa Rica

BLUR adds music and technical theater

Dalton to help alumnae office staff

Trip to Trinidad pans out for music professor

Inspired teaching, inspired giving

Endowed scholarship boosts financial aid

Reiling ’73 named 2013 Outstanding Alumna

Holiday season begins at Sweet Briar

College recognizes faculty accomplishments

Election night with Steve Bragaw

MARCUS fosters interdisciplinary exchange

Area colleges present admissions workshop

Sweet Briar alumna studies chocolate

Witcombe named College’s first Barton-Laing Professor

France honors alumna for arts contributions

Notes from Kazakhstan

Intern grapples with human rights issues

A young artists’ mecca in the making

Scientist Patricia Martin Rodier ’66 dies

Love of liberal arts drives professors’ donation

Sweet Briar names 2012 outstanding alumnae

UCLA honors SBC’s Tania Azores ’59

Sigma Delta Pi welcomes seven new members

German cabaret artist performs at Sweet Briar

Examining Palladio’s influence on American architecture

Sweet Briar announces commencement speaker

Ethics Bowl team feted for quality performance

2012 Fringe Festival celebrates arts and landscapes

Goulde to lecture on Korean art at LC

How the class of ’99 rules in ‘The King and I’

Concerts round out December calendar

Specialist to lecture on Islamic art in Jerusalem

Greetings from a poet at sea

’09 grad takes wheel as founding head coach

Weather station forecast is excellent

Hunters compete at Bridgewater

Meet riding’s Matt Payne

Bragaw named Carter Glass Professor of Government

Librarians gather at Sweet Briar

Internship is a Real Zoo

Alumna receives American Association of Museums award

Education department receives $20K for teaching with technology

Entrepreneurs share stories at Salt Block Project

Vixens claim Reserve Championship in ODAC show

Jonathan Green named as new provost at Illinois Wesleyan

Alumna breeds Best in Show winner

Gager Series continues with evening performance

Alumna selected for Leadership Maryland

2011 commencement speaker announced

Coopamah to speak about Horn of Africa

Grand plans

Piano recital illuminates women composers

Abstract prints to go on view in Babcock

Bridgman/Packer’s artful collision

Video views move closer to goal

Registration open for 14th annual Student Leadership Conference

Hurt & Proffitt, Sweet Briar College open new archaeology lab

Sweet Briar mourns professor

Alumna featured in Wall Street Journal

To build a better classroom, design, test, repeat

Business savvy made here

Students nominated for theater festival

Course introduces students to honor-level study

Harps — and hearts — of gold

Senior directs ‘The Glass Menagerie’

2010 alumna nominated for Pushcart

Seniors present ‘Flux’ dance concert

Christmas Vespers marks the season

Intern dives for clues in Caribbean waters

Powder Puff champs

End-of-semester activities fill events calendar

Finding the ‘Golden Proportion’ in composition

Vixen tennis boasts two ITA-ranked players

Vixens bedecked in SWVHJA ribbons

Students spend time with best-selling author for Q&A

Waxter forum speaker sees bright green future

Sweet Briar College swim coach is Hall of Famer

Business Lab raises funds for Alzheimer’s Association

A true story of immortal life

For guest speaker, it’s just another day at the office

SBC students tackle gridiron to benefit Alzheimer’s Association

Faculty publications

Choreographers mix it up in Sweet Briar’s Fall Dance Concert

Waxter Forum speaker discusses ‘Power Trip’

Green technology in head-turning vehicles

Daisy’s innovations keep annual Ghost Tours fresh

Judge weighs in on death penalty debate

Vixen mascot named for founder

Erin Alberda ’01 named as an alternate

Carrie Brown: The best American short stories

Students develop prosthetic hand

Class of 2010 graduates

All-College honors announced at graduation ceremonies

Academic Recognition Banquet honors Laura Jett ’10

1945 Sweet Briar graduate endows $3 million fund to support engineering program

Homeland Security official to speak at Commencement

Second Fringe Festival celebrates arts

Robeva appointed editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Systems Biology

Biologist urges alternate appreciation of Planet Earth

Biologist’s view of planet has evolved since Darwin

Math professor makes pedagogical case in Science magazine

Students inducted into Spanish honor society

Students participate in walk for MS

2009 Presidential Medal goes to scholar, athlete, leader

Witcombe speaks to Friends of Library

New Witcombe book focuses on 16th-century print publishing, murder

Olivera’s latest book deals with tragedy

SBC senior makes sweet product

James Piano Quartet to perform Holliday, others at Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar names director of institutional research

Lawson appointed to museum committee

Thom, Dougherty present ‘Christmas and Candlelight’ Dec. 23

Waxter Forum presents William Schlesinger Nov. 13

One-day course introduces basics of classical architecture

SBC’s Young Democrats catch Obama campaign’s attention

Gager Concert Series continues Nov. 11

‘Art History Resources’ celebrates 13 years

Spanish author at Sweet Briar Oct. 16

Former White House staffer to speak at Sweet Briar

Tenth annual MARCUS is Oct. 11

Young Democrats stump on horseback for Barack Obama

Gager concert series opens Sept. 7

Olivera’s fifth book published

Sweet Briar Film Series opens with comedic drama from Lebanon

Sweet Briar Riding Center to host hunter jumper symposium

Students conducting energy audit for Presidents Climate Commitment

Mahler’s model of prehistoric sculpture appears on History Channel

Marketing students develop plans for local businesses

Classics major wins big at conference

2008 Presidential Medal(s) conferred at Academic Recognition Dinner

Author to speak on artists’ roles in times of conflict

Salamanders make pond pilgrimage

Engineering students, robots converge at Sweet Briar for conference March 28-30

Lia Purpura at Sweet Briar’s ‘First Wednesdays’ March 5

SBC French Film Festival is Feb. 22-23

Professor translates Spanish novel

Alumna throws down on Food Network

Noted religious studies scholar to speak at Sweet Briar Feb. 7

U.S. State Department historian discusses Asia’s influence on Cold War

Feb. 6 ‘First Wednesdays’ showcases students’ work

VCCA photographer to speak Jan. 28

Brown interviewed on Connecticut Public Radio

Timothy Comar to lecture on knot theory Jan. 31

American Philological Association recognizes Casey for ‘Excellence’

Sweet Briar economics department makes the grade

Sweet Briar riding director wins coveted award

Brown’s ‘The Rope Walk’ makes Chicago Tribune’s ‘Favorite Books’ list

Sweet Spirits, chaplain’s office sends books to Israel

Fringe Festival brings arts, Elvis to SBC

Sweet Briar opens CD/DVD recycling program to public

American Shakespeare Center brings ‘Henry V’ to Sweet Briar

Record number of Sweet Briar Day events planned

Spanish Club teams up with Nelson County school, project helps El Salvadoran children attend school

Gooooooooal! psych students teach rats to play soccer … well, sort of

Business students raise $3K for Make-A-Wish

Hesser tabbed as swimmer of the week

Budding choreographers, dancers perform Dec. 8 on Sweet Briar stage

Fall chamber orchestra concert is Dec. 6

Vixens come from behind to sweep meet; Hesser sets new school record

New Witcombe podcast online

Recycling is booming business on Sweet Briar’s campus

State Department historian speaks at library Dec. 3

Retired faculty awarded emeritus status

Croatian lecturer examines war crimes justice in former Yugoslavia

Onyx club hosts Fall Gospel Fest Nov. 11

Ghost Tours a howling success

Development VP wins ATHENA Award

Rainville to speak at Booker T. Washington Monument

MARCUS symposium is Saturday, Oct. 6

Summer jobs add up to great experience for math majors

Mays tabbed as head tennis coach

SBC business program featured in Habitat World magazine

Nancy B. leaves indelible legacy

Sweet Briar doing the right thing with ethics

English retires after 11 years on board

Phi Beta Kappa Theta chapter initiates Class of 2005

Physics professor, collaborators awarded for paper on astronomical breakthrough

Professor Hyman, SBC students involved in astronomical discovery

Soccer coach Paul Shaw named to Toronto Inferno (W-League) staff

SBC’s Jennifer Crispen coaches 500th field hockey game

Local children taught to swim at SBC

Alumna invests in new athletics facility

John Gregory Brown releases new novel, ‘Audubon’s Watch’