GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2026) — Knox College's Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership and Dialogue will host an evening discussion with Robert P George and Cornel West (below). West is a progressive philosopher, social activist, and public intellectual, and the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 12, 2026) — Knox College will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr Convocation — an event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King — at 11AM, January 19, at Knox College's Harbach Theatre in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.

This year's Convocation speaker is Melvin L Rogers, the Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brown University.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (December 12, 2025) — Knox College has announced that Scott Jones will join the Knox community as chief financial officer and vice president for finance on February 3, 2026. Jones, an experienced higher education financial officer, comes to Knox from Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he has worked as vice president for administration and finance, serving as chief financial officer and chief operation officer, since 2021.

President C Andrew McGadney with this year's recipients: Kathy St Cyr ('68), Knox Service Award; Martin Reichel ('71), Knox Alumni Achievement Award; and Max Potthoff ('14), Knox Young Alumni Achievement Award

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (October 21, 2025) — During the Homecoming Convocation, Knox honored a trio of alumni. The College presented three awards recognizing extraordinary service, professional excellence, and emerging leadership within the Knox community.