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Knox Alumni, Families, and Friends from around the World Attend Homecoming 2025

Knox College pride filled the air as the campus welcomed over 900 alumni, families, and friends for the 2025 Homecoming and Family and Friends Weekend, October 9-12.

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Mellon Grant Paved Way for New Curricular Opportunities

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Knox College Trio Win DataFest Contest

October 21, 2025

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A group of Knox College data science students brought home top honors, winning the American Statistical Association’s DataFest competition held at Western Illinois University.

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Recent Stories from Knox College

Read more about Knox College, from stories about student achievements and campus events, to in-depth explorations of faculty and student research. You'll also learn more about our traditions, our community, and a few of our favorite things. Explore Knox!

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Welcome to Knox!

Your support has a direct impact on every sprint, tackle, and game-winning shot. More importantly, it provides our students with the equipment, facilities, and opportunities they need to thrive both on and off the field.

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Alumni Excellence

Our alumni include Pulitzer Prize and International Emmy Award winners, political advisor,s more than a couple of entrepreneurs, and the co-creator of the BASIC computer language, as well as community organizers, educators, administrators, veterans, and everything in between. Explore the many paths open to Knox graduates.

Professor Brandon Polite '03 to Publish Anthology ft. Taylor Swift... Are You Ready for it?

To compile the book’s content, Polite reached out to his interviewees from his Taylor Swift miniseries.

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Drake Sykes ’17 Returns as Prairie Fire Assistant Baseball Coach

This is Sykes' second stint on the athletics staff having served in this role for the 2019-20 academic year.

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Tove Himango ’24 Named Nick Adams Finalist

Himango has taken a wide array of writing courses, including playwriting, fiction, and nonfiction.

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Knox Profiles

The best way to learn more about the power of Knox? Get to know our community.

Gabrielle Randol

Randol planned to study psychology, but the liberal arts environment at Knox gave her the freedom to explore her interests.

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Casey Foubert

Casey is a nontraditional student studying music after establishing his career working with various folk, indie, and pop bands.

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Maella Gnassounou

Maella wants to be a powerful voice for Black medical professionals and the Black community.

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Knox Outdoor Adventure Club (KOAC)

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String Arts Squad General Meeting

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