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Article Portrait of Maya McKone-Sweet holding painted wooden gear in the LPB

STORY: Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet

Maya McKone-Sweet ’26 leaned on her dual passions for art and engineering this year as she brought to life an art installation to add joy and color to the Olin community.

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Article SIRC Students visiting Wellesley DPW

STORY: Olin Partners with Town of Wellesley DPW and Green Mountain Technologies to Pilot New Sustainability-Focused Course

Sustainability Initiatives Research Collaboration (SIRC) connects Olin students and faculty to sponsoring partners who need thoughtful, innovative solutions for sustainability related projects.

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Article Olin students work on a project during a Collaborative Design class.

Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value.

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Article Portrait of Wendy Gordon

STORY: Q&A with StAR’s Wendy Gordon

Wendy Gordon joins the Olin community as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Learn more about Wendy and her approach to student support in this Q&A.

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Article Students looking at HVAC system

STORY: Students Leverage Real Operations Data to Make Sustainability Impact at Olin

A new course at Olin College has students using real data from the campus’s building automation and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to lower energy usage and increase efficiency today and into the future.

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Article Three students pose for a photo at the Olin College Multicultural Fair in February 2025.

Celebrating Culture and Community at Olin’s Multicultural Fair

On February 19, the Olin College community came together to celebrate its diverse cultures through food, activities, and shared experiences at the Multicultural Fair.

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Article AAAS 2025 Group Photo

STORY: Olin College’s Undergraduate Research and Hands-on Learning on Display at 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting

A delegation of Olin students and two faculty presented their research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, held in Boston from February 13-15, 2025.

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Article Four international college students stand outside on Olin College's campus.

STORY: Olin Welcomes Spring 2025 Exchange Students

This spring, Olin welcomes exchange students from our partner institutions for a semester-long experience to take part in our project-based learning environment, helping to grow and amplify the positive impact an Olin engineering education makes in the world.

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Article Cassandre Roos '25 and members of her local "helping hub" volunteering during the LA Wildfire recovery and coordination efforts.

STORY: Olin Senior Takes a Systems Engineering Approach During LA Wildfire Recovery Efforts

Olin senior, Cassandre Roos '25, used her systems engineering skills while volunteering over winter break to help lead LA Wildfire recovery and coordination efforts in a local "Helping Hub" in her hometown.

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Article A collage EWeek graphic of exhibition photos from Olin's Advanced Photography course.

STORY: Designing the Future with Photography

Visual communications and the fine arts are essential elements of life, and Helen Donis-Keller, Michael E. Moody Professor and Professor of Biology and Art, helps her students understand the importance of integrating both logic and creativity into their work.

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Article Dyllan Nguyen is shown standing in the Olin Wood Shop.

STORY: Sculpting the Future: Dyllan Nguyen’s Journey as an Artist and Educator

Read all about Fabrication Specialist and Instructor, Dyllan Nguyen's journey as an artist and educator, and learn how they're sculpting the future at Olin.

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Article Students take a selfie with Olin faculty at FIE 2024.

STORY: Student Researchers Invited to Design New Harvard Workshop After Successful FIE Trip

As a result of their presentation at last October's Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference, five students on Professor Yevgeniya V. Zastavker's Learning Journeys research team have been invited to design and implement a new workshop at Harvard University that aims to make a difference by "Hacking Injustice."

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Article James Knee '15 of Vivant Cycleworks stands with one of his cargo e-bikes.

STORY: Alum's Vivant Cycleworks Aims to be Key to a Greener, More Connected Future

For James Nee '15, 2024 was a year of big dreams and making them a reality. He's been busy creating and launching an electric cargo bike with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of personal transportation, putting us on a path towards a safer and more sustainable future. And with his American-made, Vivant Cycleworks, the road ahead is clear.

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Article Four students gather around a Formula Car at Olin College.

STORY: Oliners Create Sustainable and Fully Bespoke Aerodynamic Package for Formula Car

During the Fall 2024 semester, a team of five Olin College of Engineering students undertook an innovative and extracurricular passion project to design, optimize, and fabricate a fully bespoke aerodynamic package for an Olin Formula SAE car.

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Article Class Photo 2024

NEWS: Olin Sees Leap in Applicant Pool for the Class of 2029

Olin College received 1,154 applications for admission to the Class of 2029.

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Article Sparsh Gupta ’26 pictured studying abroad in Cambridge, UK.

STORY: Exploring Cambridge: Sparsh Gupta ’26 on Studying Abroad and the Gilman Scholarship

For Sparsh Gupta ’26, studying abroad at the University of Cambridge in Fall 2024 was about stepping into an entirely different academic and cultural experience.

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