Westmont News

Paul Willis, Westmont professor of English, will read selections from his award-winning collection “To Build a Trail: Essays on Curiosity, Love & Wonder.” Tuesday, October 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street.

Westmont celebrates Homecoming 2019 with a full slate of on-campus events October 11-12.

Recent rankings of U.S. colleges and universities affirm Westmont as one of the top Christian colleges in the nation.

The National Association of Schools of Music has approved a Bachelor of Music in performance at Westmont for orchestral instruments, piano and voice beginning in fall 2019.

The largest and most diverse groups of new students in Westmont history arrives for Orientation Thursday, Aug. 22.

More than 40 area musicians have enrolled in the fifth annual Westmont Academy for Young Artists (WAYA), an intensive two-week program for local musicians ages 12-18, from Aug. 5-17 at Westmont. Tuition costs $1100 ($650 for half session) with merit-based scholarships available to talented applicants who audition.

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art kicked off its yearly exhibition featuring Tri-County artists by handing out $3,000 in cash awards to winners at the opening reception May 16.

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Despite gray skies and a light drizzle, thousands of family members and friends celebrated and cheered the 291 Westmont graduates who received their diplomas at Commencement May 4.

The 23rd annual Westmont College Student Research Symposium celebrates the noteworthy accomplishments of a record 57 Westmont students who worked on 44 research projects on Wednesday, April 17, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Winter Hall Atrium.

Why are student anxiety and performance pressure so prevalent at colleges and high schools? “It’s as if we’re asking students to be achievement machines,” a high school teacher said to Chris Hoeckley, director of the Westmont Gaede Institute for the liberal arts.