College Notes: Fall 2025
Madeline Tillem of Lenox was assistant stage manager for the fall theater production of "The Play That Goes Wrong," directed by Jim Van Valen, showing Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Muhlenberg College's Baker Theatre. A graduate of Miss Hall's School, Tillem is studying history and psychology at the college in Allentown, Pa.
Katie Aragon Alvarez of Pittsfield began her first semester in the fall of 2025 at Lasell University in Newton.
First-year students at Emmanuel College participate in its Day of Service.
Simon Shin of Williamstown recently matriculated as a member of the class of 2029 at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Selected from a pool of 8,904 applicants to the college, Shin joins a college community of about 2,000 undergraduate students.
Graduations
Kenza Yousfi of Williamstown, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a doctor of philosophy in anthropology. He was one of more than 1,600 students who graduated in the summer and received an undergraduate, master's or doctoral degree.
Academic Lists & Awards
Silas Rella-Neill of Pownal, Vt., was recently named to the 2025 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) fall All-Academic Team for men's soccer at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. The recognition honors those who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher. Rella-Neill, a junior majoring in environmental studies, is a graduate of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vt.
Elmira (N.Y.) College has named Madison Lodowski and Stefan Zygawski, both of Pittsfield, to the dean's list for academic achievement for the fall 2025 term.
Matthew Kinzer, a Lasell University student from Dalton, was named to the dean's list for his academic performance in the fall 2025 semester at the Newton college.
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