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To This You Can Always Return

Congrats to the Class of 2026! Commencement speaker Elizabeth Rush ’06 encouraged graduating students to, above all, keep tending to the people and places they love.

Date	Title
6/2/2026	2026 Projects for Peace Grantees Announced
5/27/2026	Reed Students Tour Spain with Trustee Liz Adams ’79
5/15/2026	A ‘Pipe Dream’ Turned Reality
5/13/2026	Reed Alum's Decades-Long Pursuit of the "Undruggable" Is Paying Off

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Press Releases

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Date	Title
4/17/2026	Reed College Economist Co-Authors Study on Migration Effects of Multnomah County Preschool for All Tax
4/9/2026	Acclaimed Author Elizabeth Rush Named Reed College Commencement Speaker
4/7/2026	Reed College Ranked No. 7 Among Peace Corps’ 2026 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities
2/3/2026	Reed College Again Named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

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Reed in the Media

The New York Times traces the decades of research behind daraxonrasib—a drug nearing FDA approval that may transform treatment for pancreatic cancer—and the pivotal role of Kevan Shokat '86.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science presented its 2026 Lifetime Mentor Award to Mary Jo Ondrechen ’74, professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern University, for her dedication to mentoring students from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM.

Paul Gronke, director of the Elections & Voting Information Center at Reed, offered his insights on one practical way to keep the 2026 midterm elections free and fair: election office tours for politicians.