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08/31/2026
The 2026 Olin College of Engineering Orientation Ambassadors (OAs) are “geared up” and ready to meet the incoming Class ...
08/24/2026

The 2026 Olin College of Engineering Orientation Ambassadors (OAs) are “geared up” and ready to meet the incoming Class of 2030! 🚙✈️⚙️

Tomorrow, a new chapter begins!Some Oliners are arriving for the very first time. Others will be returning next weekend ...
08/23/2026

Tomorrow, a new chapter begins!

Some Oliners are arriving for the very first time. Others will be returning next weekend to continue the journey.

Together, we’ll all spend the year asking big questions, building bold ideas, and learning cool things from one another. 🛠️

Welcome (back) to Olin. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create.💙🩷

It’s official: Olin College professors are  #1. 👏In The Princeton Review‘s “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition,” Olin e...
08/21/2026

It’s official: Olin College professors are #1. 👏

In The Princeton Review‘s “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition,” Olin earned the top ranking for “Professors Get High Marks,” jumping from No. 6 last year.

Olin also earned:

🥈 No. 2 Best Classroom Experience - up from 8
🏠 No. 7 Best College Dorms - up from 10

The 1 ranking for our means something special.

At Olin, students learn in small, collaborative classes where faculty definitely aren’t just teaching from the front of the room. 🐝

They’re working alongside Oliners during the fall, winter, spring, and summer, challenging their thinking, adapting courses, mentoring projects, and helping turn ideas into action.

As one Princeton Review student put it, Olin professors are “constantly adapting their courses to make it a better experience for students.”

We think that’s worth celebrating. 💙

👉 Read more about Olin’s 2027 Princeton Review rankings:

https://www.olin.edu/articles/news-olin-earns-top-marks-professors-and-classroom-experience-princeton-reviews-2027

Olin College of Engineering is featured in The Princeton Review's "The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition.” This year, Olin...
08/18/2026

Olin College of Engineering is featured in The Princeton Review's "The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition.” This year, Olin improved its rankings in three categories: Professors Get High Marks, Best Classroom Experience and Best College Dorms. 👩‍🏫🏫

Olin is also recognized on the following Princeton Review lists:

1. Professors Get High Marks
4. Students Study the Most
8. Great Financial Aid
21. Most Accessible Professors

Read more: https://www.olin.edu/articles/news-olin-earns-top-marks-professors-and-classroom-experience-princeton-reviews-2027/

NEWS: Olin Earns Top Marks for Professors and Classroom Experience in Princeton Review’s 2027 Rankings Engineering for impact Leading transformation Press Release August 18, 2026 Olin College of Engineering is featured in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition.”....

What happens when a classroom project becomes published research?At Olin, it means identifying a barrier to hands-on lea...
08/15/2026

What happens when a classroom project becomes published research?

At Olin, it means identifying a barrier to hands-on learning, designing a solution with the people who will use it, testing that solution in a real course, and sharing what you learn with the broader community. 🛠️📝⚡️

Olin student Emily Boyd ’28 recently presented “Removing Barriers to Circuit Prototyping with an Adaptive Breadboard,” a paper co-authored with Olin Professor Emily W. Tow, at the Canadian Engineering Education Association ( ) conference.

The project began in Olin’s ISIM course, where Emily and Professor Tow co-designed an adaptive breadboard to enable a student to independently build circuits without being limited by fine motor skills. The oversized breadboard worked for most course assignments and made it possible for the student to participate in the course similarly to their peers, while also revealing challenges that informed the team’s learning and future design.

👉The result is more than a classroom project. It’s published that contributes to a broader conversation about how accessible tools can expand access to experiential learning.

🔗 Read and download the paper: https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/PCEEA/article/view/21583

Happy Sunday. 🌞 Share in the comments something that's recently sparked YOUR curiosity. *Stay tuned for more photos/stor...
08/09/2026

Happy Sunday. 🌞 Share in the comments something that's recently sparked YOUR curiosity.

*Stay tuned for more photos/story around the Human-Robot Interaction Study that took place on campus in July. 🤖

08/07/2026

Even though it’s summer, the learning doesn’t stop at Olin. On Thursday, student researchers (and faculty) presented a variety of interesting projects they’ve been working on over the past 10-weeks.

Customizable gait tracking, RAG pipelines, qualitative data analysis, CAD tools for growing vine robots, and much more.

Watch as the researchers share their projects and one thing they learned.

Happening today! It’s the 2026 Summer Research Poster Session.🧑‍🔬🤖🔬 If you’re on campus, come check out the interesting ...
08/06/2026

Happening today!

It’s the 2026 Summer Research Poster Session.🧑‍🔬🤖🔬

If you’re on campus, come check out the interesting research projects worked on during the 10-week summer period and hear what they learned and what they hope to do next!

Thursday, August 6, 2pm - 3:30pm
Milas Hall Mezz

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