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Bridget Moix named next FCNL General Secretary

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) announced on November 22 that Bridget Moix will become its next general secretary effective…

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Plymouth Meeting Friends help in rescue of Afghan interpreter

David DiFabio is not a Quaker. He is an Air Force veteran and military contractor. But when he came to…

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Friends Place on Capitol Hill to open in January 2022

Friends Place on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., will begin hosting groups in January 2022 following nearly $2 million in…

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Quaker Manumission website launched by Haverford College

This past summer, Haverford College Libraries launched a new website, Manumitted: The People Enslaved by Quakers (manumissions.haverford.edu). The site presents…

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Kyle Farmbry appointed as next Guilford College President

On October 6, Guilford College announced Kyle Farmbry as its next president. Farmbry will be the school’s tenth president and…

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Sarah Clarke to lead QUNO New York

On September 22, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker United Nations Committee in New York announced that Sarah…

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Tim Gee named next FWCC General Secretary

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) announced on July 26 that Tim Gee would be its next general secretary. The…

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Sarah Gillooly begins as Baltimore Yearly Meeting General Secretary

On July 19, Sarah Gillooly began their term as the general secretary of Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM). Gillooly, who uses…

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Gretchen Castle Becomes ESR Dean

Gretchen Castle becomes the first female dean of the Earlham School of Religion (ESR) with the beginning of her term…

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Quaker Organizations Launch Racial Justice Initiative

On June 16, 2021, a coalition of four Quaker organizations announced a new initiative, Quakers Uprooting Racism, designed ”to accelerate…

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