Centrepiece Online
Welcome to Centrepiece Online, the Web edition of Centre’s magazine for alumni, parents, and friends of Centre College.
“Our Constitution Is Color-Blind”
by Diane Fisher Johnson
John Marshall Harlan-1850 is considered one of the 12 greatest Supreme Court justices of all time. The centennial of his death in 2011 is an occasion to remember his extraordinary life.
The First-Year Issue:
Making It HomeThey’ve finally flown the nest that sheltered them for so long and must now make a new nest on their own. We asked members of the Class of 2015 what they brought to make their dorm rooms feel like home.
What to Do When the Kids Leave Home
by Kathy Lashbrook Miles ’71, Director of Counseling Services
Having a hard time letting go? A little advice might help.
A Centre Parent at Last
by Mona Wyatt, Director of Donor Relations and Parent Programs
After three decades of working with Centre parents, the author finds she is one herself when her son joins the Class of 2015.
Centre of My Dreams
by Kendall Cox ’88
A new Centre parent tries humor to survive dropping off her daughter at college for the first time.
Endpiece
Lessons Learned
by R.A. “Max” Mascarich ’62
Fall 2011