News & Features
October 23, 2025
First Look: East End Neighborhood
East End Neighborhood—Rollins’ newest residential community—is expanding the College’s on-campus living capacity and creating a vibrant new hub where students can live, learn, and connect.
December 04, 2025
A Holiday Message From President Barnett
Wishing you and your families peace, health, and happiness this holiday season.
December 03, 2025
Rollins Recognized Among the Greenest Colleges in the Nation
Rollins earns a spot in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges 2026 for its campus-wide commitment to environmental stewardship, sustainable learning, and innovative green initiatives.
December 02, 2025
Rollins Named a Top 5 School for Study Abroad
Rollins has landed in the top 5 master’s-granting institutions nationwide for the highest percentage of students who study abroad.
Rollins in the News
Rollins Theatre Presents "Let the People Sing," Honoring Zora Neale Hurston's Legacy
Rollins College students are bringing history full circle with a play that honors Zora Neale Hurston's legacy. Spectrum News 13 features "Let the People Sing."
Awards & Rankings
November 07, 2025
Orlando, Winter Park Rank Among Nation’s Best Places to Live and Learn
WalletHub names Orlando the No. 3 Best College Town in America and ranks Winter Park the No. 1 small city in Florida and in the top 20 nationwide for quality of life.
November 06, 2025
Rollins Among Nation’s Best for Student Experience
Rollins once again earns national recognition from The Wall Street Journal, ranking among the country’s top 400 colleges and No. 33 in the nation for best student experience.
October 21, 2025
Rollins’ Crummer Graduate School of Business Ranked Among Top 100 MBA Programs
The Crummer Graduate School of Business has once again been ranked as one of the top 100 MBA programs worldwide on LinkedIn’s list of Top 100 Best MBA Programs for Career Growth.
People
October 23, 2025
Winter Park Magazine Names Three Tars to Most Influential List
Dorrell Briscoe, Michael Buffa ’10MBA, and Anil Menon have been named among our community’s most influential people by Winter Park Magazine.
October 22, 2025
Behind the Detail
From Marine to Rollins student to U.S. Secret Service agent, Kyle Davis ’14 draws on his liberal arts education, athletic discipline, and global experience to protect world leaders.
October 06, 2025
Barry ’24 Joins National Cohort of NobleReach Scholars
Lauren Barry ’24 has been named a NobleReach Scholar, joining an elite national cohort of recent graduates tackling public challenges through tech-driven innovation.
Highlights
DeFabio ’18 Wins National Award for Young Business Person of the Year
Claudia DeFabio ’18 was recently recognized as the U.K.’s Young Business Person of the Year.
November 12, 2025
The Past is Present
As a leader in the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tina Osceola ’89 has worked to honor her ancestors and protect her tribe’s sovereignty for more than 20 years.
October 27, 2025
Photos: Rollins Unveils New Tennis & Golf Center
The Rollins community gathered to celebrate the official opening of the new Tennis & Golf Center, a cutting-edge facility that will elevate the student-athlete experience and honor the College’s legacy of athletic excellence.
October 13, 2025
Passport to Possibility
From Scotland to Rwanda, Rollins students spent summer 2025 gaining global perspectives and essential experience through immersive field studies and study abroad programs.

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