Welcome!

We are a volunteer group of alumni relations professionals respresenting small, selective, private, national liberal arts colleges located in New England and New York. NEAR 's goal is to implement successful and innovative alumni relations programs through shared information and networking. NEAR relies on the expertise and involvement of its volunteer members for the management and execution of its annual conference, collaborative alumni events, and related activities in pursuit of advancement of the profession.

As of November 2007, the member institutions are:

Amherst College
Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bates College
Bates College
Colby College
Colby College
Colgate University
Colgate University
Connecticut College
Connecticut College
Hamilton College
Hamilton College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Mt. Holyoke
Mt. Holyoke
Skidmore College
Skidmore College
Smith College
Smith College
Trinity College
Trinity College
Vassar College
Vassar College
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan University
wheaton college
Wheaton College
Williams College
Williams College

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