Other Items

• Created 31 October 1974; Published 28 May 2008
  Symposium: Edmond Bacon - The City as a Work of Art

  Edmond Bacon is the first speaker in the symposium series. His talk is entitled "The City as a Work of Art."

• Created 8 June 1972; Published 29 April 2008
  Senior Convocation: David Porter - Out of the Cave

  David Porter, Professor of Classics and Music at Carleton, addresses at Senior Convocation. The convocation speech is entitled "Out of the Cave."

• Created 20 January 1972; Published 29 October 2008
  Thursday Night Lecture Series: Saul Alinsky

  Saul Alinsky speaks in the Carleton Chapel about organizing popular power in the middle class and on college campuses.

• Created 15 November 1971; Published 17 February 2006
  Technology and Man’s Future (Symposium Events): Laurence McKinley Gould - Science and the Human Condition

  This was Larry Gould's lecture as part of the symposium "Technology and Man's Future."

• Created 2 February 1971; Published 25 April 2008
  Inauguration: Howard Swearer

  Howard Swearer is officially inaugurated as the sixth President of Carleton College and gives his official inaugural address to the college community.

• Created 15 September 1970; Published 24 April 2008
  Opening Convocation: Howard Swearer -The Human Dimension of the College

  Howard Swearer, the sixth President of Carleton College, gives his first address to the college community as president in 1970 Opening Convocation.

• Created 6 June 1970; Published 21 March 2008
  Senior Convocation: Carleton Qualey

  Carleton Qualey, a graduate of St, Olaf College and a retiring American History Professor, gives an overview of the nation's history and speaks on the role of intellectuals in shaping the U.S. He wants to inspire Carleton seniors to recognize their intellectuals' role. Continuing with the chronological themes thoughout U.S. political history, Qualey lists the events in a senior’s journey through their Carleton College career. He discourages the campus’ movement towards the far left. the far right is not an educated choice, either, since it is a “cult of traditionalism”. Professor Qualey also warns against being part of pressure organizations, as in unions or specific lobbying groups.