President Oden and Jack Eugster, Chair of Carleton's Board of Trustees, address the challenges of the economic downturn and how the College is working to implement short and long-term strategies for best dealing with these issues.

Presiden Oden’s "Laird 100" column from the Fall 2008 issue of Carleton's alumni magazine, the Voice.

As you know these are challenging times. The current financial market uncertainty is severe enough that we need to be prudent about the speed with which we proceed with the Arts Union project. One consequence is that we will not move ahead with asking the Board at its October meeting to approve the development of construction documents. Practically, this means that the completion of Phase I in the Fall of 2011 will be unlikely.

Presiden Oden’s "Laird 100" column from the Summer 2008 issue of Carleton's alumni magazine, the Voice.

Presiden Oden’s "Laird 100" column from the Winter 2008 issue of Carleton's alumni magazine, the Voice.

President Robert A. Oden Jr. wrote an essay for Inside Higher Ed describing his and his students' experiences during their winter term 2008 off-campus studies experience, "Middle East Mosaics." President Oden led 32 students for the first portion of the experience to Egypt, and he reflects on returning to his roots as a teacher and professor and how learning about Ancient Egypt is relevant for 21st-century college students.

Presiden Oden’s "Laird 100" column from the Fall 2007 issue of Carleton's alumni magazine, the Voice.

President Robert A. Oden Jr. delivered the keynote address at the University of South Dakota's president's lecture series on teaching and learning entitled "Reflections on Liberal Learning–Putting Things in Context."

Carleton President Robert A. Oden Jr. appeared on National Public Radio's On Point on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The show, entitled "What Is College For," discussed former Yale Law School dean Anthony Kronman's new book, "Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life."

President Rob Oden, an avid and renowned fly fisherman, penned an article for the KinniKeeper, a newsletter produced by the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust.

President Rob Oden, along with his counterparts at a number of other colleges and universities, has issued a letter on the subject of college rankings.