- July 1, 2010
Carleton College Announces Completion of $300 Million Fundraising Campaign
Carleton College has announced the successful completion of its largest-ever fundraising campaign. Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections: The Campaign for Carleton has exceeded its goal, raising more than $300 million from alumni, parents, friends, corporations and foundations. One-third of all campaign dollars were given by members of the Carleton Board of Trustees and 76 percent of all alumni contributed to the campaign. As of today, the College has received a total of $300,383,642 in gifts and pledges from 23,148 donors toward three strategic initiatives: enriching the teaching and learning environment by creating better ways for students to learn broadly and deeply; broadening access for students from increasingly diverse backgrounds; and enhancing the College’s physical facilities in ways that effectively support a leading liberal arts college in the 21st century.
- June 22, 2010
Carleton College Announces Faculty Appointment to Endowed Chair Position
The Carleton College Board of Trustees recently approved the appointment of Louis Newman, the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, as the Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning. The Humphrey Doermann Professorship is for a three-year term responsible for directing Carleton’s Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching.
- June 21, 2010
Carleton College Announces Faculty Promotions
The Carleton College Board of Trustees recently approved the promotion of eight faculty members, effective September 1, 2010.
- June 3, 2010
Carleton Endowment Management Team Wins Institutional Investor Award
The Carleton College endowment team has been recognized with a 2010 U.S. Investment Management Award from Institutional Investor magazine. Winners for the 2010 U.S. Investment Management Awards were chosen by the editorial staff of Institutional Investor magazine based on their market intelligence, performance data and additional information received from the industry following a public call for nominations. The winners were honored at an awards ceremony and dinner on May 17, 2010, in New York City.
- May 31, 2010
Recipients of Honorary Degrees from Carleton College Announced
Carleton College proudly announces that it will confer two honorary degrees at its 136th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 12. They will be awarded to two distinguished alumni, Margaret Ann "Ranny" Towsley Riecker '54 and Margaret Simms '67. Riecker graduated with a major in zoology, and will be awarded the degree Doctor of Science, honoris causa. Simms majored in economics and will be awarded the degree Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. They will each briefly address the College’s graduating class of 2010 at the commencement ceremony.
