News / Posts from Media Relations http://apps.carleton.edu/news/ Reason Carleton College, 2009 Neil Lutsky, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychology, chaired a symposium and gave a paper entitled "How Positive Should We Be Teaching the Science of Positive Psychology?" at the First World Congress on Positive Psychology in June in Philadelphia. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:28:42 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=542266 Devashree Gupta, assistant professor of political science, was awarded the 2009 Samuel H. Beer Prize for the Best Dissertation on British Politics, awarded by the British Politics Group of the American Political Science Association. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:11 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=542262 Laurence Cooper, associate professor of political science, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a new freshman seminar, "Cosmos or Chaos: View of the World, Views of the Good Life," which addresses the question of what it means to live well. Students in the course will consider key visions of the character of the world and of how to live a good life, as developed though extensive reading, discussion, and writing about Homer, Plato and Aristotle, the Biblical books of Genesis, Exodus, and the Gospel of Matthew, Augustine's Confessions, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and other notable thinkers. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:38:39 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=542258 NBC KARE-11 featured Carleton College and its generous financial aid program during the July 1st 10 o'clock news broadcast as part of its weekly segment, "Take KARE of your money." The piece featured Carleton students Kai Knutson '11 (Bloomington, Minn.), Beserat Kelati '12 (Houston, Texas) and Steve Merry '10 (Dellwood, Minn.), along with Jennifer Hantho, senior associate dean of admissions. "The state university that I was planning to go to didn't give me any financial aid," Kelati said in the segment. "A lot of the private liberal arts colleges provided me with the best financial aid. I decided to come to Carleton because it was one of the best that I had received." Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:30:58 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=542231 Steven Schier, Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of a new journal, Geopolitics, History and International Relations. The journal publishes geopolitical analyses of international and American politics. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:41 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=541834 Chérif Keïta, professor of French, had his film "Cemetary Stories: A Rebel Missionary in South Africa" (2009) reviewed in the Italian daily newspaper, La Stampa, in the section "Jambo Africa: Leggere, Vedere, Ascoltaire" (May 29, 2009). Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:17:40 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=541815 Larry Cooper, associate professor of political science, was awarded a Fulbright Grant to teach at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, in winter and spring of 2010. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:44:13 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=541740 Deborah Appleman, Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies and chair of educational studies, recently gave an invited talk on adolescents and literary theory at Teachers College, Columbia University, presenting a paper on her work in prisons at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Diego. She also presented a paper at the International Reading Association, held in April in Minneapolis. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:40:25 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=541738 Deborah Appleman, the Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies and chair of educational studies, wrote an opinion piece for the June 29 edition of the Star Tribune entitled "Counterpoint: Why I oppose Teach for America." Appleman writes "As an educator who strongly believes that teaching is both art and science, I strenuously disagree with the notion that underprepared teachers can teach effectively in our state's most challenging schools." Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:43:25 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=542060 Jerome Levi, professor of anthropology, recently attended the United Nations Eighth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as a World Bank delegate. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:09:17 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=541495 It’s a tough year to be a recent college graduate. The poor economy means fewer companies are interested in hiring, nonprofits have less funding, and paid internships are few and far between. Offices all across the Carleton campus, reports Brent Nystrom ‘92, associate director of the College’s Career Center and manager of mentor relations, knew “we’ve got to do everything we can to help seniors, especially this year.” So, staff from the Career Center got right to work. “We asked ourselves,” says Nystrom, “What can we do in a really short time?” Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:01:14 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/features/?story_id=541492 Carleton College recently announced that the proceeds raised from their ninth annual “Lighten-Up” Garage Sale totaled over $23,000 in support of area non-profit organizations. The proceeds will be split evenly between the Northfield Union of Youth (The Key), the Northfield Special Olympics, and Project Friendship. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:56:51 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=541490 Carleton issued the following clarification to a piece in the Friday, June 19 edition of the New York Times entitled "For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big Savings" in regards to the College's switch from a six-course to a five-course teaching load for its faculty. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:12:03 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=540424 Carleton has received a $10,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation to fund its “Natural Science in Natural Lands: Improving the Carleton Arboretum” project. The grant will fund the College's new project, which will heighten the educational and recreational value of the Cowling Arboretum. The grant will help provide training for Arboretum staff on state-of-the-art restoration methods, will increase opportunities to participate in restoration activities for everyone on campus and in Northfield, and provide new signs to help visitors enjoy the Arboretum. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:33:41 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=540154 The Carleton College Board of Trustees recently approved the appointments of six professors to endowed chair positions at the College. Deborah Ann Appleman was named the Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies; Becky Boling was named the Stephen R. Lewis Jr. Professor of Spanish and the Liberal Arts; Jack Goldfeather was named the William H. Laird Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and the Liberal Arts; Fred Hagstrom was named the Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art; Roger Reid Jackson was named the John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion; and Adeeb Khalid was named the Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies and History. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:33:56 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=539865 Deciding to choose what major to declare was a difficult process for Carleton sophomore Kelsea Dombrovski. Biology? Too science-y. History? Not right either. She finally settled on American Studies, reluctantly submitting her orange major declaration form to the registrar. Now, thanks to a recent decision by the College, Dombrovski’s woes are over. Last month, the Carleton faculty voted 76-9 to approve Environmental and Technology Studies (ENTS) as a major, which she promptly declared. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:20:51 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=538628 The parents of Wade Johnson '07, Susan and Bruce Johnson, issued a statement in regards to the recent death of their son. The family wished for the statement to be shared with the greater Carleton community as well. Johnson's body was recovered on Monday morning in an avalanche on Mount Gongga in Western Sichuan Province of China. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:08:12 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=538581 Carleton will hold a community gathering for faculty, staff and students to reflect on the life of recent graduate Wade Bruce Johnson ’07, on Monday, June 8 at 2:45 p.m. in the College’s Skinner Memorial Chapel. Johnson had been missing since May 20 and his body was recovered early Monday morning, June 8, in an avalanche during a recent hiking trek on Mount Gongga in Western Sichuan Province of China. Johnson, a 2007 graduate of Carleton who earned Phi Beta Kappa honors as a chemistry major, was a member of the Carleton Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts (CANOE House) and a staff member of the rock-climbing wall during his time at Carleton. The College will also host a full memorial service for Johnson, tentatively set for Friday, June 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Skinner Memorial Chapel. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:25:18 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=538282 Carleton College will award the Bachelor of Arts degree to 506 graduating seniors at the 135th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m. on the Bald Spot, the lawn west of Hulings Hall on the Carleton campus. In the event of severe weather, commencement will be held indoors at the Recreation Center. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:57:12 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=538178 Carleton’s Ninth Annual “Lighten-Up” Garage Sale will take place in the West Gym on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (with a bag sale beginning at noon on the second day of the sale). This popular event, sponsored by Acting in the Community Together (ACT), the College’s center for community service and civic engagement, is open to the public. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:54:52 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=538176 We wrap up the term featuring pictures from the violin/viola recital and the Knights Concert. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:42:25 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/features/?story_id=538166 Carleton's graduation rate ranks the tops among Minnesota colleges and universities, according to a recent American Enterprise Institute study based on data reported to the Education Department by nearly 1,400 schools about full-time first-time students who entered in fall 2001. The study was reported on in the June 3 edition of USA Today, and showed Carleton's graduation rate of 93 percent to rank tops among all colleges and universities within the state. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:34:59 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=540184 Ninth week was full of exciting events highlighted by our photo feature including Honors Convocation, Tofu Fest and a WHOA! Dance Concert. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:20:08 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/features/?story_id=536894 Carleton College proudly announces that it will confer two honorary degrees at its 135th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 13. Acclaimed concert pianist and Northfield native Peter Basquin and philanthropic businesswoman Annie S.C. Wu will each receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College. Each honorary degree recipient will then address the graduating Class of 2009. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:14:19 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=536777 Richard T. Berman, director of Carleton's career center, is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education piece about what strategies 2009 graduates are utilizing in this difficult economy. The piece talks about Carleton's "Engagement Wanted" program that connects graduating students with alumni and parents for networking opportunities that may lead to job possibilities. The piece also quotes Evan Rowe '09, who landed a job with Google despite majoring in political science. "What mattered to me is that I could learn a lot," Rowe says in the article. He compares the perfect job to one true love. "Not any such thing," he says. "There are many different ways I could be happy." Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:07:46 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=536652