Carleton College

Academic buzzwords get bandied about on our campus all the time. We asked faculty members to demystify the terms and explain why the concepts are so important. And we asked alumni to tell us how it all translates to real-world jobs.

Last fall activist Sasha Houston Brown ’09 objected publicly—via the Internet—to an international retailer’s Native American–inspired clothing line. Within days, every major U.S. news outlet had picked up the story.

The Carleton network had a big influence on Jennifer Pietenpol ’86 and Jill Moses ’86. In turn, they’re having a lasting impact on the medical field, each in her own way.

Activist Sasha Houston Brown ’09 challenged an international retailer on its Navajo-inspired apparel line and won!