Carleton College

Fifty years ago, the United States cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba. Last November, Carleton professor Al Montero escorted his long-exiled mother back to the country of her birth—and returned with plenty of material to develop a seminar on Cuban politics.

A faculty-student research team traveled to Rome over the summer without ever leaving campus. Using a 3-D modeling program, Professor Kathryn Steed and classical languages major Caitlin Staab ’12 created a virtual Roman Forum to aid students’ understanding of this historical setting. 

Carleton experts share their research into and insights about sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.

For the first time in recorded history, it rained during the Reunion Parade of Classes. But nothing can dampen Carls’ enthusiasm for returning to campus to party with college pals, dance to oldies, show off the campus to their kids, take in a couple seminars—and play another game of Ultimate or Rotblatt.

Carleton Professor Fernán Jaramillo researches how tiny hair cells in our ears transmit sound waves to our brain.