Academic News
- January 4, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Academic News: 2021 and Beyond
Beginning in January 2021, academic news stories can be found on the Carleton News website.
- December 8, 2020 at 2:43 pm
Ishmael Maxwell ’21 earns prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Ishmael Maxwell ’21 earns award to attend Queen’s University of Belfast and SOAS University of London where he will focus on the studies of conflict transformation and social justice.
- November 30, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Mother-son duo provide remote Carleton internship experience
Concussion Alliance connects patients with resources to manage their recovery and, most recently, established an internship program where several Carleton students have found incredible success.
- November 16, 2020 at 4:16 pm
Carleton faculty members promoted to emeritus, endowed chair
The Carleton College Board of Trustees recently approved three Carleton faculty promotions effective Jan. 1, 2021: Mariko Kaga, emeritus; Harry Williams, emeritus; and Susannah Ottaway, endowed chair.
- August 19, 2020 at 1:16 pm
Carleton Dean of the College Beverly Nagel ’75 announces retirement
A proud Carleton alumna, Nagel has served as the Dean of the College since 2009. Prior to that, the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society served as the associate dean for four years.
- June 23, 2020 at 1:18 pm
Carleton announces 2020 faculty promotions
The Carleton College Board of Trustees approved the promotion of five faculty members from associate professor to professor, effective Sept. 1, 2020.
- May 4, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Anna Conley ’20 receives Watson Fellowship to study mycology
Conley will spend the next year diving into the study of fungi in China, the Czech Republic, and Chile.
- April 3, 2020 at 2:33 pm
Message to Students Regarding the Grading Policy for Spring Term 2020
Over the past week, faculty, students, and members of the College administration have spent a great deal of time discussing how the College might best handle course grades during Spring Term 2020.
- March 12, 2020 at 9:00 am
Message from President Poskanzer on Carleton’s Spring Term response to COVID-19
Carleton is moving to limit the number of people on campus and to teach at least the first half of Spring Term 2020 courses remotely, helped by a one-week extension of spring break.
- October 11, 2019 at 1:18 pm
Intro to Field Geology offers exploration and adventure
The Geology faculty offers a range of field-based introductory courses each year, with focuses including environmental geology and climate change.
- October 3, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Have a hard time filling school breaks? CCCE fellowships solve that problem.
Finding summer internships can be the most stressful part of spring term, especially when most opportunities involve filing papers and fetching coffee. However, there are ways to make more out of school break. Find out more about the 26 Carleton students who participated in the CCCE's 2019 community engaged fellowships.
- September 26, 2019 at 8:56 am
Professor Cathy Yandell knighted into French Ordre des Palmes Académiques
A national order of France, the honor is bestowed upon distinguished academics who “contribute actively to the expansion of French culture in the world.”