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Professor Cathy Yandell knighted in the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques
September 27, 2019Cathy Yandell, the W.I. and Hulda F. Daniell Professor of French Literature, Language, and Culture at Carleton College, was knighted in the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The ceremony was officiated by Guillaume Lacroix, the consul general of France in Chicago.
Eblen-Zayas awarded NSF grant to develop online teaching tools for liberal arts colleges
July 29, 2019Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Carleton College professor of physics and director of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, has been awarded a three-year, $290,940 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop online teaching tools for the 10 colleges of the Liberal Arts Consortium for Digital Innovation (LACOL).
A cherished Carleton tradition, Honors Convocation draws the campus community together to celebrate the academic accomplishments of Carleton students and faculty.
Political scientist Andra Gillespie to explore black political leadership in Carleton convocation
May 6, 2019Gillespie will discuss whether a new generation of black political leadership can lead to substantive political changes in black communities.
Public invited to Carleton history lecture, ‘Kim and Trump: North Korea and the United States in an Era of Change’
April 22, 2019This event takes place Wednesday, April 24, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum.
“How to Have Better Political Conversations” will highlight the social and psychological forces shaping Americans’ political attitudes and show how our moral values—often a source of division—can be used to bring people together.
Student-curated exhibit on the art of language opens in Carleton’s Perlman Teaching Museum
April 9, 2019A new exhibit curated by Carleton art history students opens April 12 in the Kaemmer Gallery of the Perlman Teaching Museum.
Anita Chikkatur, Juliette Bobrow honored with Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents’ Awards
April 9, 2019Acknowledging colleges and universities committed to civic engagement that impacts student learning and community progress, the awards will be presented at a statewide summit April 10 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.
Professor Serena Zabin named Carleton’s next Broom Faculty Fellow in Public Scholarship
April 5, 2019The three-year appointment is supported by a gift from Dorothy Broom '66 and is designed to deepen the academic focus of civic engagement by fostering the public scholarship in which Carleton faculty and students engage.
Carleton presents the 2019 Mellon Professorship Lecture: “Just What *IS* Musical Tempo?”
March 6, 2019Justin London, Carleton’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music, Cognitive Science and the Humanities, will discuss the complex nature of musical tempo perception along with topics in interdisciplinary research.
Carleton awarded presidential leadership grant from Mellon Foundation to explore artificial intelligence in education
February 19, 2019The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Carleton College a $150,000 grant to explore the impact of artificial intelligence in liberal arts education.
Anna Guasco ’16 named Gates Cambridge Scholar
February 19, 2019Guasco has been identified by the Gates Cambridge Trust as one of the 34 most academically outstanding and socially committed U.S. citizens, earning her a place in the 2019 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge.
Hebrew Poetry of Muslim Spain is Topic of 2019 Carleton Forkosh Family Judaic Studies Lecture
February 12, 2019Poet Peter Cole will discuss the significance of medieval Sephardic and mystical poems.
Innovation scholar to present Carleton Convocation
February 12, 2019In his presentation, “Science Is Shaped by Wikipedia: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial,” Thompson will discuss Wikipedia’s impact on the state of scientific knowledge.Carleton College Awards Tenure to Chemistry Professor Calderone
February 12, 2019A member of the Carleton College faculty has been awarded tenure by the Board of Trustees, effective Sept. 1, 2019.
Carleton recognized as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
February 12, 2019Nine students from Carleton received Fulbright awards for academic year 2018-19.
Battling food waste and hunger in America the focus of convocation
February 8, 2019Social entrepreneur Evan Lutz will present “How Ugly Produce Can Help Solve Hunger.”
The performance is an exploration of Christian, Jewish, and Arabic musical traditions in late medieval Spain.
Three new exhibits opening Friday, Feb. 8 in the Perlman Teaching Museum all celebrate the ceramics arts. An opening reception will be held from 5–7 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Commons. The reception is open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
Political pundit Sally Kohn to present Carleton convocation
February 1, 2019Focusing on the compassion and humanity in everyone, Kohn searches for common ground between political foes.
Poet and educator Hakeem Rahim will present, “Let’s Talk About Mental Illness.”
Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, the production features Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as his creation.
POSTPONED: Political science lecture chronicles the impact of conspiracy theories on American politics
January 22, 2019Due to severe weather conditions, this event has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a future date.