• Commencement 2014

    18 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    They come. They charm us for four years with their wit and intellect. And then they leave. It’s a four-year cycle we celebrate, but never quite get used to. This year 484 seniors joined the ranks of esteemed Carleton alumni.

  • All the Right Moves

    18 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Rebecca Brown ’14 focused her comps project on how filmmakers use—and modify—dance forms to contribute to a story. 

  • Carl Quiz: Michael Bazzett ’88

    18 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Michael Bazzett ’88 likes to hang out in “liminal spaces.” “You know,” he says, “you’re in the car and there’s a flickering shadow in the field next to you, and…

  • A Change of Pace

    17 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Carleton faculty members benefit in many ways from the opportunity to take a break from on-campus responsibilities and focus instead on research, writing, and curriculum development. But equally important is how this long-standing academic tradition serves Carleton students when the professors return to their classrooms.

  • Making It Personal

    17 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    After seeing The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler’s play that celebrates female sexuality, Qwill Duvall ’14 (White Bear Lake, Minn.) was inspired to organize the Carleton Monologues.

  • Jenny Ramey ’14

    16 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    The softball team’s top hitter, Jenny Ramey ’14 leads the conference in total bases stolen for the second consecutive year and broke the Carleton record for career home runs.

  • Out to Sea

    16 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Scientist Deb Goodwin ’00 knew she wanted to study the rampant pollution in our oceans, but when she started taking students on semester-at-sea programs to the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, her career path became clear. Now she’s determined to reduce ocean pollution, expose students to environmental issues, and raise public awareness.

  • Exit Interview

    15 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Kaaren Williamsen, who came to Carleton in 1999 as the college’s first LGBT adviser and went on to become founding director of the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) in 2001, is leaving Carleton this summer to become Title IX coordinator at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

  • Show and Tell

    15 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Throughout the college’s history, advancements in technology have influenced the way faculty members teach. Here is a look at some historical objects and images professors have used in their labs and classrooms. You may be surprised to learn which ones are still in use—and which have been shelved permanently.

  • Mapping Memories

    14 July 2014
    Summer 2014

    Peter Barron ’17 and Vayu Rekdal ’15 created Carltography, a project to collect and display campus experiences shared through personally drawn maps. Together with Jackson Vanfleet Brown ’15 they’re distributing blank Carleton maps and showcasing submissions on their website.