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Carleton Connects: Jack El-Hai ’79 on how to tell stories and make movies

26 May 2025

Jack El-Hai ’79 is the award-winning author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (the basis of the forthcoming movie Nuremberg), Face in the Mirror (published this month), and many other works of nonfiction. Join the conversation…

Jack El-Hai '79

Carleton Connects: Pete Cowdin ’85 and bringing books to life

5 May 2025

There’s nothing quite like it. The Rabbit hOle, a new immersive museum experience in Kansas City dedicated to children’s literature, is the singular brainchild of Pete Cowdin ’85 and his partner Deb Pettid.…

Pete Cowdin '85. Photo by Chase Castor

Carleton Connects: Toni Carter ’75 and public service

29 March 2025

Communities thrive when their leaders make room for the voices of the disempowered. Join Toni Carter ’75 for a conversation on her experience as a public servant dedicated to improving the lives…

Toni Carter '75

Carleton Connects: The direction of TV and film

27 February 2025

Carleton is justifiably proud of its many alumni who have gone on to stellar careers in film and TV. Join four distinguished directors and producers—Wendy West ’94, Andrij Parekh ’94, Maggie Bowman…

CAMS project in Upper Arb

Carleton Connects: Dan Hernández and regenerative agriculture

16 January 2025

Can we really produce food in a way that is good for the environment? Carleton biology professor Dan Hernández studies regenerative agriculture and its goal of restoring soil quality through management practices based on…

Professor Dan Hernandez

Carleton Connects: Ken Fisher ’55 and the science of sleep

4 December 2024

Why do we spend one third of our lives almost completely defenseless and in ignorance of the world around us? Doctor Ken Fisher ’55, who has worked on sleep medicine…

Ken Fisher

Carleton Connects: Julia Strand and scientific credibility

28 November 2024

If a scientific experiment can’t be replicated, can it be trusted? Join Carleton psychology professor Julia Strand to hear how research in many scientific disciplines has been reformed over the past decade to…

Professor Julia Strand

Carleton Connects: Ed Bice ’88 and the future of our information ecosystems

21 October 2024

Is the content streaming onto 5 billion smartphones making our planet wiser? Smarter? Healthier? Is it making our democracies more representative and our institutions more responsive and our social fabric…

Ed Bice '88

Carleton Connects: Nancy Braker ’81 and the Arb in the fall

3 October 2024

Nancy Braker ’81, the Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum, is back for a third online tour of the Arboretum, this time as autumn leaves start to fall. Find…

Photo of event speaker

Carleton Connects: Brian Klaas ’08 on chaos, chance, and choice

22 May 2024

Everything may happen for a reason—just not the one you’re in charge of. If you want to join the fandom of the random, read Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We…

Brian Klaas