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GWSS, AMST, and CCST alum Kao Kalia Yang ’03 was interviewed by WCCO – CBS Minnesota for a story segment titled, “Minnesota families forced to have tough conversations with children.” Her section starts at 1 minute and 6 seconds.
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GWSS, AMST, and CCST alum Kao Kalia Yang ’03 published a piece titled, “Letter From Minnesota: ‘If They Take Me and Leave the Children…’” on Literary Hub, on online source for literary content.
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Robin Wonsley ’13 interviewed by Democracy Now! Outside link
9 January 2026GWSS alum and Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley ’13 was interviewed for the Democracy Now! story, “‘Terror & Chaos’: Minneapolis Reels After ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Renee Good, Mother of 3.”
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GWSS and PSYCH alum Simine Vazire ’01, editor-in-chief of the Association for Psychological Science’s journal Psychological Science and professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, is this year’s recipient for the Einstein Foundation Berlin’s Individual Award.
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Michael McClellan ’13 featured by MIT for applied physics work with Tampa Bay Rays Outside link
9 October 2025GWSS and CHEM alum Michael McClellan ’13 was featured by the MIT Technology Review in a story titled, “Data on the Baseball Diamond.” McClellan earned his PhD from MIT in 2018.
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GWSS and PSYC major Annanya Sinha ’25 was featured in the Carleton News for giving remarks during Commencement 2025. During Sinha’s speech, which they titled, “A Love Letter to My Professors,” Sinha emphasized how Carleton courses have challenged their ego, pride, and existing knowledge, with talented professors teaching them the most valuable skill of all: how to think critically.
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Juan Garcia Reyes ’26 accepted into American Sociological Association (ASA) Honors Program
1 May 2025SOAN major, GWSS minor, and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow Juan Garcia Reyes ’26 has been accepted into the 2025 American Sociological Association (ASA) Honors Program. This program introduces exceptional undergraduate sociology students to the professional life of the discipline through participation in special activities at the ASA Annual Meeting.
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GWSS, AMST, and CCST alum Kao Kalia Yang ’03 has won three Minnesota Book Awards in the categories of memoir, children’s literature, and middle grade literature. She is the first person to ever win a trio of prizes at one Minnesota Book Awards ceremony.
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Esmé Schwall ’97 earns Christopher Award for book with Edith Eva Eger
4 April 2025GWSS and AMST alum Esmé Schwall ’97 has earned a 2025 Christopher Award for her book The Ballerina of Auschwitz, co-authored with La Jolla-based author and Holocaust survivor Dr. Edith Eva Eger. The book for young adults is one of 12 winners for adults and young people as the Christopher Awards program marks its 76th year.
The Christopher Awards celebrate authors, illustrators, writers, producers and directors, whose work “affirms the highest values of the human spirit” and reflect the Christopher motto, “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
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GWSS, AMST, and CCST alum Kao Kalia Yang ’03 was named Artist of the Year by The Minnesota Star Tribune for 2024. In the piece announcing her achievement, Yang mentions the honorary degree she received from Carleton during the Class of 2024 Commencement ceremony.