Events Calendar – History – Carleton College

Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 - Saturday, Oct 17, 2026

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Exhibition: Gateway to Himalayan Art • Sep 12, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 In-Person • Flaten Art Museum, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

October 2025

Sat 18

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 21

12:00pm Isla Internships Abroad - Intern in Armenia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, India, North Macedonia, or Spain - 1h In-Person • Sayles-Hill 251; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
5:15pm Fall Lefler Lecture - Dr. Jody Benjamin - 1h 30m In-Person • LEI 305

Wed 22

5:00pm Let's Talk: Who Do You Say You Are? - 1h 30m In-Person • Multicultural Center Conference Room (019) • from Office of Intercultural Life

Sat 25

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Mon 27

1:00pm Carleton Connects: Joel Schlosser ’03 on the entanglement of democracy and the environment - 1h Virtual • from Carleton Connects

Thu 30

7:00pm History Movie Night - 2h 30m In-Person • Leighton 304

Fri 31

10:00am Government & Nonprofit Career Fair - 5h In-Person • University of Minnesota, Coffman Great Hall; register via Handshake • from Career Center
12:00pm MARS Marathon Reading: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 14h (begins) In-Person • South Balcony, Upper Sayles • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

November 2025

Sat 1

2:00am MARS Marathon Reading: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (ends) In-Person • South Balcony, Upper Sayles • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Mon 3

Boyd-Niles Travel Fellowship Submission Deadline In-Person • Online • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Fri 7

1:10pm The Black Death Wreaks Havoc! - 1h 10m In-Person • Hamlin Creative Space in Weitz Center for Creativity

Sat 8

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 11

12:15pm Finding Ireland's Music - 45m In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity M215 Applebaum Recital Hall

Fri 14

2:00pm New OIL Director Meet and Greet: Noha Elmohands! - 2h In-Person • OIL Office (Sayles 201) • from Office of Intercultural Life

Sat 15

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Sun 16

6:30pm The American Revolution Premiere with guest speaker Dr. Serena Zabin - 3h In-Person • Boliou 104

Tue 18

2:00pm Community Archaeology Day - 2h In-Person • Anderson Hall - Atrium and AND 121 • from Archaeology

December 2025

Sun 7

Exhibition: Gateway to Himalayan Art (ends) In-Person • Flaten Art Museum, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

January 2026

Tue 13

6:45pm Forkosh Family Lecture: Once We Were Slaves - 1h In-Person • Athenaeum, Gould Library • from Religion

Thu 15

5:15pm Lecture by Dr. Jie-Hyun Lim: Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age - 1h 30m In-Person • LEI 304
7:00pm Weitz Fellowship: Information Session with the Nine Organizations - 1h Virtual • Virtual; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Mon 19

5:30pm Celebrating 40 Years of Forward Progress - 1h 15m In-Person • The Great Hall (Severance Hall 104) • from Office of Intercultural Life

Thu 22

Visit the Wish Wall: What is Your Wish for US? (begins) In-Person • Locations around Rice County
12:00pm Visit the Wish Wall: What is Your Wish for US? - 1h In-Person • Gould Library

Sat 24

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 27

11:45am LTC Lunch - How We Used to Read - 1h 15m In-Person • Weitz 236 • from Learning and Teaching Center

Fri 30

3:30pm Cupcakes and Conversation with Brian Klaas '08 - 1h 15m In-Person • History Lounge or LEI 236 if needed

Sat 31

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

February 2026

Mon 2

10:00am Black History Month Kick Off Tabling in Sayles - 3h In-Person • Sayles-Hill Cafe • from Office of Intercultural Life
6:15pm Talk by Ronald A. Johnson - 1h In-Person • Weitz Creative Center 230

Wed 4

4:00pm The Influence of Black Music: A Black History Month Gallery - 23d (begins) In-Person • Upper Sayles-Hill Gallery • from Office of Intercultural Life
5:30pm Field Trip: Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Guthrie Theater - 5h In-Person • Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis; Bus Pickup on Campus • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Thu 5

12:00pm Isla Internships Abroad - Intern in Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, India, North Macedonia, or Spain - 1h In-Person • Hasenstab Hall 105; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
12:00pm Lecture by Dr. April Haynes - 1h In-Person • LEI 330
4:30pm Ourika in Africa: Race and Revision in the Early Black Press - 1h In-Person • Gould Library Athenaeum • from American Studies
5:15pm Mullin Talks - 2h In-Person • LEI 236

Sat 7

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Mon 9

11:00am Midterm Break History Chronology - 2h In-Person • Leighton Hall 202 and History Lounges
2:00pm Make & Take Drop-in: Gilding with Abby! - 1h In-Person • Gould Library Lobby • from Gould Library

Wed 11

4:30pm Black History Month Movie Night: The Whole Gritty City - 2h In-Person • Alumni Guest House 114 • from Office of Intercultural Life

Thu 12

12:00pm Disobedience Across Borders: Lessons of Hope from Resistance Movements - 1h In-Person • Hasenstab 002 • from Political Science and International Relations
5:30pm MN Private Colleges Job & Internship Fair Information & Prep Session - 1h In-Person • Leighton Hall 304; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
7:00pm Winter Term History Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LEI304

Fri 13

2:00pm Valentine's Day with OIL - 2h In-Person • OIL Office (Sayles 201) • from Office of Intercultural Life

Sat 14

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Sat 21

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 24

Juneteenth: Origins and Misconceptions. A discussion with Steve Williams and Prof Jorge Banuelos In-Person • Athenaeum • from Africana Studies
5:15pm Lecture by Dr. Carl Petry '65: Perceptions of Gendered Transgressions during the Mamluk Period in Egypt (650-922 AH/1250-1517 CE) - 1h In-Person • Leighton 304 • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Wed 25

4:30pm Enmity and empathy : Japanese Americans in Minnesota during World War II. A public lecture by Prof. Ka Wong - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton 305 and CGRS Lounge • from Asian Studies

Fri 27

5:00pm The Influence of Black Music: A Black History Month Gallery (ends) In-Person • Upper Sayles-Hill Gallery • from Office of Intercultural Life

Sat 28

Visit the Wish Wall: What is Your Wish for US? (ends) In-Person • Locations around Rice County
3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

March 2026

Tue 3

5:15pm Public Talk: Heroic Tales: Fathers, Veterans and War Nostalgia from Homer to Drones - 1h 15m In-Person • Leighton 305 • from Classics

Wed 4

5:00pm Public Talk: War Culture and Fascism: A European History - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton 305 • from Classics

Thu 5

5:15pm Back to Glory and the Human Body: Discussing War (Anti) Heroism - A Panel Discussion - 1h 15m In-Person • LDC 104 • from Classics

Sat 7

3:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • online at KRLX.org or 88.1 FM on the radio dial • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

April 2026

Wed 22

5:00pm Basil's and Blast - 2h In-Person • Outside of Leighton

Thu 23

Mandela-Grimke Lecture In-Person • from Africana Studies

Thu 30

8:00am Junior Comps Meeting - 5h In-Person • TBD

May 2026

Mon 18

Boyd-Niles Travel Fellowship Submission Deadline In-Person • Online • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 19

5:00pm Department Picnic - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton Hall front lawn

Wed 27

5:00pm Seniors' Cocktail Party - 1h 30m In-Person • Alumni Guest House, meeting room and courtyard

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