The Historian

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History lecturer Anthony Adler presented a paper titled “Afterlives of Interspecies Collisions: Giant Squid and Knowledge of the Sea” at the International Congress of History of Science and Technology, held…

Susannah Ottaway ’89, Laird Bell Professor of History, published an article titled, “The Purposeful Workhouse of England’s Old Poor Law” in the journal Past & Present; it is now out in…

Three Carleton seniors have been awarded Watson Fellowships for exploration abroad. Mitch Porter ’25, Jonah Docter-Loeb ’25, and Victoria Semmelhack ’25 will spend a year traveling the globe while exploring…

Check out this piece from the May 2025 edition of Rotary Magazine. History Alumnus, Charlie Cogan ’82 is mentioned for his work with the Rotary Club of Northfield and the…

Exciting news! Sara (Patton) Zarrelli ’10 has recently published a book, Museum Master Planning: Basic Principles and Best Practices. She and co-author Guy Hermann believe that the model they propose…

Brian Klaas ’08, History major and Poli/Sci major just published an article in The Atlantic Monthly. DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk

Antony Adler, lecturer in history, is one of two awardees of the Ritter Memorial Fellowship for the 2024–25 year. The purpose of the fellowship is to encourage the study of the history…

Russell Star-Lack ’20 comps project published, Close to Home: Suburbanization, Residential Segregation, and Jewish-Black Relations in St. Louis Park and North Minneapolis, MN

History Lecturer Tony Adler ’06 and Biology Associate Professor Rika Anderson ’06 are the Faculty Leaders for the Alumni Adventures: Expedition to Antarctica going on right now. Tony sent us…