Category: President’s Column

Welcome back! I hope that you had a good holiday break, and enjoyed spending time with family or friends.  As we launch into winter term, we are all continuing to…

The holiday season is a great time for community-building. Staff and faculty on campus can sample home-baked treats and do some holiday shopping at the Craft Fair and Custodial Bake…

Congratulations on getting to Tenth Week! I hope that as you make your way through the forest of tasks in front of you, you can see the serene prospect of…

In my remarks at Opening Convocation in September, I spoke about the importance of academic freedom at Carleton. The ability of all faculty, staff, and students to share differing views…

I hope that many of you enjoyed Family Weekend and Midterm Break. The halfway point of fall term also marks an important concluding step in the college’s strategic planning process.…

In the midst of the busyness of our own work and lives here in Northfield, few of us remain untouched by the horrific attack that has led to the death…

With Homecoming weekend coming up, I have enjoyed learning more about various Carleton traditions around homecoming that have come and gone over the years. Looking at photos from the college…

At Carleton, we tend not to pay much attention to college rankings. Of course, plenty of other people do! As we move towards completion of our strategic planning process, it’s…

As busy as we all are during the first few weeks of the term, I am very grateful to those of you who have managed to find time to share…

Tuesday was a busy day on campus, as families arrived, the Class of 2027 moved in, and New Student Week activities got underway. Meanwhile, the faculty paused in the midst…