Category: Voice Articles

It will come as no surprise to members of the Carleton community that the college’s most essential feature is the quality of its faculty and students. Perhaps equally defining, those talented individuals are animated by a commitment to academic excellence and shared values of curiosity, friendliness, decency, inclusiveness, and unpretentiousness.

Creating a robust admissions pipeline is one of the best ways to preserve Carleton’s strength in the long run. We have experienced two exceptionally successful years in the admissions office,…

I’m happy to announce that at their October board meeting, Carleton’s trustees unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed the strategic plan for our College that is the end result of nearly two…

Technology has been enhancing higher education for hundreds of years. With the advent of the printing press, mass-produced textbooks became possible. Films came along in the late 1800s and became…

Prestigious grants reflect Carleton’s quality and help keep our College at the forefront of higher education.

We intend to live up to our values in an economically sustainable way that ensures the College’s academic excellence.

Outreach to the community is one of the most enduring ways that Carleton earns its stripes as a good neighbor.

Over the last several years the College has come to realize that the health and counseling services that we provide, while good and successful in many respects, were not fully meeting students’ expectations, nor were they reaching the level of excellence to which we at Carleton aspire.

Carleton’s Climate Action Plan is only a starting point, but we believe it will foster awareness of campuswide sustainability initiatives, inspire further education, and instill environmental best practices into our standard operating procedures.

At Carleton, we’re soon to begin a strategic planning process that will help us set priorities among a variety of good outcomes. It will put the College in a position of strength as the economy improves and will let us test our goals within a realistic financial envelope.