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Carleton ends legacy admissions

Carleton College will no longer take into consideration an applicant’s legacy status — whether they have family who attended the institution — when determining whether to offer them admission to the College.

September 2023

Theresa Nash ’73 and husband Pierre Montant donate personal painting to Carleton in honor of 50th reunion

Montant's painting, Château Iowa, currently hangs in Carleton College's Office of Intercultural Life, with plans to move it to the new Multicultural Center once the building is finished.

August 2023

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Carleton commencement 2023

Four hundred and 86 students graduated from the Carleton College Class of 2023 during a Commencement ceremony featuring remarks by President Alison Byerly, Cristina Camarillo ’23, Bahar Taş ’23 and Jonathan Capehart ’89.

June 2023

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Julian White-Davis ’23 awarded Watson Fellowship to study connection to place

Carleton College student Julian White-Davis ’23 will spend a year abroad as part of the Watson Fellowship, exploring people’s feelings of belonging toward the lands on which they live.

May 2023

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Victoria Austen helps ‘bring the past to the people’ with ongoing public engagement project

Carleton College professor Victoria Austen is part of Peopling the Past, a public engagement initiative that shares information about classics with the public and showcases underrepresented scholars in the field.

April 2023

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Carleton College names Dina Zavala inaugural vice president for inclusion, equity and community

As Carleton College's first vice president for inclusion, equity and community (VPIEC), Dr. Zavala will head a new office charged with advancing the Community Plan for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.

March 2023

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Building on past successes, Carleton continues commitment to sustainability leadership

As a new working group convenes to accelerate campus progress toward carbon neutrality, Carleton College’s history as a leader in sustainability comes to the forefront.

February 2023

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Biology professor Amanda Hund ’10 brings largest-ever faculty grant to Carleton

From Carleton College, Hund will lead a network of students, scientists and artists in studying parasitic disease transmission and communicating the findings in creative and informative ways.

January 2023

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Sarah Fortner named director of sustainability as Carleton expands sustainable approach across and beyond campus

Carleton College’s new director of sustainability Sarah Fortner will help extend the reach of the Sustainability Office beyond facilities management and further into the realms of education and community engagement.

December 2022

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Sustainability and Carleton’s Student Organic Farm

Carleton College’s Student Organic Farm—and its new endowed fund—plays a small but important role in the sustainability efforts of the college.

October 2022

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Carls unearth a story of the past in Pompeii

Professor Jordan Rogers, Sidra Michael ’23 and Sam Zimmerman ’24 from Carleton College studied what part of the city of Pompeii was like before Mount Vesuvius’ infamous eruption.

September 2022

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Carleton College joins 32 schools in signing amicus brief in support of race-conscious admissions

Carleton College has joined 32 other institutions, including organizer Amherst College, in signing an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the legality of a “race-conscious” admissions process.

August 2022

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Two Carleton alumni earn Pulitzer Prize nominations

Carleton College alumni Peter Schjeldahl ’64 (The New Yorker) and Joseph Shapiro ’75 (NPR News) were finalists for 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in criticism and national reporting, respectively.

June 2022

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Carleton alum among first to return to service abroad for Peace Corps

Carleton College alum Jonas Lindholm-Uzzi ’20 is currently acting as an agriculture volunteer in Zambia. He is the latest in a long line of Carls who have served with the Peace Corps.

May 2022

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Hard truths and healing: Elder-in-Residence Program piloted at Carleton

Dr. Denise Lajimodiere’s weeklong residency at Carleton College increased visibility for Native students and prompted thoughts of healing and honest storytelling for attendees

April 2022

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