Northfield must be a regular Nerdfest. The video above is apparently just one thing that illustrates why Carleton College has made The Huffington Post’s list of nerdiest colleges. (That’s pretty nerdy, considering that the list is dominated by tech schools.) Here’s what the Post has to say about Carleton: In response to the question “What Read more →
Minnesota is flying its freak flag, now that two of its higher-ed institutions — Carleton College and the University of Minnesota — have made USA Today’s 5 strange clubs that could enhance your resume. The article features the U’s Campus People Watchers club. After a stint in that group, members could put down “social intelligence” Read more →
Only 40 percent of all undergrads graduate from college in four years, U.S. News & World Report writes. But because 89 out of 100 Carleton College students get their degrees in that time, the school is in the magazine’s 10 Colleges With the Highest 4-Year Graduation Rates. (It’s tied for 5th place with Davidson, Pomona, Read more →
“Dorms suck. I think it’s really important for students to experience dorm-life, but the experience should be limited. It’s really important to be able to experience living off-campus, where I have to find an apartment, and figure out the logistics behind paying rent and being indebted to someone besides the school.” — University of Chicago Read more →
As if last fall wasn’t enough, the Cannon River has flooded portions of Carleton College again. Students are on break until Monday, and school staffers are bracing for the cresting of the river — though when that will happen no one is sure. It could be worse, the school says on its Web site: As Read more →
Wow, so much for the staid librarian. I just came across the tweet that Carleton College has librarian trading cards — and sets going back to the 2005-2006 school year. (So they’re not really new, but new to me — and the idea seems to be catching on and inspiring others.) They look like a really Read more →
If the breadth of alumni giving equals love, then Carleton College is the second most-loved college in the U.S. according to data from US News & World Report. More than six in 10 alumni give money to the school, the magazine reports. The rankings do not factor in the size of the gift, however. The Read more →
We’ve already seen some winning college application essays, but why exactly did they work? What did they do to snag the attention of the admissions readers? Well, I’ve taken one of them — from Evan Summers, who applied successfully to Carleton College — and asked Carleton’s dean of admissions, Paul Thiboutot, to run through why Read more →
A capella singing is hot on campus these days, and The Huffington Post has compiled a list of the 13 campus a capella groups to watch. Check out Carleton College’s group, which made the list with “Ragged Wood” by the Fleet Foxes.
Here’s an update to Friday’s post on the damage, evacuations and driving disruptions that Carleton College has suffered because of flooding. It’s a copy of a memo that the Carleton administration has sent to the school. Stuff in bold is mine: ——– Original Message ——– Subject: [Staff-all] Update on Flood Damage and Current Read more →
Alex Friedrich