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Memories of a Fallen Soldier

…as documented in a letter from his congressman. This letter directed the Army, at Tom’s request, to change his destination from the comfort of Europe to the conflict in Southeast Asia. August 24, 1967 Dear PFC Dean: I’d like to advise you of a verbal report I’ve just received from…

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Scientists Divided Over Delisting Wolves in the Midwest

…a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe to support the federal delisting of gray wolves within the Western Great Lakes region (LettertoDelist_11_18_2015 ). Two weeks later, seventy scientists and scholars summarized their conclusions in an open letter that wolves…

From Treaty Rights to Oyster Flights

jail trespassing during a protest against the Navy’s Extremely Low Frequency transmitter site in Clam Lake, Wisconsin. She noted that her professors were accommodating, letting her complete work from her jail cell. Once Smith graduated, she knew she wanted to use her writing major and passion for political activism to…

Collage of historical photos of the Bro Family at Northland College

The Bro Family

A Century at Northland College 

…immigrants in Prentice, Wisconsin, whose high school pal was Kenneth Olson—Sigurd Olson’s brother. Kenneth set off to Northland College in 1912 and sent a letter to Albin, telling him he should do the same. Albin relayed the story of his arrival to Northland College at the 1945 inauguration of President…

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Northland's Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

The Trump administration recently rescinded a “Dear Colleague Letter” that had been issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education last year regarding the inclusion of transgender students in schools. Much of the attention on this “Dear Colleague Letter” has focused on restroom usage, but…