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  • Student walking to her seat after receiving her diploma at 2022 Northland College Commencement

    Congratulations, Graduates 2022

    Congratulations, Graduates Class of 2022 May 31, 2022 Congratulations graduates! At 11:11 a.m. some 111 students of our graduating class began their procession for the 111th Commencement Ceremony. Rain didn’t dampen the pride of the graduates or their guests, as they gathered in Chapple Family Gymnasium, the rain location for the ceremony. The ceremony was…

    Congratulations, Graduates 2022
  • Pride Flag in the Ponzio Campus Center

    The Story Behind the Pride Flag on Campus

    As we reach the end of Pride Month, student intern Toni Alioto ’22 delves into the history of the pride flag—its creation, its meaning, and its continuous adaption to the changing landscape that is the LGBT2QAI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer/questioning, ally, intersex, +)…

    The Story Behind the Pride Flag on Campus
  • Article from the Ashland Daily Press about a loon rescue

    From the Archives: Project LoonWatch

    “Late-season loon rescued from icy trap,” reads the headline on page five of the November 30, 1979 issue of the Ashland Daily Press. Framed by photos of the loon rescue and ads for Ungrout Hardware and Meyer’s Walgreen Agency, the Daily Press article describes how…

    From the Archives: Project LoonWatch
  • Becky Brun ’00 sits atop St. Peters Dome south of Ashland.

    Half Hugger, Half Hooper

    When I arrived at Northland and met my new basketball coach and teammates, it didn’t take long before I acquired the nickname “4-H’er—half hugger, half hooper.” I was the weirdo who didn’t eat meat and read books by the naturalist Edward Abbey, but I also…

    Half Hugger, Half Hooper
  • Pages 1 and 2 of “Sigurd Olson Writes About Northland College”

    From the Archives: The Environmental Liberal Arts

    In 1975, a small, eight-page pamphlet was produced that is described on its cover as “a publication of Northland: A Liberal Arts – Environmental College.” Titled Sigurd Olson Writes about Northland College, the origin of this pamphlet can be traced back to the 1973 summer…

    From the Archives: The Environmental Liberal Arts
  • How I Met My Husband, Our Illegal Wedding, and Other Adventures

    I first met my husband at a Sunshine bike build. It was a warm September evening during my first week as a Northland freshman. A dozen or so students were beginning to assemble bikes from piles of parts laid out in the garage. In the…

    How I Met My Husband, Our Illegal Wedding, and Other Adventures
  • Aja Gregg ’22 with her research project

    A Conversation with Aja Gregg: Northland’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

    Each year, a graduating senior is selected to serve as the student speaker at commencement. This year, Aja Gregg, graduating with a degree in sociology and social justice and a minor in psychology, will deliver the student address to her fellow graduates. A McNair Scholar…

    A Conversation with Aja Gregg: Northland’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

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