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Northland College alum Kinsey Neal standing in Lake Superior

Be Bold, Be Radical, Be Respectful

Kinsey Neal '18 on Leadership and Pushing for Change

Major: Sustainable Community Development Employment: Research Assistant, Center for Rural Communities Last Act: Senior Class Commencement Address Hometown: Arlington, Virginia Q. What have you learned about leadership during your time at Northland? A. The most important aspect of leadership is compassion. It’s the only way to understand differences in a…

Paulette Moore with her camera

Free Speech TV Premieres Moore’s Doc

…all—human and non-human—to be our relatives we act with great power, intelligence and compassion,” Moore said. Sarah van Gelder, a public speaker, and the author of the new book, The Revolution Where You Live, will be speaking on the Northland College campus Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23. She…

Northland College alum Jennifer Granick

Veterinarian & Prof of Small Animal Internal Medicine

…the compassion and inspiration of my Northland professors. They knew that teaching is so much more than imparting facts. What were some defining moments for you at Northland? Doc Dick Verch’s field ornithology class gave me the background needed to work for two summers as a field research assistant in…

President Miller and Mary Trettin read books

One Community, One Read

…a “global read” by The Charter for Compassion Global Book Club, to be discussed virtually in the Alvord Theatre Saturday, October 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “This is an ideal opportunity to bring together students, staff, faculty, and the broader community to read one book in the same timeframe on a…

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Moore to Speak at 105th Commencement

…Tide Rising has been chosen as a “global read” by The Charter for Compassion Global Book Club. People around the world are invited to read the book—then come together virtually for a conversation on October 22, 2016. Northland College has also chosen Great Tide Rising for a One Campus, One…

Northland College professor Brian Tochterman

Why Donald Trump (wrongly) thinks Chicago resembles a war-torn country

THE POWERFUL POLITICS OF STOKING FEARS ABOUT URBAN VIOLENCE

…“Death Wish” was the New York City crime film par excellence, depicting a city overrun by a criminal underclass striking at random and with unprecedented violence. The film captured the depth of the urban crisis that New York City faced in the 1970s — a time also marked by Donald…

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Global Discussion on Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change

…for a moral response. “We face a crisis of compassion, as climate catastrophe sweeps toward those who have no voice to defend themselves – children, future generations, plants and animals, people on the economic and geographical margins,“ Moore said. “If we have a duty of compassion, then we have a…

Northland College alum Stuart Barnes Jamieson

Supporting the Next Generation of Non-Profits and Their Leaders

Stuart Barnes Jamieson '81

…this new information, it became clear to me that the solution to the environmental crisis was not just a technical, or scientific one. The solution also had a lot to do with the way we understood God, and how we humans related to each other. By the end of my…

7 Recommended Reads for World Water Day

…Big Thirst explores our strange and complex relationship to water. 4. Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, Robert Glennon (2010) From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday…

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SA: Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns?

…by racial fears. They tend to be less educated. For the most part, they don’t appear to be religious—and, suggests one study, faith seems to reduce their attachment to guns. In fact, stockpiling guns seems to be a symptom of a much deeper crisis in meaning and purpose in their…