…takes her students outside, she gives them a task. She’s sent them on a hunt to find various colors in nature. Recently, she posed the question – Is it winter or is it spring? Today, Smith lets the students come up with their own questions. She gives them an example…
…at Northland College, the conference will feature children’s book author Emma Bland Smith, winner of the 2017 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award for children’s literature for her book, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West. Register today. The cost is $95. The…
The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College announced today that Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is the winner of its nature writing award. Kimmerer will receive a $1,000 cash prize and an invitation to visit Northland College next fall for…
…before you today. So when I was trying to decide what to share in my talk, I thought back to when I first came to Northland as a freshman four years ago. And to be truthful, When I first came here I didn’t like it. I didn’t know anyone. It…
…of biodiversity due to clearcutting resulted in the conditions we see today. As a visiting professor, Baylor has an outsider’s view into historical strategies for management and stewardship, coalescing them into a physical experience for the viewer. His use of graphic imagery to create an interface of artistic and historic…
…surrounding the bay.” Fitz will focus on geological cycles and the different perspectives of time necessary to understanding what is happening on Earth today regarding climate change. “I will also talk about how we know that the changes are being caused by humans burning fossil fuels,” Fitz said. “I think…
New-Student Convocation Address 2016 By Alan Brew, associate professor of English It is wonderful to be here with you this afternoon, under a tent, old friends and new, just a short walk from the largest body of fresh water in the world. I’m going to begin today by sharing parts…
By Mark Peterson and David Zentner Lake Superior Wilderness Conference | September 5-6 | Duluth, MN Rarely is federal legislation passed today with such unanimity as happened with the Wilderness Act 50 years ago this week. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Act 373-1. The Senate approved it 73-12….
…adopted a bold new mission and made history in 1974 as the first college in the country to fully integrate an environmental focus with its liberal arts curriculum. Today, Northland College is a powerful and intimate learning community of about three hundred students from across the United States and beyond….
Northland College is ranked in the top tier of the U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 ranking of best national liberal arts colleges, which was released today. National liberal arts colleges are those that emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half their degrees in the arts and sciences. U.S….
