Harrison Lucas ’17 Major: Elementary Education with a focus on Social Studies Q. Why elementary education? How did you get on this path? A. Well, my dad is a teacher and so, I saw how he influences a lot of kids’ lives back home where I come from and I…
Some of these articles were published in 1951 in North Country Magazine. Sigurd also wrote a couple of hundred short sketches for newspapers; he wrote a few between 1937 and 1939, but most were from 1940 to 1943, and were syndicated to a number of newspapers, mostly in the Midwest….
You know your favorite teachers, the ones who made a difference? If you’re reading this, we’re guessing that you want to become one of those teachers. Whether you want to teach elementary or high school students, Northland College can help get you there. We offer certification in Elementary/Middle Education and…
Liz White’s quiet strength has not gone unnoticed. As a sophomore, she was selected by her peers to serve on the board of trustees. Since then she has served as president of the Northland College Student Association, was awarded the Student Life Indelible Mark Award “for her thoughtful leadership and…
Scientists know that temperature determines sex in certain reptiles—alligators, lizards, turtles, and possibly dinosaurs. In many turtles, warm temperatures during incubation, create females; cold temperatures, males. This is one hypothesis that explains dinosaur extinction: a meteor hit, cooling the Earth, producing an all-male population. The reason ancient reptiles like turtles…
By Juan Hernández ’78 I arrived in Ashland in September 1974. It was fresh and cool and the colors entranced me. These temperatures were not alien to me because I hailed from the highlands of tropical Guatemala. English was no problem either because my school was fully structured following American…
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…
