…suburbs, fast food, cheap prices. It’s an exciting, high-stakes moment. What better time to have our eyes wide open?” Fleischman is the recipient of the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award for young adult literature. He will speak at the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Tuesday, September 15 at…
More than eleven million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, little is known about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute announced today that it has hired wolf biologist Adrian Wydeven to head its Timber Wolf Alliance program. “When it comes to understanding wolves, there is no one better qualified than Adrian,” said Mark Peterson, SOEI executive director. Wydeven retired from the Department of…
By Aaron Selbig, Interlochen Public Radio The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin has high levels of radium in its water supply. The city hopes to solve the problem by taking water out of Lake Michigan. Waukesha is in a county that straddles the Great Lakes basin and under the Great Lakes…
…also focusing the lens on human actors like regulators, business leaders, public officials, workers, union leaders, and city residents. His extensive research blends materials from the national archives with local collections in Michigan, oral history interviews and government reports, to create a rich and compelling narrative. While many urban histories…
Northland College President Michael Miller, left, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education Evan Coulson, middle, and Supervisor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Paul Strong accept the Accessibility Accomplishment Award at a ceremony at Forest Lodge. In an unprecedented move, the USDA Forest Service for the second year in a row awarded…
Wisconsin Public Radio will broadcast selections of people’s stories on the theme of transformation. The sixth annual “Writers Read” event was coordinated by writer Julie Buckles at Northland College in partnership with WPR and Aqueous Magazine. Writers from the Chequamegon Bay area and Twin Ports read fiction, non-fiction and poetry….
For his fortieth consecutive year at Northland College, Professor of Music Joel Glickman will take the stage and conduct the Chequamegon Symphony Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Alvord Theatre. The theme: “Travels for Orchestra.” “I expect this concert to transport the audience to distant lands and places,”…
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….
…five to thirteen-day Outdoor Orientation trip, which include backpacking on the Superior Hiking Trail in northern Minnesota, sailing through the Apostle Islands, or canoeing in the Boundary Waters. Yes please!” Bannon concludes. College Magazine is the national daily guide to campus life, reporting articles for college students regarding university rankings…
