The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will host its second annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference November 9-10. The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held…
By Derrick Mason, The Journal Standard: FREEPORT — A former Freeport resident has been recognized as a trailblazer for women’s rights. Kelly Martin, 54, [1986 Northland College graduate] is one of about 60 “Silence Breakers” named Time magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year for her role in speaking out against…
Northland College Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman and four students worked alongside other volunteers for a weekend in October to help continue the 1200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. “Northland students have a passion for their study of the natural world, while also seeking out ways to have a…
In celebration of Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month, Northland College will be hosting a series of events to promote understanding of Native American and indigenous culture. Events are free and open to the public. Click on the links for more information. March 3 Ojibwa Winter Games 1-6 p.m. Campus Mall March…
…the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Awards, while simultaneously developing and delivering new programs and activities. Alan Brew has served as a faculty member in the English department at Northland College since 1999. His courses focus on American literature and nature writing, and he regularly teaches field-based courses in the…
…been added as additional dorm room decor. However, not everything found inside mainstream retail stores and online dorm boutiques can speak for all. Lily Sevilla, a sustainable community development and sociology major with an environmental science minor at Wisconsin’s Northland College, has stylishly shown that vintage purchases can be cool…
…future ahead, and some of the most promising options for rural development mean capitalizing on community resources,” he said. Hofstedt has been instrumental in the formation of the Northland College Center for Rural Communities, developed to research and address the reshaping of the rural narrative. He and his students have…
On October 21, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act. Sigurd Olson, who attended Northland College from 1916-18, had a lifelong relationship with the Boundary Waters, celebrating his honeymoon there in 1921, guiding numerous trips on its waters, living and raising his family…
Every year, dozens of rural high school students from all over Wisconsin converge on the UW-Madison campus for a hands-on scientific research experience. Northland College alumnus Scott Canfield ’06, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow in the Shusta and Palecek Laboratories at UW-Madison, serves as program faculty, inspiring the students to see…
