Northland College awarded Campus Minister David Saetre yesterday with the degree, Doctor of Human Letters, honoris causa, “for his abiding concern for others, the search for meaning in an unjust world, and his remarkable grace.” The following is taken from the citation presented to Saetre at awards ceremony. David Saetre,…
Northland College announced today for Earth Day their choices for the best in nature writing this past year. Three authors have been selected to receive the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) for adult, young adult, and children’s literature. Established in 1991, the SONWA honors the literary legacy of…
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…
Northland College announced today that it will add women’s hockey to its NCAA Division III hockey program, effective for the 2016-2017 season. The College has already begun a search for a coach. “The driving force behind the decision is the continued growth of hockey and Northland’s location, central in a…
As the U.N. Convention on Climate Change prepares to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, February 8-13, Northland College in Ashland is working on its own initiatives for reducing carbon emissions. Northland announced last fall the selection of Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) to conduct a comprehensive campus-wide energy study with the goal…
Robin Wall Kimmerer selected Award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer has been selected to deliver the commencement speech to Northland College graduates on Saturday, May 23. She will also receive an honorary degree as a Doctor of Humane Letters. It is an honor to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer back to campus…
