…for my farm, River Road Farm, in 2011 after taking a nine-month course in farm business called, Farm Beginnings. I figured out, line item by line item, what the startup costs would be and how much gross revenue was needed to achieve a modest profit. How did that go? Fast…
…the book yet, how did you come to the topic? As a cultural historian, was there a particular book or film that touched off your inquiry? The Dying City combines a host of research and personal interests. Its scholarly origins go back to two seminar courses at the University of…
…attended nurse’s training in the late 1920s and was required to take a science course at Northland— walking up the same steps to Wheeler Hall that I walked as a student in the 1970s. My great-aunt Ada Solberg worked at the College, giving many years to Northland as an integral…
…look for language that indicates the vision, commitment, and direction of an institution. I was excited to apply for a position that elevated access, equity, and student success, particularly connecting this work to admissions’ efforts in creating a campus that is more representative of our nation’s demographics. Of course, my…
Northland College senior Willie Cox, pictured above, presented recommendations for the greenhouse at Forest Lodge in Cable, Wis., to USDA Forest Service officials as part of his Inclusive Outdoor Education course. Cox is majoring in outdoor education, with an emphasis in wilderness leadership. Cox and his peers, in all, presented…
Pens and Paddles is a unique, experiential English course that combines literary study with wilderness fieldwork. In the classroom, students read wilderness literature that includes Sigurd F. Olson. Then in May, they travel to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for two weeks on the trail, where they read, write,…
…held its first meeting and in 2012 the Institute celebrated its fortieth anniversary. “Malcolm set the course for what Northland would become,” Miller said. “He succeeded by making Northland more like Northland rather than less.” After serving at Northland, McLean moved to St. Paul, where he was president of the…
…honeybees and humanity’s complex relationship with them, Heather Swan unites tales of scientists, brewers, gardeners, manufacturers, and of course beekeepers with the astounding works of intrepid honeybee-inspired artists. Her book is at once a celebration and a caution: what we have come to rely on so heavily, we stand poised…
