Carleton College Alumni

05/28/2026

💙💛Summer is just around the corner and with it our Summer Send Offs! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to the Class of 2030 (yes, you read that right!) and their families. We are still in need of co-hosts for many of our in-person events—it's is super easy to co-host, reach out for additional information or complete the co-hosting form. 💙💛
Find a Summer Send Off that works for you at:

Summer Send-Offs are a wonderful opportunity for Carleton’s newest students to come together and meet other Carls from their area who will be a part of their incoming class.

05/21/2026

Share your merch opinions with us!

In partnership with the Bookstore, the Division of Communications is conducting a survey to assess where to prioritize new products. Respondents who complete the survey by May 28 will be entered into a drawing for one of four $50 bookstore vouchers, selected at random.

If you'd like to be in the voucher drawing, please complete the name and email fields at the end of the survey. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts!

Fill out the survey by May 28: https://forms.gle/eKSe1G2JVYBckejU6

05/17/2026

AMAZING! Carleton will take on Middlebury tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. CT!

CHOP IS ON TO THE FINALS 🌺🏆

For the first time in CHOP history, this Northfield side will battle for a Division III Championship tomorrow! What a performance from the Minnesota squad!

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05/14/2026

We will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum during the 2026–27 academic year. In anticipation of this milestone, the College has published a book, Into the Arb: A History of the Cowling Arboretum at Carleton College!

Join generations of Carleton community members in celebrating a space for education, recreation, and conservation — and sometimes a respite from academic rigor. Mental, physical, and spiritual refreshment is just a step away... Into the Arb!

Learn more about the book, its authors, and how to pre-order your copy on Carleton News: https://www.carleton.edu/news/stories/carleton-publishes-book-celebrating-100th-anniversary-cowling-arboretum/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExYTBBS2V2eGZlRTdmOGlXRXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7JLhoMhbbqNq9JuYvUyUckadUxv3DStGKTsIZ4I57cNLiC3tDfIWc1LP6ANw_aem_uY3ZA6VXtVYuIHY1losN5Q

05/14/2026

Tomorrow's Convocation, Food + Justice = Democracy: The Table, the Ballot, and the Future, is with LaDonna Sanders Redmond!

LaDonna Sanders Redmond is a longtime food justice leader and cooperative organizer whose work connects food access, racial justice, cooperative economics, and democracy. She is the former diversity and community engagement manager for Seward Co-op in Minneapolis, where her work helped support the successful opening of Seward Co-op’s Friendship Store, a multimillion dollar cooperative grocery store in a historically Black Minneapolis neighborhood.

Read more details and register to watch via Zoom at 10:50 am CT using this link: https://www.carleton.edu/convocations/calendar/?eId=utTn

05/14/2026

Join us tomorrow at 1 pm CT for this month's Carleton Connects: Learning Around the World through Carleton's OCS (Off-Campus Studies)! Carleton has offered a rich menu of global learning experiences for students for decades, and the vibrancy of the Off-Campus Studies opportunities continues unabated. Hear from the director and three faculty directors about their programs and the experiences available to current students. Read more details about the speakers and register to watch via Zoom using this link: https://www.alumniq.carleton.edu/index.cfm/events:register/home/eventId/507

05/14/2026

Join us on Monday, May 18 at 2 pm CT for this month's Carl Talks: America’s Dying Death Penalty? with Daniel LaChance '01.
Read more details and register to watch via Zoom using this link: https://www.alumniq.carleton.edu/index.cfm/events:register/home/eventId/503

05/12/2026

Ready to embark on a new reading adventure?
The Carleton alumni book club will begin a new book on Friday, May 22 and we would love to have you join us! We will read Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive by Eliot Stein.
The book club is held online through a private discussion forum where members can respond to different questions about the book and other "bookish" topics at whatever time is convenient for them. It is easy and free! For more information and to join visit: https://www.pbc.guru/carleton

05/11/2026

Northfield's very own community radio station, KYMN, has launched an educational radio program that brings the spirit of the college campus learning environment to the airwaves. Check out the newest interview recording with professor of history Bill North about his research in medieval history, what aspects of the Middle Ages he is most interested in, why it is important to study the Humanities, and much more.

Host Joe Moravchik talks with Carleton Professor of History William North about his research in Medieval History, what aspects of the Middle Ages he is most interested in, why it is important to study the Humanities, and much more.

05/07/2026

Tomorrow's Convocation is with Aarti Shahani, award-winning NPR journalist, bestselling author, and host of the hit podcast Art of Power! She regularly interviews extraordinary leaders such as: President Barack Obama, the CEOs of Microsoft and PepsiCo, Q***r Eye creator David Collins, democracy activist Stacey Abrams, Grammy and Oscar winning performer Common….and even the judge who sentenced her father to prison.

Aarti's own journey is remarkable. To read more details and register to watch via Zoom tomorrow at 10:50 am CT, use this link: https://www.carleton.edu/convocations/calendar/?eId=utRB