St. Olaf College

The Class of 2024 has been connecting online, and finding creative ways to build community together, all summer long.

St. Olaf College’s new jazz professor and conductor, JC Sanford, was recognized as a Rising Star trombonist in DownBeat Magazine’s 68th annual critics poll.

Lifelong friendships — and mentorships — often begin at St. Olaf College, as our nursing alumni share.

Our blog series, The Hill From A Distance, features messages from a variety of campus leaders — and this week Athletic Director Ryan Bowles shares an update on how student-athletes and coaches will face a fall without MIAC competitions.

The Institute for Freedom & Community’s fall series will include six events focused on the political divisions in the U.S. leading up to the 2020 presidential election, as well as the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Micah Helle '18 is helping to redefine what the future of urban agriculture looks like using controlled environment technology. 

In this "Adventures in the New Humanities" blog post, Professor of History Judy Kutulas — who is teaching film studies this fall — imagines her course planning as a sitcom.

Maintaining the Natural Lands as the beautiful space we know and love requires a lot of work, and we owe our thanks to the student land technicians who take care of this campus resource.

Learn more about our student naturalists, who raise awareness of the Natural Lands as a space for student exploration and promote good stewardship of the environment.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio recently highlighted Jayden Browne '23 and his new invention, Transpose, a card game about music theory.

Mayo Clinic Researcher and 2020 Bush Fellow Essa Mohamed is a pioneer in the research of liver disease and its disparate effects on African and Asian communities.

Yoshiteru "Yosh" Murakami '51 came to St. Olaf after having been imprisoned during WWII at the Manzanar Internment Camp in southeastern California.

The Class of 2020 is unlike any other in the history of St. Olaf College.

St. Olaf has established the George Floyd Fellowship for Social Change, which makes it possible for two students annually to work toward improving the collective experience of marginalized communities.

The St. Olaf Natural Lands have received generous support from benefactors Paul Egeland '65, Don Nelson '50, and government agencies.

For Graphic Artist Molly Murakami '14, art reflects real life.

In the midst of a public health crisis, we are deeply proud of our graduates who have joined the front lines in the health care field and other essential fields.

The St. Olaf Natural Lands have benefited from 30 years of forest restoration efforts.

Spending time outdoors doing something you love is not only good for you, it's good for nature.

This year is the 30th anniversary of the St. Olaf Natural Lands, 350 acres of restored wetlands, forests, and prairie that represent the natural legacy of the college landscape.