St. Olaf College

In this "Adventures in the New Humanities" blog post, Professor of History Judy Kutulas shares a meditation on our pandemic state of mind — and why she's calling this a noir semester.

As part of its fall lecture series, the Institute for Freedom and Community hosted a conversation with Columbia University Professor of English and Comparative Literature James Shapiro titled "Shakespeare in a Divided America."

In this Student View column, Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) fellows Hannah Liu '21 and Linnea Cheek '21 share the resources they've developed to educate Oles on how to vote — and why casting a ballot is so important.

As part of our series highlighting To Include is To Excel projects, Writing Program faculty members share how they enhanced their understanding of how writing curriculum and support serve underrepresented students.

St. Olaf's fall production of the musical "Mamma Mia!" provided students with the opportunity to attend a live theater performance in the midst of the pandemic.

Author, advocate, and interfaith leader Eboo Patel will visit St. Olaf College virtually October 29-30 for a broad series of discussions with campus leaders and students.

Simon Patmore-Zarcone '21 is making the most of his senior year and the remainder of his undergraduate experience at St. Olaf, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members of the St. Olaf College community gathered virtually on Friday, October 9, for a conversation on Bringing Anti-Racism Training up the Hill — the first in a new series of Zoom discussions called Voices of Equity on the Hill.

A Braver Angels debate organized by the Student Associates of the Institute for Freedom and Community created a space for students to think together, listen carefully to one another, and allow themselves to be touched and perhaps changed by each other’s ideas.

The St. Olaf College Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion hosted a powerful conversation with members of George Floyd's family about his legacy and the movement for racial justice.

Kiara Jones '21 shares a first-person view of her experience founding and leading M.I.X., St. Olaf's student hip-hop dance club.

St. Olaf College's Natural Lands provide a space where members of the campus community can participate in athletics and recreation.

St. Olaf College students, faculty, staff, and alumni joined together over the past several months for an All-Community Read of Eboo Patel’s Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.

As part of our series highlighting To Include is To Excel projects, one team of faculty and staff members share the work they did to support students in a calculus course that is a gateway for many STEM careers.

Six faculty are recipients of new Cassling Faculty Innovation Awards — a special recognition made possible by Randy and Lori Cassling P ’12. The awards recognize and honor the ingenuity and dedication faculty exercised to realize online learning last spring.

Homecoming and Family Weekend, a beloved tradition each fall, went virtual this year with a series of online events October 2-4.