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The Carleton Red Cross Society at work. / Source: Carleton College Archives, The Algol 1919-1920.

In 1918, the Flu pandemic arrived at Carleton; students were quarantined—on campus

Zoe Pharo April 3, 2020

The 1918 flu killed 675,000 people in the United States, with over a quarter of Americans sickened. Worldwide, the death toll was between 50 and 100 million This was no ordinary strain of the flu. According...

All Spring classes to be graded on S/Cr/Nc scale

Karen Wang April 3, 2020

All Spring term courses will be graded on a Satisfactory/Credit /No Credit (S/Cr/Nc) basis in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a campus-wide email from Dean of the College Beverly Nagel...

Remote systems can help support students’ mental health

Carolyn Wood April 3, 2020

After reading through the Moodle forum on Monday, I had an idea. What if instead of coming together online to debate, we could come together to create new student support groups? For instance, several...

Love in the age of COVID

Jack Coyne April 3, 2020

What do you love? Still, despite it all?  I have a hard time accepting that I can be loving of anything anymore. Days spent in Hell will do that to you. You think you can hold onto the feeling...

Making the most of education beyond Carleton

Jacob Isaacs April 3, 2020

In that fateful email to Carleton students, faculty, staff, and parents last month, President Poskanzer suggested that Carleton is “not just a physical place centered on the Bald Spot; it is also a...

Carleton staff rush to keep up with evolving COVID-19 guidelines—and keep campus running

Ellie Zimmerman April 3, 2020

In light of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order, Carleton is “encouraging”—but not requiring—all faculty and staff to work remotely, according to the school’s department of Human...

College pushes for asynchronous Spring term classes to prevent Internet, time zone inequities

Greta Hardy-Mittell April 3, 2020

Carleton students are accustomed to attending in-person classes at regular times for lectures, discussions, labs and more. But this spring, a typical schedule is slated to look entirely different. In...

Julian White-Davis / The Carletonian

Student journalism across the country goes online in the face of COVID-19

Maia Kosek March 27, 2020

In the age of COVID-19, student journalism is adjusting. Across the country, student-run, college newspapers are rushing to go completely online in order to provide information and a sense of community...

Faculty members express logistical concerns, heightened workload in the move to remote teaching

Faculty members express logistical concerns, heightened workload in the move to remote teaching

Ross Matican March 20, 2020

In a YouTube video to incoming students of Psychology 220: Sensation and Perception, Assistant Professor of Psychology Julia Strand said, “this class is definitely going to be different than it would...

International students grapple with uncertainty in light of COVID-19 measures

International students grapple with uncertainty in light of COVID-19 measures

Karen Wang March 13, 2020

Carleton College’s shift to online classes for the first half of Spring term and request that students leave campus by Wednesday, March 18, has left students scrambling to pack their belongings and...

Alex Cardenas // The Carletonian

College tells students to pack belongings, not contact professors regarding teaching in COVID-19 update

Karen Wang March 12, 2020

Following the morning announcement about COVID-19 prevention measures that see Carleton relying on remote teaching for the first half of Spring term, Dean of Students Carolyn Livingston presented an FAQ...

Carleton extends Spring Break, moves classes online for first half of Spring term

Carleton extends Spring Break, moves classes online for first half of Spring term

Karen Wang March 12, 2020
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carleton College has announced a one-week extension of Spring Break and a shift to remote instruction for the first half of Spring Term ...
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