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Photo: On Friday, May 21, Carleton College’s last full-time steam plant operator will “blow off steam” for the very last time. This date marks a significant milestone for the College as it completes a five-year transition to campus-wide hot water heating and a geothermal heat pump system. Since 2008, the campus has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 50%, making significant progress on its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.  “I’m excited and proud of how our bold conversion to low-temp hot water energy generation on campus is considerably reducing Carleton’s carbon footp...

Lafayette College President Alison Byerly is leaving her post this summer to take a job as the next president of Carleton College, a liberal arts college in Northfield, Minn.

Get our free mobile app In a new message from Carleton College's President, Steve Poskanzer, shared Wednesday, April 28th, 2021, says that Carleton College students, faculty, and staff will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine prior to the start of Fall Term 2021. President Poskanzer writes that the decisions he has made that he lays out in his latest message, including the decision to require the vaccine, were developed "in conjunction with medical and epidemiological experts." He also says that there is a requirement to get the COVID vaccine because "there is a strong ethical rationale ...

Two Minnesota colleges will require COVID-19 vaccines next fall. Will other colleges follow? Carleton and Macalester, two private institutions in Minnesota, say they'll require staff and students to be vaccinated by next fall. Author: Danny Spewak Updated: 11:02 PM CDT April 28, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn. — Carleton College in Northfield became at least the second higher education institution in the state of Minnesota on Wednesday to require COVID-19 vaccinations next fall semester, telling students and staff that the move will “offer the best protection against d...

Carleton College to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty this fall The Northfield institution is the second Minnesota college to do so.  April 28, 2021 — 1:31pm Text size Copy shortlink: Carleton College in Northfield announced Wednesday it will require students and employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to campus this fall, following the lead of a growing number of colleges nationwide. Carleton's announcement comes just days after Macalester College in St. Paul declared it would require vac...