1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (322+ words) St. Olaf College celebrated the Class of 2026 with a commencement ceremony on the picturesque lawn in front of Mellby Hall on Saturday, May 23. President Susan Rundell Singer welcomed the graduates and their families to the ceremony, noting that it was…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (702+ words) As the Class of 2026 prepares to leave the Hill, two familiar voices offered one final set of reflections "part celebration, part charge, and part closing remarks. Grossman's Last Lecture centered on a question that has long shaped public life but…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (149+ words) Kathryn Anderson Wahl "87, a senior researcher at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been awarded the 2025 E. O. Hulburt Annual Science Award for pioneering research that has advanced the scientific understanding of adhesion, lubrication, and nanoscale contact mechanics." "These techniques allowed us…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (684+ words) Over the four months since the treatment, the scans had begun to change. What had once been widespread metastatic colorectal cancer " tumors throughout the 32-year-old's body "had receded, shrinking over time before disappearing entirely. Today, more than three years post-treatment,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (411+ words) In the Atlantic Ocean Hall of the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D. C. , the story of St. Olaf College felt especially close to home." "It was actually the Atlantic Ocean that brought so many Norwegians to this beautiful land," Anniken Huitfeldt, the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (411+ words) When he was a student at St. Olaf, Chris George "94 was selected to participate in a study-abroad program. He was eager to explore the world " but ultimately turned it down because he couldn"t afford to go. More than three…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (921+ words) The cost of higher education continues to rise. The job market is shifting, in part due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence. Entry-level roles, the traditional starting points for many graduates, are becoming less stable, even as employers place…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1533+ words) Javair Gillett has spent decades overseeing the physical performance of some of the world's best athletes." And for the last five years, Gillett has served as the vice president of sport science and performance for the Minnesota Timberwolves " a team…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1051+ words) Kris Ehresmann "84 remembers the exact moment she decided to teach a course on vaccines at St. Olaf College." It was December 2024, and she had just finished reading a story in the New York Times about how the lawyer helping Robert…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (572+ words) The mention of NASA likely brings to mind images of rocket ships, astronauts, and deep space exploration like the recent Artemis II mission to the moon. But for a team of St. Olaf College students this year, the work was…...