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Student View: My summer as a Natural Lands technician

In this Student View column, Lily Houston ’28 shares her experience as a St. Olaf College Natural Lands technician, reflecting on the unexpected lessons, memorable encounters, and ongoing work ...
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Experts at St. Olaf: Fly Fishing

St. Olaf College Instructor of Kinesiology Scott Nesbit answers questions about the benefits of fly fishing and why it has ...
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More Than Just a Pretty View: The Life Cycle of a Fall Leaf

Fall on the Hill, as all Oles know, is quite a beautiful experience. As the leaves change colors around campus and the Natural Lands, the green canopy transforms into a mosaic of golden decay. These ...
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St. Olaf recognized by Princeton Review for affordability and career services

Piper Center Peer Educator Aya Elawad ’26 (left) works with Manabie Harbi Ahmed Harbi ’28. Photo by Steven Garcia ’20 The Princeton Review has named St. Olaf College in the “Best Value Colleges for ...
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Library and IT Services Fall 2026 – Student Updates

The Rolvaag Library offers a wide range of study spaces with various accommodations and recommended noise levels. These include individual and group study rooms, various types of lounge/comfortable ...
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Brenda Berkman ’73 explores memory and resilience through ‘Thirty-Six Views of One World Trade Center’

Thirty-Six Views of One World Trade Center: Winter Walk. Brenda Berkman ‘73. For today’s St. Olaf College students, September 11, 2001, may seem an intangible history. Most were born in the years ...
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St. Olaf named a ‘Best College’ in The Princeton Review

“Ballet II” is taught by Adjunct Instructor of Dance Stephanie Fellner. Photo by Fernando Sevilla. Associate Professor of Chemistry Elodie Marlier writes an equation on the whiteboard. Photo by Evan ...
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St. Olaf alum receives Torrison Scholarship to pursue medicine

Anna Schmidt ’25 was a chemistry and mathematics major, and served as a clarinetist in the St. Olaf Band. Photo courtesy of Anna Schmidt ’25. Anna Schmidt ‘25 has been named a Torrison Scholar, ...
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St. Olaf historian nationally recognized for two decades of student mentoring

Professor Howe poses with a Roman amphora found by St. Olaf students within the City of Antiochia in 2019. Used to store wine, the amphora pictured is believed to have been found in a wine processing ...
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St. Olaf receives Inuit art collection through ACM bequest

St. Olaf College and Macalester College have recently divided a bequest from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), through the estate of donor Robert C. Leestma. While Leestma had no ...
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Oles win Fulbright awards to teach overseas

St. Olaf alumni (clockwise from top left) Thea Larsson ’26, Dori Hobbie ’26, Addie Rossinow ’25, and Charlotte Buchma ’26 have been awarded Fulbright grants. Photos by Sofia Vrajitoru ’28. Four recent ...
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Two Oles selected as 2026 Phillips Scholars

José Antonio Preciado ’28 (left) and Hemen Belete ’29 (right) have been selected as this years Phillips Scholars. Photo by Callista Robertson ’26. Two St. Olaf College students have been named 2026–27 ...