Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866, the 200-acre main campus is between Northfield and the approximately 800-acre Cowling Arbor
Title page to the first academic catalog for Northfield College
James J. Dow, Myra A. Brown, and Bayard T. Holmes
The Laurence McKinley Gould Library operates all days of the week, and was built in 1956 and enlarged in 1983.
Goodsell Observatory at Carleton College is on the National Register of Historic Places and is currently the largest observatory in Minnesota.
Jonathan T. Capehart is an American journalist and liberal television commentator. Capehart began hosting MSNBC programs in 2020, and has been with the MS NOW news talk show The Weekend since 2025. Pr
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Capehart in 2025
Capehart pictured with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ambassador Karen Pierce in 2022