A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling filed Dec. 29 effectively ended a legal challenge by opponents of the sale of WCAL to Minnesota Public Radio in 2004. The appeals court upheld a district court’s finding that opponents had waited too long in bringing suit and seeking redress. The district court also concluded that St. Olaf and MPR had acted properly in the sale of the station.

A recent Bloomberg News survey has named Dean Maki '87 the "most-accurate forecaster" in his assessment of U.S. economic growth. Maki is the chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital in New York.

Four institutions have been selected to receive the 2010 Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, including St. Olaf -- the first baccalaureate liberal arts college to be selected as a recipient since the award was created in 2005.

Associate Professor of English Joseph Mbele recently wrote a piece for the Star Tribune about the meaning of the African American Kwanzaa holiday.

Read what St. Olaf Assistant Professor of Classics Chris Brunelle has to say about Christmas caroling in a Time story that looks at the history of the tradition.

A group of St. Olaf students who spent the semester studying consumption -- including a weeklong project that challenged them to live a "zero-waste" lifestyle -- turned what they learned into lessons for local elementary school students.

A Minnesota Public Radio story about the concertina tradition in Minnesota includes St. Olaf Professor of German LaVern Rippley, author of a book about the concertina, talking about the instrument's history.

Professor of Sociology Michael Leming has had a hand in the recent publication of two textbooks: The Sociology Perspective and the Encyclopedia of Death.

St. Olaf social work students use stories and memories to build in-depth relationships with  Northfield Retirement Center residents. "Learning how to work at a relationship so it has depth is crucial to being a social worker," says Associate Professor of Social Work Naurine Lennox ’64.

Father-son St. Olaf swim coach duo Dave and Robert '87 Hauck are featured in the December 2009 issue of Swimming World magazine.

A $10,000 grant from the Target Foundation will provide St. Olaf students with the opportunity to conduct research on social justice issues at law schools this summer.

The St. Olaf Choir premiered a composition by one of its own members, Stanford Scriven '11, during this year's Christmas Festival. The piece also will be featured on the nationally broadcast Performance Today radio program Dec. 25.

Upcoming national broadcasts of the radio program Performance Today will feature selections from this year's St. Olaf Christmas Festival, including All This Night, E'en So, Lord Jesus and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.

The new CD from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Songs from Lonely Avenue, includes St. Olaf Artist in Residence David Hagedorn playing the vibraphone.

Eric Lund, director of international and off-campus studies at St. Olaf, was quoted in the article "Global Learning through Short-Term Study Abroad" that appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of Peer Review.

St. Olaf students earned two awards for their portrayal of Iran at the national model United Nations conference. “It was fun because Iran was such a power player and a very controversial member of the U.N. to represent,” says team co-president Signe Knutson ’11.

St. Olaf is one of 40 sites across the nation that will participate in a live webcast of the "China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections" event Tuesday.

The University of Oslo honored the International Summer School — which has strong ties to St. Olaf — with the recognition of “the Best Learning Environment” in its entire educational system at its annual University Fest.

The Minnesota Orchestra's holiday presentation of "A Scandinavian Christmas" will include performances by Associate Professor of Music Andrea Een and Assistant Professor of Dance Anne Von Bibra.

Assistant Professor of Music Jun Qian has been selected as an endorsing artist for the Paris-based Selmer Company -- one of the world's leading clarinet and saxophone manufactures.

President Obama is planning to nominate two St. Olaf alumni -- Robert Petzel '65 and Ian Kelly '77 -- to key posts in his administration.

Thousands will visit to St. Olaf this week to see more than 500 student musicians perform in this year's Christmas Festival, "Light of All Creation ... Scatter the Darkness." In addition to the four ticketed concerts, a number of related campus events will be open to everyone.