Updates

This spring the Northland Collaborative ran our first community course, a 10-week poetry workshop led by Dr. Cynthia Belmont. We're following that up with our week-long sailing course in the Apostle Island with Dr. Tom Fitz (Geology), Dr. Gus Smith (Ecology), and Dr. Emily Macgillivray (History and Native American Studies). We're now soliciting proposals for … Continue reading Proposals sought for Community Courses

Northland Collaborative is offering The Living Coast: Understanding the Apostle Islands, a community course in the Apostle Islands, August 15 - 21. The course is offered in partnership with All Hands Sailing, which is owned and operated by Northland College alumni Brontë Gross and Sarah Szymaniak. Participants will live aboard a 36' yacht, sailing from … Continue reading Community Course in the Apostle Islands

Prescott College and Northland Collaborative have formed a new partnership grounded in shared educational values and a commitment to place-based and practice-led learning. The agreement opens pathways for collaboration that will include program support and accreditation, enabling Northland Collaborative students to transfer to and continue their studies at Prescott College, while Prescott undergraduate and graduate … Continue reading New Partnership Between Prescott College and Northland Collaborative

Here is an update. Lack of information from the NC Trustees and Administration has made it difficult to plan, but conversations are moving forward without them. Thank you to the new community radio station, WVCB, for providing a platform for communication. Watch the interview

We clarified our purpose and values. We are continuing conversations about strategy and working to establish/build the relationships that will be needed to move forward in a good way. The Northland Collaborative for Environment, Community, and Justice Purpose Our intention is to ensure that the spirit of Northland lives on in a way that is … Continue reading Purpose and Values Statement

We have answers to some Frequently Asked Questions: Who Are you? We started as a core group of current and former faculty of Northland College who mobilized within a few hours of the Trustees’ announcement of closure of the college. We have been consulting with a wide range of concerned people and have been working … Continue reading FAQ

We are early in the process of coming together as a community to respond to the closure of Northland College and to envision how to continue the work of addressing complex environmental and social challenges while meeting needs of our region. We are working to bring people to the conversation. People have asked how to … Continue reading Volunteer

February 19, 2025 While we are heartbroken that Northland College as we know it will close at the end of this academic year, we remain committed to our mission, which seeks to empower our broader community to act with integrity and courage to create a more sustainable and just future. At this moment in time, … Continue reading Announcement of Northland College Closure