A Look at Carleton Today with President Alison Byerly

As higher education navigates an era of unprecedented transformation, Carleton College remains at the forefront of defining the value of a liberal arts education for the 21st century. In this exclusive webinar featuring President Alison Byerly, she reflects on the shifting landscape of academia and Carleton’s strategic path forward. In this session, President Byerly shared her perspectives on the challenges facing higher education today—from the impact of federal policy, to the changes brought by AI, to the economic pressures on small, selective colleges. She talked about how Carleton is not merely reacting to these external forces, but intentionally transforming itself to meet the needs of the entire Carleton community of students, faculty, and staff — and how our community can support these efforts through involvement and philanthropy.