About Northland
The 2011 College Guide by Washington Monthly lists Northland College among the top 250 liberal arts colleges in the United States. The magazine says it attempt to offer an alternative to other college guides by evaluating schools' contribution to the public good in the categories of social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s), and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). Read More
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Presidents of Northland College
Michael A. Miller, 2010 -Present
James L. Peterson, Interim 2009 - 2010
Karen I. Halbersleben, 2002 - 2009
Robert Rue Parsonage, 1987 - 2002
Malcolm McLean, 1971 - 1987
Robert V. Cramer, 1968 - 1971
Richard P. Bailey, 1962 - 1968
Gus Turbeville, 1953 - 1962
Lewis H. Brumbaugh, 1947 - 1953
Manley E. Mac Donald, 1945 - 1947
John A Reuling, 1942 - 1945
J. D. Brownell, 1914 - 1942
M. J. Fenenga, 1899 - 1914
