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Recent News Stories
Experience the 150th Annual Carthage Christmas Festival Dec. 6-8!
Read “Experience the 150th Annual Carthage Christmas Festival Dec. 6-8!”Carthage invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with the 150th Annual Carthage Christmas Festival.
Tell us your favorite Christmas Festival memory
Read “Tell us your favorite Christmas Festival memory”The Carthaginian team is collecting favorite memories from alumni, current students, families, and other friends of the College.
Help interview prospective students
Read “Help interview prospective students”Help recruit the next class of Carthage students by volunteering for our 2025 Presidential Scholarship interview process.
Practical Philanthropy: Year-end giving
Read “Practical Philanthropy: Year-end giving”As we approach the end of the year, here are some important deadlines and reminders for the most common gift types to receive tax benefits for 2024 gifts.
- The Bridge: Kudos
Prof. Emeritus Ben DeSmidt elected to state office
Read “Prof. Emeritus Ben DeSmidt elected to state office”In the Wisconsin State Assembly, he will represent District 65, which includes much of the city of Kenosha.
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Carthage partners with Elmbrook Schools to address CNA shortage
Read “Carthage partners with Elmbrook Schools to address CNA shortage”Nursing faculty from Carthage teach online classes and supervise the clinical component of the Certified Nurse Aide program for students from two Brookfield high schools.
Catching up with Bob Trendel ’59, retired pastor and historian
Read “Catching up with Bob Trendel ’59, retired pastor and historian”After entering college with plans to become a CPA, his Carthage experiences launched the Rev. Robert Trendel into a fruitful career in pastoral ministry, a passion for anti-slavery research, and a loving marriage.
Practical Philanthropy: Donor Advised Funds
Read “Practical Philanthropy: Donor Advised Funds”A Donor Advised Fund is a charitable giving vehicle that allows donors to make a tax-deductible donation to a sponsoring public charity or community foundation.
Innovation, hot off the press
Read “Innovation, hot off the press”Lucy and her mother, Betsy Brown, recently made a six-figure commitment to establish the Howard J. Brown Economic Innovation Fund at Carthage.
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From campus to cosmos: Alumni supply the natural intelligence for AI in space
Read “From campus to cosmos: Alumni supply the natural intelligence for AI in space”Carthage alumni are using AI modeling to enhance life support systems on the International Space Station, assist mission control, and support other aspects of space exploration.
- Innovation,Stories of Impact
Carthage partners with Teach For America to prepare teachers for Milwaukee classrooms
Read “Carthage partners with Teach For America to prepare teachers for Milwaukee classrooms”Carthage and Teach For America (TFA) Milwaukee have partnered to certify a diverse group of teachers to address the ongoing teacher shortage in Milwaukee.
- The Bridge: Kudos
Carthage musical theatre alumni work on musical with Big Deal Productions
Read “Carthage musical theatre alumni work on musical with Big Deal Productions”Four Carthage musical theatre alumni worked on the play “Something Rotten” with Big Deal Productions in Buffalo Grove, Ill!
