by James Wheeler | May 24, 2021 | Blog, Students, Uncategorized
By: Fellow Jacob Rowland Thoreau College is a singular place, and perhaps a hard place to understand. The applicant process is, in a way, opposite to the ordinary college search process: most colleges have extensive websites, virtual tours, and brochures to appeal to...
by James Wheeler | May 13, 2021 | Blog, People, Uncategorized
Conducted and written by fellow Rory O’Hollaren The first thing you’ll notice about James Wheeler is the look of serenity and focus in his eyes. He commutes to Viroqua from La Crosse almost daily, usually donning shades of olive green, a strand of bodhi beads on his...
by Franciszka Voeltz | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, ten Clun Forest ewes and one Icelandic-Merino ewe arrived at Compostella Farm, home of the Thoreau College farm program. They barrelled out of the trailer and then stood there, looking around sheepishly. Since then, our ewes (and one...
by Franciszka Voeltz | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, People, Students
Thoreau College’s second fellow cohort includes Deep Springs College alumni Rory O’Hollaren (DS’18), Levi Freedman (DS’18), and Sean Coomey (DS’19). It is exciting to have them here because Thoreau College was born from the virtues of the Nunnian education that is the...
by Franciszka Voeltz | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, News
When we set the stage for our Fall 2020 semester program, our students were aware they could continue on in the new year as fellows after completing the fall semester and taking a much needed winter break. When the fall semester began, we weren’t sure who would...
