Housing Update

Rand Hall Exterior

We’ve reached an exciting milestone: Just 200 days before our bicentennial conference begins! With that in mind, we wanted to share an update on conference lodging options.  We’ve arranged two lodging options for conference attendees: budget-friendly on-campus housing and a Northfield hotel. On-Campus Housing  On-campus housing will be available as part of conference registration — […]

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What is a Community Talk?

As people have started to fine-tune their proposals, we’ve been fielding a number of questions regarding what a community talk will look like. We want to give a bit more background to how we are envisioning community talks. Because we are gearing this event to appeal to both scholars and the general public, we are […]

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Update: “Musical Migrations,” Schedule & Accommodations

Nordic Songs photo of Laura Loge

We are excited to be hosting multiple events throughout the Crossings and Connections Conference in 2025, and will be sharing each of these events periodically leading up to the conference. In this post you can learn more about our opening event, the conference schedule, and accommodation options. Special Event: “Musical Migrations” with Laura Loge and […]

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Call for Papers: now open

The CC2025 Conference is now accepting proposals for a variety of contributions, including research panels, community talks, book talks, roundtables, workshops, and digital posters.

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Announcing the CC2025 Conference

Aerial view of the St. Olaf College campus

NAHA, NAHA-Norge, NORTANA, and the Norwegian Dept. at St. Olaf College are excited to announce Crossings and Connections (CC2025) — a special conference commemorating 200 years of Norwegian migration to/ from North America.

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