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Dr. Brett Bruininks New Department Chair of Health and Exercise Science
Posted on Professional NotesAssociate Professor Dr. Brett Bruininks is the new chair of the Health and Exercise Science (HES) Department in the Morrison Family College of Health. He succeeds Dr. Paul Mellick, who continues to serve as director of the Sports Science Institute at the University of St. Thomas. A faculty member for the past 11 years, Bruininks…
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In the News: Gregory Sisk on DOJ Complaint Against Minnesota Judges
Posted on In the NewsGregory Sisk, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, spoke with KARE 11 about the Department of Justice’s misconduct complaint against seven Minnesota federal judges following comments they made to The New York Times about Operation Metro Surge. Sisk discussed judicial ethics rules and questioned whether the conduct cited in the… -
In the News: Melinda Mattox on Staying Secure in the Age of AI
Posted on Artificial IntelligenceMelinda Mattox, director of security operations at the University of St. Thomas, spoke with FOX 9 about how artificial intelligence is changing cybersecurity threats and making scams and cyberattacks more sophisticated. Mattox shared steps people can take to protect themselves, including using multifactor authentication, passkeys and password managers and keeping track of where their personal… -
In Our Prayers: Thomas Dolphin
Posted on In Our PrayersThe University of St. Thomas mourns the loss of alumnus Thomas Dolphin, a former chair of the School of Law’s Board of Governors. He passed away on Sept. 19. After graduating with a bachelor's degree from St. Thomas in 1973, Dolphin spent 50 years in banking, transforming a small rural bank into 21st Century Bank,… -
In the News: Michael Stokes Paulsen on ICE Accountability
Posted on In the NewsMichael Stokes Paulsen, Distinguished University Chair and professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, wrote an op-ed for the Minnesota Star Tribune examining efforts to hold federal immigration agents legally accountable for actions during Operation Metro Surge. Paulsen argues that federal officers are subject to state and federal law when acting outside… -
Jesuit Slaveholding Exhibit Makes National Debut at St. Thomas
Posted on Racial Justice InitiativeA new immersive exhibition centering descendants of 314 Black men, women and children sold by the Jesuits in 1838 is making its national debut at the University of St. Thomas. “What We Inherit: Truth, Repair, and a Promise to the Future” explores the history of Jesuit slaveholding and how that history was lost, rediscovered and… -
Yohuru Williams to Speak at MinnPost Festival
Posted on Professional NotesDr. Yohuru Williams, founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, will join historian and author Ibram X. Kendi for a conversation during the 2026 MinnPost Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Minneapolis. Williams and Kendi will discuss Kendi’s new book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age,… -
Summer Law Extern: Joseph Hillman, Norwest Equity Partners
Posted on Business & LawLike all first-year law students, now 2L Joseph Hillman took a Contracts course during his first semester of law school at the University of St. Thomas. He learned the principles behind how contracts are formed and interpreted. This summer, after his first year of law school, an internship with Norwest Equity Partners gave him the… -
Dr. Aura Wharton-Beck Honored at Hispanic Women National Gala
Posted on Professional NotesDr. Aura Wharton-Beck ’99 EdS, ’15 EdD, associate professor in the School of Education at the University of St. Thomas, and her family were honored at the 29th Annual 100 Hispanic Women National, Inc. Gala in New Rochelle, New York. The 100 Hispanic Women National Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that aims to promote… -
In the News: John Abraham on AI Data Centers in Space
Posted on Artificial IntelligenceJohn Abraham, a professor in the University of St. Thomas College of Engineering, spoke with WCCO Radio about Google’s plans to test AI computing infrastructure in space. Abraham discussed whether moving data centers beyond Earth could alleviate concerns about their environmental and resource demands, or whether broader concerns surrounding artificial intelligence go beyond the physical…