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Globally Minded: St. Thomas Alumna Earns Congress-Bundestag Scholarship
People & CultureUniversity of St. Thomas German and environmental sciences double major Payton Johnson ’22 wasn’t interested in choosing between her two passions after graduation. Instead, she figured out how to pursue both. This summer, Johnson makes a trip across the globe as a fellow in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program for Young Professionals. Sponsored by the…
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St. Thomas Athletics, Wings Financial Partner to Boost Financial Literacy
St. Thomas 2025 - Build National Awareness and Advance Priorities through AthleticsThe University of St. Thomas and its multimedia rightsholder, Tommie Sports Properties, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Wings Financial Credit Union as the exclusive banking partner of St. Thomas Athletics. This partnership will establish a financial literacy program for student-athletes across all 21 Tommie sports and a presence in the Tommie game day… -
U.S. News Ranks St. Thomas on 2023 Best Graduate Programs List
St. Thomas 2025St. Thomas’ efforts to make meaningful changes in K-12 classrooms across Minnesota and beyond are attracting national attention. For the first time ever, U.S. News & World Report has listed the university’s School of Education in its annual rankings of the nation’s top graduate programs, naming it the No. 2 program in Minnesota and No.… -
Tommie Experts: What Led to Russia’s Invasion?
St. Thomas 2025A St. Thomas political science alumna was working on the ground in Ukraine in the weeks before Russia attacked. Stationed in Ukraine until the February 2022 invasion, Colleen Ryan ’14 operated as a monitoring officer with the world’s second largest regional security organization after the United Nations. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe… -
American Statistical Association Recognizes St. Thomas Professor
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Assistant Professor Amelia McNamara, PhD, has been recognized by the American Statistical Association for excellence in teaching and statistics education. Nominated by a combination of colleagues and students, McNamara received the ASA's 2022 Waller Education Award, one of just two annual teaching awards the association gives out nationally. The award recognizes… -
Are New Technologies Keeping Us Stuck in Old Biases?
Diversity, Equity and InclusionTo help assess whether job applicants should be interviewed or not, Amazon generated an algorithm that picked out resumes most similar to the company’s most successful job applicants. Amelia McNamara, PhD, a computer and information science professor at the University of St. Thomas, said this seemingly benign innovation for hiring wasn’t as forward-thinking as it… -
State of the University Highlights Progress Toward St. Thomas 2025 Goals
St. Thomas 2025Speaking at the annual State of the University address, President Julie Sullivan added a slight tweak to one of Archbishop John Ireland’s most-cited quotes – “I seek no backward voyage across the sea of time. I will ever press forward …” – used to capture St. Thomas’ entrepreneurial spirit. "I'm going to add one word… -
Black History Month Centers Activism Through Art
Anti-racism effortsIn February, the University of St. Thomas will host poets, comedians, actors and writers exploring Black history through a monthlong series of events that’s as much about the performance as it is about the audience. Student Diversity and Inclusion Services Assistant Director Nayely Becerra Castillo said artists uniquely engage audiences in activism, so this programming… -
Truth Telling and Indian Boarding Schools
St. Thomas 2025 - Foster Belonging and Dismantle RacismThe remains of 215 First Nation children were found just months ago in unmarked graves at the Catholic-run Indian Residential School in British Columbia. The discovery is evidence of the trauma and suffering perpetrated there, said Jacob Jurss, PhD, St. Thomas adjunct history professor and a Native American history scholar. Jurss spoke as part of…