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More Candidates on the Ballot: CAS Gets Women Ready to Run
On the 2021 ballot, male candidates outnumbered their female counterparts 2-to-1 in the Minneapolis mayoral race and 6-to-1 in the race to lead the city of St. Paul. Two men won. This lopsided field for the top offices in Minnesota’s two largest cities is less an exception and more a rule. A St. Thomas partnership…
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In Our Prayers: Lauren Graff ’11
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers Lauren Graff '11, who died Oct. 30, 2021, after suffering a pulmonary embolism while pregnant. She delivered a healthy boy, James Rolland Graff-Ness, before her death. Funeral arrangements are pending. A GoFundMe page has been set up by Lauren's sister to support her husband, Mitchell Ness, and son, James. "It… -
BIPOC Gathering Circles Promote Healing, Community for Tommies
Anti-racism EffortsOn Wednesday afternoons, the call and response “ashe” meaning “be with us” echoes over Zoom, as participants take turns pouring libations. This African ceremonial tradition is the weekly opening ritual for St. Thomas’ BIPOC Gathering Circle and invites connection both with ancestors and between the students of color who have gathered to share cultural and… -
Tommie Volleyball Makes First D-I Home Match a Win
AthleticsIn its first Summit League home match, St. Thomas volleyball made sure the history books would show a win. The match was the first Division I athletic event played indoors on campus. In five sets, the Tommies outlasted the University of North Dakota (UND) Sept. 30, making full use of their home court advantage. Coach… -
Sending a Clear Message: 'You Belong'
Diversity, Equity and InclusionFor thousands of Tommies, St. Thomas isn’t just a university, it’s home. The university is working in new ways to ensure that home feels welcoming, supportive and inclusive for all, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community. As LGBT History Month begins, the St. Thomas community is highlighting ongoing inclusion efforts to support the LGBTQIA+ community… -
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Funds St. Thomas’ Inaugural Student Interfaith Fellowships
St. Thomas 2025 - Foster Belonging and Dismantle RacismDiverse faith perspectives inform the way people live, work and play together. This reality inspired St. Thomas’ inaugural Interfaith Fellows Program, which was recently awarded a prestigious national grant through the Interfaith Leadership and Religious Literacy Program of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Launching in fall 2021, the program is designed to educate and prepare… -
Sights and Sounds: 2021 Welcome Days
University NewsIn a whirlwind week, first-year students experienced their first taste of life as Tommie. For 2021, the return of in-person Welcome Days activities gave hundreds of first-year students like Bella Stensrud the chance to connect in person with the St. Thomas community. “Everyone has been super inviting, and it’s been a fun time,” Stensrud said… -
Equity in Action: Building Ethical Community Partnerships
Diversity, Equity and InclusionConfronted with the murder of George Floyd and the harsh, even fatal realities of white supremacy and systemic racism, many Americans echoed the same question: “How can I help?” The answer to that question is rooted in community partnership, according to experts from the Center for the Common Good, which leads St. Thomas’ efforts to address… -
Serving Survivors Left in a Virus’s Wake
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Thomas biology students took a semester-long deep dive into a different virus.