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St. Thomas Faculty Member Discusses Extended Car Warranties
Business & LawVictor Chernetsky, assistant professor of marketing in Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, was highlighted as an expert in WalletHub on extended car warranties. From the Q&A: What are the biggest mistakes that people make when it comes to extended car warranties? Some customers purchase extended car warranties without fully understanding what they…
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Ethics and Business Law Professor Emeritus Authors Article on Beijing Games
Business & LawDepartment of Ethics and Business Law Professor Emeritus John Wendt is the author of an article, “Beijing 2022: The Games of Muted Joy,” that was published by Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Journal, the official publication of the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association. From the article: Through 2012 and… -
President Vischer Shares Message About Voting Rights
President's OfficeUniversity of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer gave the following remarks to attendees of the "Symposium on Voting Rights: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future" that was held on the St. Thomas campus on Feb. 1, kicking off Black History Month. This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and as… -
Higher Learning Commission Reaffirms St. Thomas Accreditation
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas in Minnesota had its 10-year comprehensive evaluation in fall 2023 by institutional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Accreditation by HLC is important because it provides assurance to students and the public that our academic programs meet quality standards of higher education and allows St. Thomas students to be eligible… -
University of St. Thomas School of Law Appoints Daniel Kelly as New Dean
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas School of Law has selected Daniel B. Kelly, an accomplished University of Notre Dame law and economics researcher with strong experience creating multidisciplinary programs, as the fourth dean to lead the Minnesota-based law school. Kelly has taught as a professor at Notre Dame since 2009 and currently serves as both… -
Racial Justice Initiative to Host Voting Rights Symposium; Governor and Attorney General to Speak
Racial Justice InitiativeThe Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, in collaboration with FairVote Minnesota and other nonprofits and universities, is co-hosting an in-person Symposium on Voting Rights: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future on Feb. 1 to kick off Black History Month. The symposium, which recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,… -
New St. Thomas Speaker Series Aims to Move People ‘Forward’ – Together
University News‘Finding Forward’ kicks off with Christopher J. Waller on Feb. 22, followed by Marc Lore and Justice Alan Page in March. Building trust, overcoming differences and breaking through standstills. It’s not something that happens enough in society today, but it’s the primary aim of a new speaker series that Minnesota’s largest private university is hosting… -
Yohuru Williams Recognized as a Community Leader During MLK Day Event
Racial Justice InitiativeDr. Yohuru Williams, founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative, was recognized as a community changemaker by General Mills and the United Negro College Fund on MLK Day at the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast in Minneapolis. Williams was the moderator of the conversation "Leading Onward: Elevating New Voices for Justice &… -
School of Education Faculty Member Publishes Article on Black Mothers in Higher Education
Professional NotesDr. Leah Fulton, who has taught in the School of Education Leadership and Student Affairs programs for three years, recently published “The Uses of Partus Sequitur Ventrem: Black Mothers in Higher Education” in Volume 16, Issue 4 of the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education. Abstract: This conceptual article identifies the ways that the seventeenth-century slave code, partus…