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Beyond the Crown: Miss Minnesota Anna Brennan Takes on Media Literacy
Humans of St. ThomasAnna Brennan ’26 grew up as social media was coming of age, shaping how she saw herself and the world around her. Now, the newly crowned Miss Minnesota 2026 is drawing on those experiences and her journalism education at the University of St. Thomas to make media literacy the focus of her statewide platform. “I…
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Father Nathan Hastings Named St. Thomas Chaplain
Faith and MissionFather Nathan Hastings '15, '20 MDiv will join the University of St. Thomas as a full-time chaplain on Aug. 1. He was ordained to the priesthood after completing formation at the Saint Paul Seminary in 2020. He received his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas while studying at Saint John Vianney Seminary. Hastings was an associate… -
Alex Barrios Receives National Teaching Award for Mathematics
Professional NotesDr. Alex Barrios, assistant professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, will receive the Henry L. Alder Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The Henry L. Alder Award honors beginning college or university faculty members whose teaching has been extraordinarily successful and effective. Each year,… -
Jerry Organ Named Interim Dean of St. Thomas Law School
Business & LawJerry Organ, Bakken Professor of Law and co-director and Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, has been named interim dean of the University of St. Thomas School of Law while the university conducts a national search for a permanent dean. Organ will assume the role on June 25 following the departure of Dean… -
Ben Barrett '26: Music as a Shared Experience
Humans of St. ThomasThe sound of "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd flows into the hall outside of Benjamin Barretts' room. The music doesn't come from a speaker, but from Barrett playing the guitar. A senior at the University of St. Thomas, he grew up listening to Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin with his dad, who has a collection… -
Augie Stewart '26: Committed to the Common Good
Humans of St. ThomasAugie Stewart '26 moved more than a thousand miles to attend the University of St. Thomas because of its commitment to help students serve the common good. Originally from suburban Phoenix, Stewart first heard about St. Thomas from his godfather, who is an alum. The university was also attractive to him because of the work… -
DFC Faculty Profile: A Mission Toward Social Justice
People & CulturePortraits displayed on the walls of Dr. Tanden Brekke’s office show his family and civil rights activists, including Dolores Huerta, Ella Baker, Gandhi, Fannie Lou Hamer, Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. “They’re all people who did really, really powerful things, believed in themselves, believed in the people around them, understood the… -
Manjeet Rege Testifies at Minnesota Senate Labor Committee on Generative AI in the Workforce
Artificial IntelligenceDr. Manjeet Rege, a professor and chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science at the University of St. Thomas, testified in front of the Minnesota Senate Labor Committee on how Generative AI is reshaping the "nature of work" across Minnesota. In his testimony, Rege, along with his co-author Dr. Aaron Rosenthal of… -
Tommie Takeback: Students Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish Furniture
Sustainability & EnvironmentWhen Abigail Paulino arrived as a first-year student at the University of St. Thomas, she felt the same mix of emotions felt by thousands of newly enrolled students across college campuses each fall. But unlike most, she had traveled more than 6,000 miles from her home in Guam to begin her college career in Minnesota.…