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Faculty Promotions and Tenure
University NewsThe Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce faculty promotions, effective Sept. 1, 2021.
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‘A Dream Come True’: 10 Dougherty Family College Students Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarships to St. Thomas
University NewsWhen 10 Dougherty Family College (DFC) scholars got news they had earned a full-tuition scholarship to pursue a bachelor’s degree at St. Thomas, the prevailing response was: “This is a dream come true.” -
Equity in Action Keynote Speaker Motivates Attendees
University NewsThe opposite of racist isn’t “not racist.” It is actively being an antiracist. That’s the message approximately 1,700 registered attendees of the Equity in Action: Cultivating Antiracist Universities conference heard weaved throughout the various workshops, breakout sessions and the riveting keynote address of guest speaker Professor Ibram X. Kendi, author of the bestseller How to Be An Antiracist. -
Iversen Center’s Commissioned Paintings Explore Complexity of Humans
Faith and MissionThe idea for the celestial, swirling colors of the Iversen Center for Faith’s largest permanent installation started with a voice memo artist Kelly Kruse recorded on her phone, wondering how she could paint a human being. Now, Kruse’s two triptychs, commissioned as a set for the space, translate St. Paul the Apostle’s biblical descriptions of human beings into visual form. Each… -
Schulze Competition Passes $1 Million in Prize Money for Student Entrepreneurs
University NewsOn April 24, a team from Rutgers University won this year's Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge. The students secured $50,000 in funding from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support their business, Nutrivide. -
Strub Receives Fulbright Award, Will Teach English in Canary Islands
University NewsSt. Thomas senior Anna Strub recently joined an elite group: She was named a Fulbright scholar. -
School of Nursing Gains Momentum
University NewsThe Morrison Family College of Health just passed three major milestones on its way to launching its proposed bachelor’s and master’s nursing programs. -
Tales from the Archives: STOP and Earth Day 1970
People & CultureEarth Day 2021 takes place this week. Reflecting on the first 50 years of this movement, take a look back at how the first Earth Day was observed on the St. Thomas campus. -
Humans of St. Thomas: Derrick Diedrich '21
Humans of St. ThomasThroughout his four years at St. Thomas, Derrick Diedrich '21 found himself growing in ways he could’ve never predicted before starting college. With experiences in campus ministry, student government and as a Tommie Ambassador, Diedrich has been able to cultivate both his leadership skills and personal goals. -
Remembering Walter Mondale
University NewsFormer Vice President Walter Mondale, a Minnesotan whose public career spanned seven decades, including serving as an influential senator and Democratic nominee for president, died on April 19 at the age of 93. Revisit photos from his presence on the St. Thomas campus.