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Thanos Zygnas looks out from the terrace of the Bernardi Campus in Rome.

When (Not) in Rome: An Oral History of the Decision to Close Bernardi Campus

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC
2020 Spring, Academic News, Catholic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, COVID-19 Response, Current Students, News, Our Community, St. Thomas Magazine, St. Thomas Responds, Top News
As COVID-19 spread throughout Italy, university officials wrestled with the decision of whether to close the Bernardi Campus. St. Thomas was the first program in Rome to close its operations … and just in time. Here’s an oral history of the decisions to close the Rome campus.
Engineering Professor Dr. Katherine Acton prepares online learning lessons in the STELAR Media Studio. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas

Zooming into Online Learning

Jordan Osterman '11
2020 Spring, Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, COVID-19 Response, Dougherty Family College, Morrison Family College of Health, News, Opus College of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Social Work, St. Thomas Magazine, St. Thomas Responds, Top News
Since March 12, more than 900 St. Thomas faculty members taught more than 2,000 courses to more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. This summer another 450 courses will be taught.

Reaching Higher Heights

Nestor Arguello and Melina Sotro '18, '20 CSMA
2020 Spring, Catholic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Faith, Lumen, News
Seeing a growing need to help the local Archdiocese Latino youth aspire to higher education, in 2018 Father Joseph Williams, vicar for the Archdiocese’s Latino ministries, proposed expanding a partnership between Habiger Institute Latino Scholars and the Church of St. Stephen’s in south Minneapolis to support high schoolers in parishes who hope to pursue a four-year degree at a Catholic university, specifically with St. Thomas Catholic Studies.
Archbishop Ireland Justice Fellow Jessica Melheim ’15, left, and Emily Ginsburg ’18, right, pose for a portrait with Central Minnesota Legal Services Executive Director Jean Lastine, middle.

School of Law Archbishop Ireland Justice Fellows Help Bridge the Justice Gap

Jordan Osterman '11
2020 Spring, Academic News, School of Law, School of Law News Feed, St. Thomas Lawyer
Hiring a lawyer is out of reach for more than 60 million Americans. Measured against any disease, environmental crisis or national emergency, the justice gap is an epidemic, according to Lisa Montpetit Brabbit, associate dean for external relations and programs at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. That’s why the School of Law is working hard to find ways to close the gap.
Dean Robert Vischer speaks during the University of St. Thomas School of Law Living the Mission Law Mission Award Ceremony in Schulze Atrium in the School of Law Building on April 11, 2017 in Minneapolis.

Our Mission at St. Thomas Law Compels Us to Tackle the Justice Gap

Dean and Mengler Chair in Law Robert Vischer
2020 Spring, Front Page, News, School of Law, School of Law News Feed, St. Thomas Lawyer
As a Catholic law school, what is our responsibility? Pope Francis has urged all of us to recognize our “duty to hear the voice of the poor.” As lawyers, we not only have the duty to hear the poor, we have the power to lift the voices of the poor, to ensure that they are heard by the legal system’s decision-makers.