Green Thomism: A Pathway to Reengage with Nature’s Order
Dr. Christopher Thompson integrates the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas with environmental stewardship.
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Protecting Trademark Rights Heart of St. Thomas Law’s Trademark Clinic
The School of Law's Trademark Clinic, established less than a year ago, has had an impact on the business community and on its student participants.
Blockchain in Law: ‘Ethics Have to Rule’
One of the pre-eminent voices on blockchain in the legal field, Professor Wulf Kaal, is writing a book on the subject.
How an Image Has Power
Hannah Rose Shogren Smith ‘20 reflects on the teaching of Dr. Ralf van Bühren she experienced while in Rome for the St. Thomas Catholic Studies Rome Program.
Responsible Stewardship as Love
Forwarding the gospel through good stewardship – this is Dr. Luca Mongelli’s vision. Mongelli is the founding academic dean and managing director for the Program for Church Management (PCM), launched February 2018 in Rome.
YHWH Is a Tricky YHWH
Jacob Mischke '19 reflects on the value of having not one, but three campus chaplains.
Tolkien and Overabundant Reality
Jon Mentxakatorre Odriozola explores J. R. R. Tolkien’s beliefs about how words hold reality and how the stories and mythologies are true or false not insofar as they refer to modern scientific fact or history, but insofar as they bear witness to the reality that undergirds creation.
Realizing Roots: Laudato Si’ and the Catholic Worker Movement
Caroline Wright ‘19 CSMA's work at the Lake City Catholic Worker Farm in Lake City, Minnesota, is informed by Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.
Tech-Savvy and Human-Centric: School of Law Alumni Embrace Artificial Intelligence
St. Thomas lawyers embrace artificial intelligence’s growing role within the law.
Dream. Hope. Believe. Do: Principal Mauri Melander Friestleben Celebrates, Nurtures and Champions Students
As principal of Lucy Craft Laney School, Mauri Melander Friestleben helped create a place where children are celebrated and championed.
School of Law Board of Governors’ Eileen Lach – Trailblazer, Thought Leader, Giver
Minnesota native Eileen Lach, a member of the School of Law's board of governors, is a thought leader in ethics and artificial intelligence.
Construction at St. Thomas: 2019 in Images, Video
With the construction of two new residence halls and the Iversen Center for Faith, along with renovations of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas and Ireland Hall, 2019 has been a busy year on campus.
President’s Column: Proud and Grateful
President Julie Sullivan reflects on her love for the St. Thomas community as it continues to embrace the meaning of "home."
The Long Road to a New Home
Harriet Oyera's journey from Ugandan refugee to U.S. citizen was shaped by relationships and community.
Helping Is an Act of the Heart: Engineering’s Pascale Kunda Repairs Hospital Equipment in Her Native Rwanda
An international student repairs hospital equipment in her native Rwanda during a summer engineering program.
School of Law’s Holloran Center Leads Professional-Formation Movement
The Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions at the School of Law is at the heart of a national professional-formation social movement focused on two learning outcomes.
Where Nothing Goes to Waste: Alum Vosters ’10 Battles Poverty Through Food
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Samantha Vosters '10, '20 CSMA works to battle poverty at the Riverwest Food Pantry in Milwaukee.
(Law)maker. (History)maker. (Change)maker: Kathleen Blatz
Kathleen Blatz, Minnesota's first female Supreme Court chief justice, says she never set out to accomplish the extraordinary.
Minding the Gap … in Equality
Nationwide studies show women are paid less, promoted less and are represented less in high-ranking positions compared to their male colleagues in the law profession.
Rediscovering Relationship: Thoughts on Church and Culture in Mexico
Students explore the cultural, political and economic aspects of what they studied over a J-Term trip to Mexico, and examined how they related to Catholic social doctrine.
Judge Mariana Vielma ’05 J.D. Leads in the Fight for Access to Justice
Mariana Vielma J.D. is only the fifth Latina woman appointed to the bench in Adams County, Colorado, where more than 21% of the population is Hispanic or Latino.
From Lima to Minneapolis: Sandra Mercado Azurin Makes a Difference Far From Home
Sandra Mercado Azurin, an LL.M. in U.S. Law student, is making a difference for future female Peruvian St. Thomas Law students.
Answering the Call: Social Work Alumni Step up and Serve
School of Social Work alumni Ikram Koliso '17 BSW, Paul Schnell ’88 BSW, and Angela Conley '03 BSW highlight the many alumni who are called to public service.
Special Education With a Special Touch
The University of St. Thomas’ School of Education is on the forefront of trying to help fill the special education teacher shortage through multiple program offerings that include special education residencies in local school systems.