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Leadership Interns: Christ-Centered Leaders
Faith and MissionThirteen years into the Catholic Studies project, 12 students began informal meetings oncea month to explore the roots of Christ-centered leadership. Since then, more than 285 students have participated in what has become the Leadership Interns Program, a two-year commitment for juniors and seniors within the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership. In the beginning, interns…
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The Journal of the Catholic Studies Movement
Faith and MissionThe importance of a sustained encounter with the claims of Catholic thought and culture has never been more important. Springing from Catholic Studies’ commitment to contribute to national and international developments in Catholic higher education, we began publishing Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture in 1997. Since then, Logos has served as an… -
Catholic Studies Rome Program
Faith and MissionTwenty-five years ago, Don Briel said that Catholic Studies needed a Rome program so that students could have the opportunity to experience the universal character of the Church in the city that is the heart of the Church. He was right. But it had to be a different kind of program from the usual Rome… -
A Settled Home: The Center for Catholic Studies
Faith and MissionDuring its first three years of development, Catholic Studies was an entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary venture in the matter of faculty resources. But this revealed an endemic difficulty: The program had no settled home. It was pieced together among several departments without a focal point. This could be administratively cumbersome, but more importantly for the success of… -
The Heart of Catholic Studies
Faith and MissionWhen Catholic Studies began 30 years ago, it did not start with a blueprint, strategic plan, or well-developed curriculum. Rather, it was formed within a community of faculty whose commitment and desire to strengthen and renew Catholic higher education was guided by the virtue of faith in relation to key intellectual convictions in Catholic education.… -
Online Exclusive: Life on the Road as an International Admissions Counselor
Global Learning and StrategySurrounded by gorgeous Vietnamese silk and shielded from the hustle and bustle of Da Nang, Vietnam, Amanda Hager discovered her day was shaping up to be a particularly memorable one. After years on the road, Hager is used to each day being different – very different. But this day was proving especially remarkable as she… -
Racial Justice Initiative: Leading Critical Conversations
Racial Justice InitiativeWhen the Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) was founded at the University of St. Thomas in summer 2020, a new lane for powerful and engaging work toward racial justice emerged in the Twin Cities. With a clear and unique vision, its founder, Dr. Yohuru Williams, champions historical recovery as the foundation for revealing the “six degrees… -
Policing MSP: Student Researchers Uncover Truth in Name of Racial Justice
Diversity, Equity and InclusionThe Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas is examining the history of policing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and the legacy of injustices experienced by Black, Indigenous and Latino communities. Behind the scenes, four St. Thomas students delved into newspaper archives and police and court records to outline the stories that come… -
Making a Big Impact
St. Thomas 2025 - Build National Awareness and Advance Priorities through AthleticsLee and Penny Anderson: Transforming a Campus. Anyone stepping foot on St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus can see the difference made by Lee and Penny Anderson. Fifteen years ago, their $60 million lead gift transformed the university with buildings for athletics, a student center and a parking facility – all of which bear their name.… -
New President Is All In
President's OfficePresident Rob Vischer commits to cultivating truth, beauty and goodness for the University of St. Thomas. When a 10-year-old Robert K. Vischer moved with his mother and siblings from Muscatine, Iowa, to greater Chicago in 1980, his world expanded. At the same time, as he tells it, he still lived a rather sheltered life. “I…