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Race, Leadership and Social Justice
Business & LawBuilding more accessible and equitable systems Tisidra Jones ’12 J.D. is the founder and CEO of Strong & Starlike Consulting, Inc., a Twin Cities-based consulting collaborative that works with government entities and nonprofits seeking to build programs, engage communities and draft policies and procedures to develop the infrastructure they need. Jones is an artist and…
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New Faculty Profile: Brenda Arndt
Business & LawSenior Distinguished Fellow Prior to joining St. Thomas Law’s faculty, Brenda Arndt was a senior attorney for international mergers and acquisitions at Cargill. She will teach International Business Transactions, Business Associations and Mergers and Acquisitions. You’ve been an adjunct professor since 2018. What interested you about joining the full-time faculty? The supportive culture at St.… -
New Legal Clinic Seeks to Empower Parents of Special Education Students
Business & LawNavigating the special education system can be overwhelming, even for a trained advocate. Professor Elizabeth Schiltz knows that firsthand, as the mother of a son with Down syndrome and autism. More than two decades ago, her third child’s diagnosis helped inspire her to leave her job at a big firm and embark on a new… -
New Staff Profile: Debbie Shapiro
Business & LawDirector of Academic Achievement and Bar Success Debbie Shapiro was previously an adjunct professor and assistant director of career and professional development at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. What led you to a career working in law school student services? After practicing law for several years, I stayed home to raise my children. When I… -
New Faculty Profile: Julie Jonas
Business & LawAssistant Professor of Law Before coming to St. Thomas, Julie Jonas was an adjunct professor and the legal director of the Great North Innocence Project at the University of Minnesota Law School. She will teach courses related to criminal law and procedure. You were previously an adjunct professor at St. Thomas Law. What interested you… -
New Faculty Profile: David Grenardo
Business & LawProfessor of Law; Associate Director, Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions David Grenardo comes to St. Thomas from St. Mary’s University School of Law in Texas, where he taught Professional Responsibility, Contracts, Sports Law, Business Associations, Civil Procedure and International Sports Law. What attracted you to St. Thomas Law? The opportunity to become… -
Our Mission Compels Us to Pursue Excellence
Business & LawOur mission stands out among American law schools, committing us to educate the whole person by integrating “faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice.” This mission does not allow us to retreat from the world’s tumult and trouble; as a community, we are called to lean… -
Bending the Arc of Justice
Business & LawLaw alumnus Jeff Storms' fight for civil rights It’s a Monday evening in April in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. A balloon release and candlelight vigil signal the one-year “angelversary” for Daunte Wright, the young man fatally shot by officer Kim Potter, who stated she intended to pull her Taser but instead had pulled her gun. Civil… -
A Flannery O'Connor Pilgrimage
Faith and Mission“You have got to be kidding me.” This was my first thought upon finishing Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away. “This is Catholic? How? Why? Who is this O’Connor woman?” My sentiments bordered on bewilderment, maybe even anger, as I was sideswiped by this dark, violent story that left me hanging with depraved characters… -
Alumnus Finds a New Mission and Culture
Faith and MissionAs more than 20 sixth-grade boys tumble into Mr. Barker’s room for religion class, oxford shirts are tucked in, ties are straight and voices are loud. Barker smiles at the innocent chaos around him as he calmly walks to the whiteboard to start the period with a prayer. The volume drops and class begins. A.J.…