Archive Posts
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Justice and Mercy - Mark Osler’s Fight for Clemency Reform
University NewsLaw professor Mark Osler and nine former clinical students worked on cases that freed six clients from federal prison.
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Health Care for the Last Mile
Social JusticeRachel Larson's first job took her to Liberia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. -
The First Coeds
University NewsThe gender barrier on campus was broken long before the class of 1981. -
Bridge Game
University NewsA monthly card game among four titans of the university provides friendship, gossip and an earnest attempt to solve the world’s problems. -
Beyond the Field of View
University NewsA simple question untethers a reflection on knowing the world that surrounds us. -
A Research Journey Full Circle
Patrick Van Fleet’s initial mathematical research as a graduate student focused on spline functions. Before computers, architects used a flexible rubber tool called a spline to help them render irregular curves. Thus spline functions are the mathematical analog of an architect’s spline – they can be used to mathematically describe complex curves. In two dimensions,… -
1921 Play Sees 21st-century Revival
“We carry within us a real and painful drama.” These words interrupt a rehearsal scene in Luigi Pirandello’s play “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” Six characters enter the theater. Abandoned by their creator, they seek a new author to continue their storylines – that is, their lives – which, unfinished, have stagnated. Members… -
Already Reaping the Fruits of Our Labors
If you walk through the classroom area of Murray-Herrick Campus Center on a Tuesday evening, you are likely to see two rooms full of Spanish-speaking students listening intently to their instructors and talking animatedly about theology. The students are between their mid-20s and late-50s. Most have families of their own. They come to campus from… -
Q&A With Sarah Thompson ‘04
After more than a decade at some of the Twin Cities’ most beloved arts institutions, including the Guthrie Theater, Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts and Northrop at the University of Minnesota, Sarah Thompson ’04 is living proof of what you can do with an English major. Now, as the first director of development… -
Alumni Commentary: Politics as Evangelization
Faith and MissionJason Adkins '00, '03 CSMA and Jennifer Kraska '01, '05 CSMA are the executive directors of the Minnesota Catholic Conference and the Colorado Catholic Conference, respectively.