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A Champion for Race and Equity
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDr. Paola Ehrmantraut, the Endowed Chair in the Humanities and director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, has had a busy year. It’s no wonder her faculty peers at St. Thomas selected her as the 2022-23 St. Thomas Professor of the Year – an honor that recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. As faculty…
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Globally Minded: St. Thomas Alumna Earns Congress-Bundestag Scholarship
People & CultureUniversity of St. Thomas German and environmental sciences double major Payton Johnson ’22 wasn’t interested in choosing between her two passions after graduation. Instead, she figured out how to pursue both. This summer, Johnson makes a trip across the globe as a fellow in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program for Young Professionals. Sponsored by the… -
Documenting Street Art, St. Thomas Researchers Better Understand Crisis
Action Plan to Combat RacismStreet art painted on the sides of buildings or plywood-covered windows can help us understand the complexity of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, reveals a mapping project spearheaded by St. Thomas faculty. -
Faculty Dig Deep in Engaging with the Mission Seminar
University NewsTwelve faculty members spent the past year engaging with the mission as part of the Office for Mission’s inaugural seminar, culminating in a weeklong trip to Rome in June. -
Community Engagement Courses Bring Tommies' Learning Into the World
University NewsDr. Lauren Braswell’s psychology course – which also won the 2017 Campus Compact President’s Community Partner award – is one of several academic community engagement courses coordinated through the university’s Center for Common Good. -
Project GO Takes ROTC Cadets Around the World
University NewsThanks to Project Global Officer, a Department of Defense program, dozens of St. Thomas Reserve Officers' Training Corps students have learned languages and cultures around the world. -
Four New Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants, One Exchange Student Come to St. Thomas
University NewsElena Sottilotta is from Italy, Lily Semo from France, and Melanie Uyarte and Agustina Yapura are both from Argentina. Rena Von Essen is the visiting exchange student. -
Humans of St. Thomas - Michael Scham
Humans of St. ThomasThis St. Thomas Spanish professor has transformed his passion for tango into not only a beloved hobby but also a dedicated area of academic research and teaching. -
Class of '17 in the Spotlight
University NewsIn the ranks of seniors graduating this weekend, we have students who earned the Chief’s Award from the City of St. Paul for helping a woman in distress in 2014, a student who served as an ambassador on a Minnesota trade mission to Mexico, and students who have done research on everything from political cynicism to drying breadfruit. Read a roundup of the stories the Newsroom has written about Class of 2017 students since they arrived on campus. -
Two Spring Graduates to Study Overseas as Fulbright Scholars
Social JusticeSchool of Law student Christina Espey-Sundt '17 will study refugee and immigration law in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Senior Mitchell Sullivan, a triple major in German, international studies and political science, heads to Germany in the Fulbright's English Teaching Assistantship program.