Archive Posts
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Please Remember Richard Raschio in Your Prayers
In Our PrayersRaschio was a long-time professor of Spanish in the Modern and Classical Languages Department.
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UST to Offer Classes in Chinese, Irish Gaelic Languages This Fall
University NewsThe Modern and Classical Languages Department announces that Elementary Chinese I will be offered for the first time at St. Thomas. Spoken Modern Irish Gaelic I also will be offered. -
'Justice for My Sister,' a Film About 'Femicide' in Guatemala, Will be Shown Here April 15
Faith and MissionThe film’s director and producer, Kimberly Bautista, will join in a discussion following the film. -
Three Faculty Earn Tenure; 11 Faculty Earn Tenure With Promotion
University NewsDr. Susan Huber, executive vice president and chief academic officer, announces the faculty members who have been granted tenure or tenure with promotion. -
Dr. Paul Schons, St. Thomas Faculty Member for 45 Years, Dies
In Our PrayersDr. Paul Schons, a member of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and professor of German, died Sunday, Oct. 21, after being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic melanoma earlier this year. Schons was the most senior faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. He began teaching in 1967, five years after graduating from the College of St. Thomas. -
U of M Professor to Discuss the Global History of Mexican Food in Talk Here Oct. 11
Find out where burritos and taco shells really came from in this talk by Dr. Jeffrey Pilcher. The event is co-sponsored by seven UST departments. -
Reel Revolutions in Mexican Film
When Mexican writer and director Carlos Cuarón visited the Twin Cities for the premiere of his film "Rudo y cursi" (2008) at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival in 2009, he rode a tide of swelling international interest in Spanish-language cinema. I was teaching Hispanic Cinema Studies at the University of St. Thomas and thought… -
The Fall of the Wall
The Berlin Wall became the gruesome, concrete, visible symbol of the Cold War. It divided the world into two strongly antagonistic, heavily armed camps, ready at a moment’s notice to launch into the mutually assured destruction of one another as well as, potentially, the entire planet. The wall, as part of the East-West German border,… -
Pilgrimage: The Art of Footsteps
For many, the term “pilgrim” evokes thoughts of the Mayflower, the first Thanksgiving and men with buckles on their hats. Pilgrims, however, are not just a thing of the past. They are alive and well and walking (cycling, riding horses) among us, albeit generally without such unique headwear. Modern-day pilgrims, like those early settlers of… -
The Idea of Vocation
University News"Beyond Career to Calling" explores ideas of career as more than just a job