Last summer when George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, just a few miles from the St. Thomas School of Law, 2L Phyu-Sin Than says she felt compelled to act.
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, President Julie Sullivan addresses the St. Thomas community with a prayer to unite and recommit to actions that dismantle inequities and build belonging. (Jan. 15, 2021)
From the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Dear St. Thomas community,
As the university honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, we do so amid some of the most troubled times in our nation’s ...
With the week of Jan. 18 encompassing the observances of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, along with the Presidential Inauguration, Campus Ministry invites faculty, staff, an...
As Americans continue to confront issues of systemic racism in the United States, the holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday can be a good time to pause, reflect and act.
Many among the Twin Cities legal community reacted with swift and certain condemnation of Minneapolis police following George Floyd’s death, and then began reckoning with anti-Black racism and systemic injustices, particularly within the legal system.
COVID-19 has resulted in a range of economic and social impacts, from rising unemployment rates to health disparity among racial and ethnic populations. Amid the fallout, the pandemic has also highlighted the divisiveness over face covering guidelines and mandates.
A native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and a proud Catholic, Josh Mounsey was drawn to the University of St. Thomas after reading its mission statement.
School of Law alumna Tori Kee ’20 J.D. has been hired as the clinical law fellow for the St. Thomas Community Justice Project (CJP), the newest donor-funded St. Thomas Archbishop Ireland Justice Fellowship.
In late October, the University of St. Thomas Law Journal held Protests and Reform, a day-long symposium examining how lawmakers and the legal profession have responded to demands for change in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
In the next step of a deliberative process related to concerning information recently received about Bishop Mathias Loras, the namesake of Loras Hall, a panel answered questions and shared best practices on truth and reconciliation.
As we approach the fall semester’s midway mark, these stressful times become increasingly more difficult amid the COVID-19 pandemic, polarizing politics and racial trauma in our BIPOC communities.
President Julie Sullivan made the St. Thomas community aware of concerning information recently received about Bishop Mathias Loras, the namesake of Loras Hall.
As we begin the fall semester, we continue to heal from the string of racially charged violent incidents in communities across the country, including in our own cities.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan released the following statement in response to Tuesday’s news that the U.S. government has agreed to rescind Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rules, which would have barred international students from remaining in the U.S. if their colleges and universities were forced to move classes completely online due to COVID-19.
The Urban Art Mapping Research Project operates a George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database, which documents examples of street art from around the world that have emerged since Floyd’s killing as part of an ongoing movement demanding social justice and equality.
Read why Dr. Yohuru Williams decided to stay at St. Thomas and in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community as well as his aspirations for the new Racial Justice Initiative that he will lead.
Today, we announce a new effort aimed at driving meaningful change in our community: the formation of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas.
Media outlets near and far connected with St. Thomas community members for comments on a range of topics relating to the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests.