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Tales from the Archives: International Students at St. Thomas
People & CultureAs November is International Education Month, it is a good time to reflect on how international students have been a part of the University of St. Thomas community since its very beginning. St. Thomas’ first international student was Peter McPhee, a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He enrolled as a part of the first…
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International Students: Where St. Thomas Has Been and Future Direction
Global Learning and StrategyThis fall marks the highest ever enrollment for new international undergraduate students starting at the University of St. Thomas, with 78 students (58 first-time, first-year Tommies and 20 transfer students). In addition, this academic year marks the highest ever numbers of international undergraduate students studying at St. Thomas at 237. With 67 countries represented by… -
Summer Study Abroad Exposes Law Student to Foreign Legal Systems
Business & LawWhen Brady Jensen sat down last spring to plan his final year of law school, he knew he wanted a study abroad trip to be part of it. “I knew that it was something I always wanted to do, but never had the time,” he said. Jensen started law school in the fall of 2020,… -
St. Thomas Inspires Global Career
AlumniBrandy Vilone ’16 remembers when she was enlightened to the possibilities of a global career during her time at St. Thomas. As a leadership and management major, she was in a course taught by Assistant Professor Erica Diehn that had a guest speaker from Ethiopia, Shegitu Kebede of Women at the Well International. Diehn, who… -
Embracing New Experiences While Studying Abroad
Humans of St. ThomasGraduating high school and going off to college in the middle of a pandemic is scary enough for most students, but Ben Thomas has a particularly adventurous spirit. Not only did he navigate going to school in a different state – he moved to Minnesota from Illinois to attend the University of St. Thomas –… -
St. Thomas Remains High in Rankings for Study Abroad and International Students
Global Learning and StrategyThe Institute of International Education recently released Open Doors report 2021. The report contains information and data from the 2020-21 academic year regarding international students studying in the United States, and data from 2019-20 for U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit. St. Thomas has the most international students (641) among private universities in Minnesota…