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School of Education Faculty Member Publishes Article on Black Mothers in Higher Education
Professional NotesDr. Leah Fulton, who has taught in the School of Education Leadership and Student Affairs programs for three years, recently published “The Uses of Partus Sequitur Ventrem: Black Mothers in Higher Education” in Volume 16, Issue 4 of the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education. Abstract: This conceptual article identifies the ways that the seventeenth-century slave code, partus…
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English Professor Publishes New Book Translation
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas English Professor Dr. Raymond MacKenzie recently had his book translation of Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education published by University of Minnesota Press. First published in French in 1869, Sentimental Education recounts the life of a young man named Frédéric during the French Revolution. Sentimental Education intertwines the personal, the intimate, and the… -
Dr. Yohuru Williams Joins NY Governor at Press Conference for Signing of Bill Favoring Reparations to Slavery Descendants
Racial Justice InitiativeDr. Yohuru Williams, the founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, joined New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for a historic bill signing in New York City. Williams was invited by the governor's office to attend the event and offer remarks that put the historic legislation into a historical context.… -
Law Professor’s New Book Teaches Lawyers to Be More Persuasive
Law Professional NotesA new book, Law and Rhetoric: A Primer, co-authored by law professor Julie Oseid proposes that rhetoric, a technique used by authors and public speakers to persuade readers and listeners, should also be embraced by law students and lawyers. The book shares persuasive techniques drawn from classical rhetoric and contemporary rhetorical theories relating to argumentation, metaphor, analogy and… -
Law Professor Receives Christianity Today Book Award
Law Professional NotesLaw professor Thomas Berg’s latest book, Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age (Eerdmans), received an Award of Merit in the Politics and Public Life category of the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards. Each year the publication honors books it believes are most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture. Berg is one of the… -
Biology Professor Named Finalist in Agar Art Competition
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Biology Department Professor Joanna Klein’s passion for “Star Trek” recently landed her submission in the American Society for Microbiology Agar Art competition a finalist slot. The contest encourages scientists, artists and the general public to use live microbes as their palette and petri plates as their canvas. Contestants create agar art… -
President Rob Vischer and Dr. Phil Esten ’95 Named to TCB 100 List
University NewsFrom new facilities that include the Schoenecker Center and the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena to the first Master of Science in Nursing graduates, the University of St. Thomas is being bold in a changing higher education market. And the Minnesota business community is taking note. Twin Cities Business recognized two of the university’s high-profile… -
Yohuru Williams Featured on Dan Aykroyd’s New History Channel Docuseries
Professional NotesDr. Yohuru Williams, distinguished professor of history and director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, is one of the experts on the History Channel’s new documentary series “The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd.” Williams spoke about islands outside of Mexico City where more than 4,000 dolls are hanging from trees, fences… -
Interreligious Studies Center Director Named AIIS Board President
Professional NotesHans Gustafson, director of the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and an adjunct professor in the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas, has been named president of the Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies (AIIS) board of directors. AIIS is a network of scholars, practitioners and activists who are committed to advancing the… -
University Organist Presents Three Solo Concerts and Lecture in Poland
Professional NotesDr. Jacob Benda, director of music, liturgy and sacred arts and organ area professor at the University of St. Thomas, recently visited Krakow, Poland, to present three solo organ concerts and a lecture for the International Conference on Sacred Music at the Pontifical University of John Paul II. On Nov. 19, Benda performed inaugural concerts…