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Urban Art Mapping Receives NEA Grant for BLM Murals Research
Action Plan to Combat RacismThe Urban Art Mapping research team within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a research grant. The $80,000 arts grant will support an interdisciplinary, comparative study of eight Black Lives Matter street murals produced throughout…
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Law Professor's Paper Explores Compensation for College Athletes
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Law Professor David Grenardo has published "Preparing for the Inevitable – Compensating College Athletes for Playing – By Comparing Two Pay-For-Play Methods: The Duke Model Versus the Free Market Model." It is forthcoming in volume 53 of the University of Memphis Law Review. Grenardo will speak at the journal's symposium, (How… -
Research and Opinion: Examining Biases as Educators
In the NewsDr. L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan (School of Education) and Adjunct Professor Martin Odima Jr. ’13 MA (Saint Paul Public Schools) have published an article in the December 2022 Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) Online Journal titled “Examining Biases as Educators.” From the article: Embedding culturally and linguistically sustaining practices in K-12 schools is dependent… -
Leadership for Social Justice Students Present to Metropolitan Council
Professional NotesStudents in Mike Klein’s Leadership for Social Justice course presented to the Metropolitan Council in December on their consultation about best practices in community engagement. Students identified best practices in community engagement, created a historical and community profile of the neighborhood proximal to the Metro Plant, collected stories from neighboring communities, and synthesized their work… -
Earth Has a Fever
STEAMUniversity of St. Thomas scientist measures global temperature University of St. Thomas School of Engineering Professor John Abraham, along with 23 colleagues from 16 institutions around the world, published a climate change study Jan. 11 in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. They found that 2022 was a record year for our planet – Earth continues to… -
Law Professor Michael Stokes Paulsen Publishes Revised Casebook
Professional NotesThe fifth edition of The Constitution of the United States (2023), co-authored by law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen, has been published by West Academic. Publisher's summary: The casebook emphasizes the text, structure and history of the Constitution. It uses "great cases" for learning the major issues in constitutional law and it gives less attention to… -
A World of Science: Ancient Art and History Under the St. Thomas Microscope
Arts & HumanitiesTucked away in a corner of the O’Shaughnessy Science Hall on the St. Paul campus, you’ll find the geology lab. Under the microscope today is a special sample that could hold important clues to the ancient Roman world. Lab manager Anik Regan is working with Sophia Ritacco, a sociology major and art history museum studies… -
Research and Opinion: Inclusive Marketing and Communications
In the NewsTwo Marketing, Insights and Communications team members, University Insights Manager Becky Stenlund and Associate Vice President of Insights and Analytics Katie Jensen, recently co-authored "A Framework for Building More Inclusive Marketing and Communications Content," which was published in the Journal of Education Advancement & Marketing. From the article: Generation Z is more diverse and more socially… -
Aquinas Scholars Present at Westminster Social Justice Forum
Professional NotesThe Aquinas Scholars presented their final projects as part of the Race and Place Seminar on Dec. 11 at the Westminster Social Justice Forum. Dr. Aura Wharton-Beck from the School of Education and Dr. Rita Lederle from the School of Engineering co-teach this semester-long seminar. The scholars created a final project to propose a transportation… -
Drs. Brusnahan, Hepperlen and Ingelin Contribute Chapter From OSEP Work
Professional NotesDrs. L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan (School of Education), Renee Hepperlen (School of Social Work) and Bonnie Ingelin (School of Education) contributed a chapter in the recently published book Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Preparation for Equitable Special Education. Their chapter, titled “Enhancing Professionals’ Interdisciplinary Competencies: Meeting the Needs of Children with Disabilities from Diverse Communities,”…