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Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and School of Law Launch Sentence Review Partnership
Business & LawA new Minnesota law that allows for reducing sentences of incarcerated individuals has led to a new partnership between the University of St. Thomas School of Law and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO). The new Prosecutor-Initiated Sentence Adjustment (PISA) law that went into effect in Minnesota on Aug. 1, 2023, is already in place…
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VIDEO: 2023 Melrose Twin Cities Principled Leadership Awardee
Business & LawSt. Thomas’ Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership has announced the 2023 recipient of the Melrose Twin Cities Principled Leadership Award: George Lee, founder of the Jobs Foundation. The Jobs Foundation is a nonprofit committed to helping economically disadvantaged adults overcome barriers to employment, providing them with job training and practical experience… -
St. Thomas Student Named Fulbright Semifinalist
Global Learning and StrategyUniversity of St. Thomas senior Ellie Patronas is a semifinalist for the 2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. She hopes to use the Fulbright opportunity to fulfill her dream of studying urban art in Greece. Fulbright is an international, cultural, and educational exchange program that gives students the opportunity to achieve academic goals, while also allowing… -
Sights and Sounds: First Day of Class Inside the Schoenecker Center
St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationSt. Thomas officially opened the doors on Feb. 5 to the Schoenecker Center, the university’s new central home for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education. The five-level, 130,000-square-foot complex on Summit Avenue is poised to become a national model for interdisciplinary learning, uniquely positioned to prepare tomorrow’s graduates to work across fields and… -
President Vischer Shares Message About Voting Rights
President's OfficeUniversity of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer gave the following remarks to attendees of the "Symposium on Voting Rights: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future" that was held on the St. Thomas campus on Feb. 1, kicking off Black History Month. This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and as… -
Law Professor Earns Award for Role in Driver’s License for All Bill
Business & LawProfessor Virgil Wiebe has been named a 2023 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer for the contributions made by the law school’s Immigration Law Practice Group clinic, which he leads, for Minnesota’s new Driver’s License for All legislation. Wiebe is recognized among a group of immigration lawyers and professors who played a critical role… -
Higher Learning Commission Reaffirms St. Thomas Accreditation
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas in Minnesota had its 10-year comprehensive evaluation in fall 2023 by institutional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Accreditation by HLC is important because it provides assurance to students and the public that our academic programs meet quality standards of higher education and allows St. Thomas students to be eligible… -
University of St. Thomas School of Law Appoints Daniel Kelly as New Dean
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas School of Law has selected Daniel B. Kelly, an accomplished University of Notre Dame law and economics researcher with strong experience creating multidisciplinary programs, as the fourth dean to lead the Minnesota-based law school. Kelly has taught as a professor at Notre Dame since 2009 and currently serves as both… -
Racial Justice Initiative to Host Voting Rights Symposium; Governor and Attorney General to Speak
Racial Justice InitiativeThe Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, in collaboration with FairVote Minnesota and other nonprofits and universities, is co-hosting an in-person Symposium on Voting Rights: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future on Feb. 1 to kick off Black History Month. The symposium, which recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,… -
New St. Thomas Speaker Series Aims to Move People ‘Forward’ – Together
University News‘Finding Forward’ kicks off with Christopher J. Waller on Feb. 22, followed by Marc Lore and Justice Alan Page in March. Building trust, overcoming differences and breaking through standstills. It’s not something that happens enough in society today, but it’s the primary aim of a new speaker series that Minnesota’s largest private university is hosting…