Month: November 2020

  • Faculty Spotlight: Betsy Byers

    Betsy Ruth Byers (Art and Art History) will receive a $10,000 grant through Kolman and Pryor Gallery’s 10th anniversary initiative called the Project Space. Byers is among a group of five artists to receive the grants, which will provide them with funds, technical support, and exhibition space needed to create important projects that will significantly…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong

    Yurie Hong (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) presented a talk entitled “The Long and Winding Road: Intersectional Organizing and Coalition-Building” at the Minnesota Rural Equity Summit on October 16, 2020. Hong also delivered a lecture at Augustana College entitled “Birthing Ideas in Ancient Greece and the Modern World” on October 17 as part of their…

  • Intersections: Number 52 (Fall 2020)

    Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the Presidential Center for Faith…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Laura Triplett

    Laura Triplett (Geology) co-wrote an opinion piece for MinnPost discussing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s handling of the proposed Line 3 project. The op-ed is available online.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lynnea Myers

    Lynnea Myers (Nursing), along with colleagues at Vanderbilt University and the University of Minnesota, recently published an article in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders titled “Family-Centered Care: How Close Do We Get When Talking to Parents of Children Undergoing Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorders?”