Provost

Month: September 2025

  • Faculty Spotlight: Ursula Lindqvist

    Faculty Spotlight: Ursula Lindqvist

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    Ursula Lindqvist (Scandinavian Studies) presented a paper, “Whose Story? Authorship, Authenticity, and Agency in Vilhelm Moberg’s Settler Narratives,” at the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS) annual meeting in Turku, Finland, and at the Eighth European Congress on World and Global History in Växjö, Sweden. She presented early analysis of the archival research she conducted…

  • New Faculty Spotlight – Ying Diao

    New Faculty Spotlight – Ying Diao

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    The Provost’s Office is excited to extend a warm welcome to Ying Diao, joining the Music department in Fall 2025! What excites you most about joining Gustavus Adolphus College?What excites me most about joining Gustavus is the opportunity to teach small undergraduate classes, where I can connect closely with students, and to immerse myself fully…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jeff Jenson

    Faculty Spotlight: Jeff Jenson

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    Jeff Jenson (Library and Archives) authored a new research article featured on the front cover of the peer-reviewed journal, Minnesota History. His article, “Minnesota’s Untold Tail: Rattlesnakes in the North Star State,” explores the historical relationship between Minnesotans and the state’s most venomous reptile, while offering insights into what the future may hold for these…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

    Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia Bunge (Religion) traveled to Tanzania to attend the retirement of Rev. Sarah Mwanga Mkanza and to bring greetings from the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the ELCA’s Presiding Bishop. Bunge met seven Tanzanians who had graduated from ELCA colleges and universities, including Walter Maeda ’78. She also visited with…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

    Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) published a book entitled Parasitic Personhood and the Ontology of Eating with Routledge.