A college like Gustavus, identified as it is with the Lutheran tradition, can freely welcome and encourage the cultural and religious differences that a diverse…

What affection I have for the earth, for the meadow already gone to golden, for the burnt-orange reeds of the cattails, for the maple leaves’…

Each year new “Gusties” step into the stories that resonate in the college’s halls, guiding and nurturing them, and hopefully strengthening their capacity to contribute…

In many ways writing still stands at the core of the intellectual experience in my courses. In writing they experience learning as a more solitary…

Probably the most effective way to engage students is to be enthusiastic about the material. I believe that I am exceptionally passionate about mathematics at…

To remain “alive” and active as a research and scholar is critical. In addition to satisfying my own personal curiosities and commitment to the scientific…

Working with students, helping them develop their individual ideas and vision, taps into this fascination and stimulates my thinking about my own work. Discussing their…

Giving [students] opportunities to respect and express awe for the mysteries of life is as important as communicating what we know. Learning resolves mystery and…

I value collaborative scholarship. This isn’t because working collaboratively is easier; in fact, it can be considerably more difficult. It is simply that I find…

I prefer to do things quietly. That is my style, and that is the approach with which I am comfortable. A Dagara proverb admonishes us…