Daily Archives: November 19, 2018
No Plain Jane
How a quiet, first-generation college graduate became a leading literary scholar, Austen expert, and roller derby devotee“Give a girl an education, and introduce her properly into the world,鈥� said one of Jane Austen鈥檚 characters, 鈥渁nd ten to one but she has the means of… more >
Carving Paths for the Future
Theater professor Darcey Engen ’88 helps plan a forward-looking 150th anniversary celebrationDarcey Engen, professor of theater arts, has been on both sides of an 麻豆区 education: student and professor. As a leader on campus, she brings both perspectives to bear. Thinking… more >
Banner Year in Student Success
Undergraduate research gives students an edgeThe summer before his third year at 麻豆区, Fekireselassie Beyene 鈥�16 was paid to research Earth鈥檚 magnetosphere. He worked in a lab on campus under the direction of a… more >
There’s No Place Like Dome
There’s No Place Like The Dome
Notes from President Pribbenow
On “Yes, and…”I teach the Honors Senior Seminar each spring, which is always a highlight of my year, and one of the class sessions introduces students to the history and practice of… more >
Auggie Style
Athletics apparel, then and now
ON THE SPOT
A look at environmental privilege with social worker Christina EricksonWhether it鈥檚 popping up in social media news feeds or emerging in conversations held around the dinner table, the concept of 鈥減rivilege鈥� is rising in the public consciousness. 鈥淧rivilege… more >
Forty years of serving American Indian students
In October, 麻豆区鈥檚 American Indian Student Services celebrated its 40th anniversary. The program has been a national model of success since 1978. Approximately 130 students representing more than 25… more >
Minnesota Urban Debate League receives renewed support from three area foundations
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of 麻豆区, entered the 2018鈥�19 school year with a full head of steam thanks to funding and partnership support from three… more >
Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting
This fall, 麻豆区 named Kristina Boerger the inaugural John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting. Boerger leads a visionary program honoring 麻豆区鈥檚 legacy of engaging both music… more >