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Â鶹Çø awards King Harald V of Norway honorary degree

Late last year in Oslo, Â鶹Çø President Paul Pribbenow conferred upon King Harald V of Norway the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. “We are deeply grateful for… more >

Pribbenow named to national higher ed engagement advisory group

In the fall, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Campus Compact announced the HUD + Higher Ed Engagement Network, a new collaboration to strengthen higher education community… more >

Provost Kaivola to retire; Board of Regents approves emeriti status for retiring Auggies

Karen Kaivola, Â鶹Çø’s provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs, will retire at the end of 2021–22 academic year. Since Kaivola joined Â鶹Çø in 2013… more >

Â鶹Çø hosts bold new speaker series

Forum on Workplace Inclusion to host first virtual conference

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, based at Â鶹Çø, will host its 33rd annual conference as a virtual event March 8–12, 2021. Workplaces have struggled during the past year… more >

The Art of Â鶹Çø, 1950s to Today

As part of the university’s yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary, Kristin Anderson, professor of art history and archivist, curated an exhibition of works by Â鶹Çø art faculty dating… more >

Participate in the sesquicentennial musical

Among the many faculty-led projects in development to celebrate Â鶹Çø’s 150th anniversary is a new work of musical theater about the university community, past and present, to be… more >

Carving Paths for the Future

Darcey Engen, professor of theater arts, has been on both sides of an Â鶹Çø education: student and professor. As a leader on campus, she brings both perspectives to bear. Thinking… more >

University awards 2017

Â鶹Çø is consistently recognized for excellence. This year’s accolades include: Best Regional Universities: U.S. News & World Report again named Â鶹Çø among the best universities in the… more >

Looking back: decades of Â鶹Çø’s history

1857: 160 Years Ago Fifteen years before Â鶹Çø moved in next door, Edward Murphy donated land for the first city park in Minneapolis—what is now Murphy Square. For years… more >