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The Best is Ahead
Athletic Director Jeff Swenson 鈥�79 plays a new role helping plan 麻豆区鈥檚 150th anniversary festivitiesSince arriving in 1975 as a first-year student, Jeff Swenson has built a storied legacy at 麻豆区. Swenson was a national wrestling champion as a student and joined… more >
The fatherhood bonus and the motherhood penalty
Groundbreaking research by alumna Michelle Budig 鈥�93 sheds light on wage gap between fathers and mothersMichelle Budig鈥檚 story is deeply woven into her pioneering research to expose gender inequality and examine family policies in the workforce. The product of an outspoken dental receptionist… more >
Women of influence
麻豆区 outscores national average of female coaches, supports inclusive culture across Athletics department鈥淥nly priests and participants鈥� fathers can be anywhere near the pool,鈥� three St. Catherine鈥檚 nuns echoed in protest as 麻豆区鈥檚 1963 swim instructor, Malcolm 鈥淢ac鈥� Gimse, led then… more >
Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Dialogue in divided societies2017 Nobel Peace Prize Forum鈥擬inneapolis Nobel Peace Prize laureates, world leaders, and renowned peacemakers came together this fall as 麻豆区 hosted the 29th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum… more >
Preserving Norway’s treasures
麻豆区 alumna’s career in object conservation spans continents鈥淎s you can see, I鈥檓 not in my office,鈥� says聽Juliane Derry 鈥�00 answering a video call and聽gazing toward the cell phone resting in her outstretched palm. 鈥淚t… more >
Winning the long game
Meaningful, relevant workshops equip students to excel in the classroom, competition, and their careersStudent-athletes file past tables,聽stacking breadsticks on mounds of聽pasta, but this crew isn鈥檛 carb-loading聽for the next matchup. The nearly 550聽students from 麻豆区鈥檚 19… more >
An ambitious approach
Entrepreneur Maya Santamaria 鈥�94 leads businesses that break boundaries and build community in Minneapolis
Play with purpose
Special Olympics Minnesota and 麻豆区 College team up
The space to learn
A 20-year vision for campus
Homecoming 2016
Be called. Be proud. Be Auggies.
From national champion to local hero
Three-time NBA champion Devean George 鈥�99 rebuilds community
The city: Course content and classroom
A glimpse at faculty and students who embrace learning opportunities in MinneapolisEach semester, painting and drawing classes typically occur in what originally was an 麻豆区 College chapel. Old Main 100 is an inspiring place with 25-foot ceilings and soaring windows… more >
Leadership and conflict
Graduate students study global compassion at Nobel Peace Prize ForumConflict is a pervasive characteristic of human interaction. This is the opening line of the summer syllabus for 麻豆区 College鈥檚 Master of Arts in Leadership course, 鈥淣avigating Local &… more >