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Just because it’s spring, the song is snappy — and you can see a brief snippet of Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow grooving with Maureen Reed, executive director of the Nobel Peach Prize Forum. It’s at the 1:41 mark.
Augsburg College sociology professor Tim Pippert tells National Public Radio how colleges and universities try to shape how prospective students see diversity on their campuses. More specifically, in 2011 he and his research team — which included students Laura Essenburg (see video above) and Edward Jay Matchett — found that the whiter the school, the Read more →
If you walk into an Augsburg College bathroom today and find members of the opposite sex in there, don’t be alarmed. It’s Gender Neutral Bathroom Day, and the college has made the vast majority of its common-area bathrooms open to both men and women. The event is part of Augsburg’s annual “Coming Out Week,” which Read more →
Just found this photo on Twitter: AugsburgCollege 10:22am via TweetDeck Good work, man! RT @ProfZobitz: @AugsburgCollege Starting them early … #auggiepride #auggieclassof2035 #twinning pic.twitter.com/aSz132lYGB (Yes, I’m the father of an 11-month-old girl, so I’m starting to dig these kinds of things.)
This just in from Augsburg College: $10 million gift to Augsburg College will launch new academic building Gift from 1965 Augsburg College alumnus is largest in College’s history Augsburg College is honored to announce that it has received an unrestricted $10 million philanthropic gift from a 1965 alumnus. The donor’s generous contribution will support a Read more →
Augsburg College has made BestCollegesOnline’s list of 20 colleges most committed to community service, published recently in USA Today. The paper warns that the list is “limited and subjective,” but said it should be taken as a list of some of the “more-inspiring schools out there.” Here’s the college’s entry: 5. Augsburg College Augsburg College Read more →
This fall we read why Winona State University has a higher-than-average rate of diversity compared to its local public-sector neighbors. Recently The Hechinger Report lauded Minnesota private colleges for their success in creating and keeping diverse student bodies, telling U.S. higher-ed institutions: They’d do well to pay a little attention to some Minnesota success stories. Read more →