In the media: Paul Pribbenow on returning to classes during ICE operation

With the start of the spring semester, Augsburg President Paul Pribbenow has been quoted and interviewed by local and national media outlets about how the ongoing ICE operation in Minneapolis has affected local colleges and universities. 

• The Chronicle of Higher Education: ‘The Perception of Danger Everywhere’: Navigating Campus Life Amid ICE Enforcement’ (January 21, 2026)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: After Another ICE Killing, Minnesota’s Flagship Faces a Test (January 26, 2026)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: College Matters Podcast: For Minnesota Universities, ICE Tests Values (January 28, 2026)
• The Minnesota Star Tribune: Faculty, students push University of Minnesota to denounce ICE and killing of alumnus Alex Pretti (February 5, 2026) 

In addition, Pribbenow contributed an op-ed to The Hechinger Report, which covers innovation and inequality in education: On a college campus in Minneapolis, a sense of danger and anxiety prevails (January 30, 2026). The piece was subsequently republished by MinnPost.