How to Build a Women’s Wrestling Program from Scratch
Augsburg Athletics continues trailblazing trend with Minnesota’s only collegiate women’s wrestling teamEditor’s note: In late July, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced plans to postpone competition in cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball until the spring. Winter and spring sports… more >
Building on an early lead
Athletics secures NCAA grant to fund first-of-its-kind position supporting culture of inclusionOn and around the land that today houses Augsburg University’s Minneapolis campus, they celebrated births and mourned deaths. They spoke languages of love and laughter, stress and sorrow. They… more >
Balancing the books
Augsburg alumna starts a publishing company, creates the diverse book list she wished she hadYoung Mary Taris ’04 was so thankful to be a girl. The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority required children of different genders to have separate bedrooms, so while her brothers had… more >
Learning across abilities
The Center for Learning and Accessible Student Services champions students with a broad range of disabilities on the path to academic success.Since second grade, Maura Gunter ’19 relied on accommodations for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a word processing disorder. So when she started college, Gunter knew the drill. But on… more >
All in the family
Augsburg athletes enjoy competing alongside siblingsIt could have been worse. Their parents could have made them hold hands (or even smile). But after each game during last year’s Auggie football season, the parents of… more >
There’s No Place Like Dome
There’s No Place Like The Dome
Welcome to America
Augsburg alumna Katia Iverson ’12 orients newcomers to the United States amid mounting uncertainty and narrowing policiesKatia Iverson refuses to say “maybe.” She used to say it a lot, as a novice caseworker, unwilling to share disheartening news. But experience has vanquished the word from her… more >
The fatherhood bonus and the motherhood penalty
Groundbreaking research by alumna Michelle Budig ’93 sheds light on wage gap between fathers and mothersMichelle Budig’s 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
Augsburg outscores national average of female coaches, supports inclusive culture across Athletics department“Only priests and participants’ fathers can be anywhere near the pool,” three St. Catherine’s nuns echoed in protest as Augsburg’s 1963 swim instructor, Malcolm “Mac” Gimse, led then… more >
Winning the long game
Meaningful, relevant workshops equip students to excel in the classroom, competition, and their careersStudent-athletes file past tables, stacking breadsticks on mounds of pasta, but this crew isn’t carb-loading for the next matchup. The nearly 550 students from Augsburg’s 19… more >
