Around the Quad
Minnesota Urban Debate League receives renewed support from three area foundations
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, entered the 2018–19 school year with a full head of steam thanks to funding and partnership support from three… more >
Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting
This fall, Augsburg named Kristina Boerger the inaugural John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting. Boerger leads a visionary program honoring Augsburg’s legacy of engaging both music… more >
Augsburg Delegation honors Mandela centenary
An Augsburg University delegation that included administrators and Board of Regents members traveled to Namibia and South Africa for Nelson Mandela’s centenary celebration. While there, Augsburg President Paul Pribbenow… more >
University Awards 2018
Top 200 Schools for Indigenous Americans: The American Indian Science and Engineering Society Winds of Change magazine selected Augsburg as one of the 2018 Top 200 Schools for Indigenous American… more >
Augsburg Achieves LEED Gold Certification
for Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and ReligionAugsburg University’s new signature interdisciplinary building—the Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion—achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U… more >
Augsburg adopts test-optional admissions policy
This past spring, the Augsburg faculty approved a pilot test-optional admissions policy, making submission of ACT or SAT test scores optional for fall 2019 first-year and transfer undergraduate… more >
StepUP makes National Headlines
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt put Augsburg University’s StepUP® Program in the spotlight this May by showcasing its success in helping students in recovery complete their college education… more >
Augsburg instructor featured in Time Magazine
The January 29 issue of Time magazine acknowledged the record-breaking number of women engaged in political campaigns this year and featured photos on its cover of nearly four dozen… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
On unexpected connectionsThere are many ways in which higher education is a leap of faith. Students come to campus brimming with curiosity and promise. Faculty and staff meet them where they are… more >
Celebrating student success
Augsburg students earned a range of prestigious accolades during the 2017-18 academic year, including the following: Record six Augsburg students receive Fulbright awards Holly Kundel ’19 is named… more >
Augsburg Named Champion School by Special Olympics Minnesota
This fall, Augsburg was honored as Champion School of the Year by Special Olympics Minnesota. The award is given to a school or university that outperforms expectations in terms of… more >
Commencement 2018
Augsburg celebrates first commencement as a university.Augsburg University celebrated students completing degrees in the traditional undergraduate, adult undergraduate, and graduate programs during commencement ceremonies held April 28. The morning ceremony recognized 441 undergraduate students, and the… more >