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University statement on December 6 law enforcement action on campus
The Augsburg University community was deeply shaken by an incident that took place on campus on December 6. Without producing a warrant, an armed, masked group of ICE agents targeted… more >
Standing in solidarity with Minnesota’s Somali community
Jesus said, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger, and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35… more >
Living Lutheran: Augsburg students ‘serving together as the beloved community’
Editor’s note: This reflection by Campus Pastor John Rohde Schwehn was originally published by Living Lutheran as part of a series by chaplains in the Network of ELCA Colleges… more >
Assistant Professor Anna Pirsch receives emerging researcher award
On November 4, Assistant Professor of Nursing Anna Pirsch received the 2025 Emerging Investigator Award from the Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association at their annual… more >
Fall concerts offer ‘heroic harmonies,’ ‘diversions,’ and more
Augsburg University’s music programs support a broad approach to musical knowledge as a universally-shared human endeavor, one that connects us in community across time, space, and sound. Augsburg… more >
Interfaith America Magazine: ’20 Augsburg students care for their Minneapolis community’
Interfaith America Magazine recently published an essay about the ways Augsburg’s Interfaith Scholars have connected with the needs of local communities. 20 Augsburg Students Care for Their Minneapolis… more >
Augsburg’s support for foster students serves as a model
The Imprint recently published an in-depth look at Augsburg Family Scholars, the program for former foster students that has grown from nine students in 2022 to 38 today. The… more >
‘I love that about our library’: Lindell Library changes get noticed
As the first academic library in Minnesota to move to a “self-serve first” model, Augsburg’s Lindell Library is using technology to advance a people-centered goal… more >
Nursing professor and alumna Katie Clark honored with national leadership award
Associate Professor Katie Clark ’10 MAN, ’14 DNP has been awarded the 2025 Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award from the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. The award is… more >
Journal of College Admission highlights Augsburg’s approach
The Journal of College Admission’s fall 2025 cover story highlights Augsburg as one of a handful of institutions leading change nationally. A new initiative of the National Association for… more >
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and hockey star Mats Zuccarello visit Augsburg
From filming the original “Mighty Ducks” movie to last season’s thrilling NCAA Division III women’s hockey quarterfinal victory, Ed Saugestad Rink is a place where magic happens. Even… more >
Diana Reyes ’26 named a Newman Civic Fellow
Diana Reyes ’26 is among the student civic leaders recently named to the 2025–26 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact. Campus Compact is a national coalition of… more >
Star Tribune features Augsburg’s ‘transformation’
In a September 27 commentary by business columnist Evan Ramstad, the Minnesota Star Tribune highlighted Augsburg’s transformation over the past decade into Minnesota’s most diverse private… more >
Everlyn Balvoa Granda ’27 receives prestigious Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
Everlyn Balvoa Granda ’27 has been named a 2025–27 recipient of the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service from The Obama Foundation. The Voyager Scholarship was… more >
A crisis of academic leadership? Pribbenow responds in the Chronicle of Higher Education
In a September 12 commentary for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Augsburg University President Paul Pribbenow argues for the public purposes of higher education in response to a speech delivered… more >