Diversity and Inclusion

From a small-town book club to paddling the Mississippi River, learning gets bigger outside the classroom

Just outside Hallock, Minnesota, in the skies that stretch above dormant sugar beet fields, charged solar particles meet the earth’s magnetic shield, exciting those atoms into the awe that… more >

Augsburg introduces American Indian Recognition Full Tuition Program

Augsburg is launching one of the nation’s first comprehensive full-tuition programs at a private institution to support American Indians within higher education… more >

The Auggies who refuse to ‘keep politics off the field’

In 2016, first-year student Olivia House ’20 kneeled during the national anthem before one of her first Auggie soccer matches. She was alone—the only Black person on the… more >

Confronting the Minnesota paradox

Notes from President Pribbenow: Come and see!

In the Christian church, the liturgical season before Lent is called Epiphany, a time when we reflect on the good news that God has broken into human history and that… more >

Augsburg awarded $10,000 Minneapolis Foundation grant

In September 2020, the Minneapolis Foundation announced that it would award more than $500,000 in grants to 40 organizations in the Twin Cities. Following the increased public dialogue about… more >

Faculty members William Green and Timothy Pippert assume new professorships

Forum on Workplace Inclusion to host first virtual conference

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, based at Augsburg University, will host its 33rd annual conference as a virtual event March 8–12, 2021. Workplaces have struggled during the past year… more >

Cedar-Riverside supply drives support neighborhood

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the damage some businesses experienced following the murder of George Floyd, put a strain on Augsburg’s Twin Cities community as many local stores… more >

Augsburg names George Floyd Memorial Scholarship recipients