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  • Gustavus Completes Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

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    Gustavus Adolphus College announced the successful completion of Show the World, the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the College’s history. At the annual Celebration of Philanthropy on Friday, May 12, the College announced that Show the World raised $228 million in new gifts and pledges toward major capital projects, endowed professorships and chairs, scholarship funds,…

  • Gustavus Sorority Helps Fight Childhood Cancer

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    A Gustavus sorority recently demonstrated how the College’s core values uplift the people who need them the most. On Sunday, April 23, the Theta Xi Gamma sorority hosted its annual brunch and silent auction for the Pinky Swear Foundation. A total of 161 guests attended and raised $11,456.98 for children who are battling cancer. Thetas were also recognized at…

  • How Hip-Hop Informs Philosophy at Gustavus

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    One of the main challenges for many liberal arts faculty in the 2020s is how to make classic, often ancient, wisdom and theories relevant to the modern world and the undergraduates who inhabit it. Gustavus assistant professor of Philosophy Jon Ivan Gill has accomplished this by infusing his field’s eons-old scholarship with contemporary elements such…

  • Gustavus MAYDAY! Teach-In Focuses on U.S. Education

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    Gustavus Adolphus College will present its annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference, featuring a new teach-in format, on Wednesday, May 3 with the timely theme, The Future of U.S. Education: Who decides what gets taught? The event will run from 10-11:20 a.m. in Alumni Hall in the OJ Johnson Student Union. The event is free and open…

  • Gustavus Students Earn Multiple Academic Awards

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    It’s awards season in academia, and Gustavus students and alumni are cleaning up. This year, Gusties have already claimed multiple Fulbright awards and Goldwater scholarships, a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) fellowship, and a host of other state, national, and international honors, in numbers that often exceed what…

  • Rev. Dr. Russell Moore to Visit Gustavus This week

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    Noted theologian, ethicist, writer, and preacher Rev. Dr. Russell Moore will be on campus on Wednesday and Thursday, Apr. 19-20, as our Lindau Resident and a guest of the Gustavus Religion Department. Moore will visit several classes; meet with College officials, Religion majors and faculty, and Christian students; and attend the weekly meeting of the Cru Bible…

  • Gustavus Announces New VP of Enrollment Management

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    Kim Frisch has been named the new Vice President for Enrollment Management at Gustavus Adolphus College, President Rebecca M. Bergman announced today. Frisch is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and communication. She also has a Master’s Degree in organizational leadership from Regis University in Denver,…

  • Glenn Loury Speaking at Gustavus on Racial Inequality

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    Renowned economist, academic, and social commentator Glenn Loury will present his lecture, “Why Racial Inequality Persists,” on Wednesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium, as part of the Lindau Residency in Conservative Thought. The event is free and open to the public. Loury is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences…

  • Gusties Embrace their Day at the Capitol Opportunities

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    A large contingent of Gustavus students trekked to St. Paul on March 14 to help convince state legislators to keep making Minnesota colleges more affordable. The annual Day at the Capitol event—a return to a format that hadn’t happened since before the pandemic—saw 46 Gustie undergraduates fan out across the complex to advocate for the…

  • Gustavus Track Star Exemplifies the Student-Athlete

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    Success in college requires determination, consistency, resiliency—and help. As Birgen Nelson ’23 heads into her final indoor track meet before moving on to the next athletic and academic levels, she’s embraced and personified all these qualities and positioned herself for a promising future.  This weekend, Nelson and fellow All-American Annika Poe ’23 (shot put), will be in…