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Faculty Spotlight: Glenn Kranking
Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) participated in a roundtable discussion on “Ukraine in Conflict” at Minnesota State University, Mankato on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The event was covered by Today Magazine (at MSU) and the MSU Reporter.
Keller’s Analysis Featured in Washington Post
Kathleen Keller, professor of history and director of the African Studies program, wrote about the recent royal tour of the Caribbean.
Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Keller
Kathleen Keller (History) published an article titled “Policing, Surveillance, and Prisons in French Colonial West Africa” in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia.
Moments of Excellence: A Century of Women’s Athletics History
From the first tip-off to the latest national champion, an incomplete timeline maps the accomplishments of women athletes at Gustavus.
Pick-up Soccer Group Fosters Cross-Campus Connections
Noontime Boom Time, a growing lunchtime gathering on Hollingsworth Field, brings diverse Gusties together — a prime example of community in action.
Faculty Spotlight: Greg Kaster
Greg Kaster (History) was recently interviewed by the St. Peter Herald for a story about the College’s podcast, Learning for Life @ Gustavus, which he hosts. Launched in May 2020, the podcast features in-depth interviews with Gustavus faculty, students, and alumni along with prominent academics from across the country, and has been streamed over 11,000 […]
Faculty Spotlight: Kate Aguilar
Kate Aguilar (History) is presenting her research on November 4, 2021, as a part of a panel on Sports and Southern Identities in the Sunbelt Era at the Southern Historical Association’s Annual Meeting. Her paper is entitled, “The Rage to Win: The Black Athlete and the U in the Sunbelt South.”
Faculty Spotlight: Marco Cabrera Geserick
Marco Cabrera Geserick (History) has been actively sought after to discuss his recent book, The Legacy of the Filibuster War. Recent appearances include an interview with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze (University of Louisiana-Shreveport), along with a panel and presentation sponsored by the National Library of Costa Rica.
Faculty Spotlight: Greg Kaster
Greg Kaster (History) was one of 18 college and university faculty from around the nation selected to participate in a seminar on “The American Civil War: Origins and Consequences,” led by Gary Gallagher, the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War Emeritus at the University of Virginia. Sponsored by […]
Misti Harper, 2021 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Winner
Misti Harper (History) was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching. The award honors the memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson and Holly Bunn, who were killed in a car accident in 1989. Presented each year at Honors Day, this is the only […]