Faculty and Staff News

Congratulations to MFA alum Jenniey Tallman on three fantastic recent publications!

Dr. Schaefer was interviewed by Reuters for an investigative piece on changes to Minneapolis police practices after George Floyd's death.

This event series will cover the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, (CRPD). This year the ABILITY Event will celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the CRPD by hosting a series of international speakers discussing the impact of the CRPD locally, nationally and globally.

Get the latest on Piper game times from the Hamline Athletics website.

Join The Office of Inclusive Excellence and Hamline’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center on Wednesday, September 22 at 4 p.m. for a virtual screening of "A Reckoning in Boston," an intimate look at the roots of systemic racism as it plays out over generations in Boston.

Professor Laura Dougherty directed an audio performance titled "Promise" for "Prompt: A Journal of Theatre, Theory, Practice and Teaching."  Prompt aims to connect theatre practice to theatre scholarship—through pedagogy.

Human Resources has announced the 2021 staff performance evaluation process.

Hamline University has selected Kelly Krebs as the new Director of the Online Degree Completion (ODC) Program.

Hamline University welcomes Kelly Figueroa-Ray as university chaplain and director of the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service and Social Justice.

A research case study by Curt Lund, faculty member in the department of digital media arts, has been published in M/C Journal of Media and Culture.

MFAC faculty member Lisa Jahn-Clough's new book,  "The Kids Of Cattywampus Street," is available now.

MFAC faculty member Anne Ursu received the prestigious "starred review" from Kirkus Reviews for her forthcoming novel, "The Troubled Girls Of Dragomir Academy."

Assistant Professor Laura Dougherty and Hamline alumnus Jackson Cobb ’20 contributed to the new book "Undergraduate Research in Theatre: a Handbook" published by Routledge.

Gene Luen Yang won two Eisner Awards for his graphic novels Superman Smashes the Klan (Best Publication for Kids, and Best Adaptation from Another Medium) and one for Dragon Hoops (Best Publication for Teens).

Associate Professor and Creative Writing Program Director John Brandon's latest book "Ivory Shoals" received a glowing review from the New York Times.

Patty Born, School of Education and Leadership assistant professor, was part of a panel presentation on "Storytelling for Multispecies Compassion."

Pam McDonald, adjunct instructor in the Gifted Certificate Program in the School of Education and Leadership was recently selected as a reviewer for Amazon.

Sociology and Social Justice Professor Valerie Chepp's book "Speaking Truths: Young Adults, Identity, and Spoken Word Activism" is now available for pre-order.

On July 8, 2021, the School of Education's Maggie Struck and the CLA's Mike Reynolds presented on the development of Hamline University's distinctive partnership with Hamline Elementary at the Annual International Association of Lab Schools conference.

Professor Jermaine Singleton recently presented “From Diversity and Inclusion to Workplace Equity: Queering Our Possibilities” in support of Dorsey & Whitney’s continuing legal education efforts.

President Miller recognized the hard work and dedication of our faculty and staff members in a video presentation.

Angela Pelster-Wiebe, a professor who teaches nonfiction writing in the Creative Writing Program, is one of four Minnesotans to receive a 2021 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers Loft Award for Creative Prose.

Professor Aida Audeh, Chair of the Department of Studio Arts and Art History and Administrative Head of Arts, Media, and Culture, presented her research "Vincent van Gogh's New Renaissance of the Arts: Discovery and Recreation of a Utopian Past."

Hamline School of Education Professor Michelle Benegas and Director of the English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Project Amy Stolpestad have received the Harold B. Allen award from Minnesota Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages (MinneTESOL).

Erik Asp gave an address at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society on November 11, 2020.

Work by assistant professor Curt Lund has been selected for an upcoming virtual exhibition at the Eden Theological Seminary's Webster Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Paul Bogard, Associate Professor of English, has the cover story "No Time to Burn" in the Fall 2020 Audubon Magazine.

Creative Writing Professor Angela Pelster-Wiebe's debut essay collection Limber named one of the best nature books of the 2000s.

Professor Sumera coedited a special issue of Ethnomusicology Forum titled "Affect Theory: Ethnomusicological Interventions."

Professors Hanson and Schultz Presented to Minnesota State Bar Association on the topic of Justive Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court confirmation process.

The Hamline University Board of Trustees and President Fayneese Miller have announced that David Schultz has been named Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies.

Professor Keefe presented collaborative research at SYNChronicity: The National Conference for HIV, STI and LGBTQ Health.

CWP is happy to announce that we have added a new faculty, Erin Entrada Kelly to our faculty. She will be starting with us in July!

Sheila O'Connor was named the recipient of 2020 Minnesota Book Award in the Novel & Short Story category for her book Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions. O'Connor also won the Minnesota Book Award in this category in 2004 for her novel Where No Gods Came. 

All are welcome to attend an author talk by Hamline University Professor Katharine Bjork in celebration of the publication of Prairie Imperialists: The Indian Country Origins of American Empire. Light refreshments will be served. In Giddens Learning Center, room 1S, at Hamline University on Thursday, February 28 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Professor David Schultz has added a new item to his credential list: Restaurateur.

Is there a student, faculty or staff member who has made a difference for you at Hamline? Honor them by nominating them for a Wesley Award. This year’s Wesley Award nomination deadline is Friday, March 1, 2019. All recipients of these prestigious honors will be presented with a $5,000 award and recognized in the award ceremonies at the end of spring semester.

Assistant Professor in the School of Education Patty Born will travel to New York City to support teachers in understanding and implementing national science education standards.

On December 13, Rabbi Esther Adler, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life offered a blessing along with Archbishop Bernard Hebda at the Catholic Charities annual Saint Nicholas fundraising dinner.

Professor Peterson's commentary on preventing school violence was published in the Star Tribune.

Professor Deanna Thompson's new book is reviewed in the current issue of Christian Century.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson gave a presentation during a meeting of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism.

Carrie Schmitz, graduate of the Masters in the Arts of Literacy Education program, was honored at the MN Middle School Association's State Conference on December 7.

Professor Zhenqin Zhang's book, "Intellectual Property Rights in China" has been published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Professor Katharine Bjork's most recent book, "Prairie Imperialists: The Indian Country Origins of American Empire" was published this month.

History Professor John Mazis presented the paper, “Greek Bulgarophobia as the Result of Bulgarian Success in Ottoman Macedonia 1903-1910” at the 50th conference of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies in Boston.

Patty Born Selly, a professor in the School of Education, helped to shape a statement on elementary science education by the National Science Teachers Association.

Professor of Sociology and Social Justice Valerie Chepp recently published an essay in "Core Concepts in Sociology,” a comprehensive guide to essential sociological concepts, featuring contributions from an international panel of leading figures in the field.

Take a look at Hamline's November Sustainability Newsletter.

School of Business Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel presented at the SHIFT Fall Forum held at Minnesota State University Mankato at Edina on November 5.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson and Hamline student Hannah Klumb spoke to reporters at about the mass shooter database study and what they are learning about prevention.

Professor Deanna Thompson gave the Reformation Lecture at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd on Wednesday, October 31, 2018.

Professor of Biology, Leif Hembre, presented a research seminar titled "Neo- and paleo-limnological investigation of the effects of rainbow trout stocking on zooplankton community composition & lake water quality" at Saint Olaf College on Monday, October 29.

Dr. Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice and director of the Center for Justice and Law at Hamline, has been awarded a two-year grant of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to analyze the causes of mass shootings and to explore ways of preventing such tragedies in the future.

Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel spoke and moderated a panel on "Nuclear Asia: Prospects for Peace" at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affair held at Metropolitan State University on October 20, 2018.

New exhibits featuring materials from Hamline's archives are on display in the Klas Center's Mitsch History Lounge and the Alumni House. Highlights of Hamline's storied basketball history are featured in the History Lounge and "biographies" of non-extant buildings can be found at the Alumni House.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Education Patty Born published an article titled, "Use of Children’s Literature to Support an Emerging Curriculum Model of Education for Sustainable Development for Young Learners" in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development.

Professor of Religion Mark Berkson gave a series of talks on Cannabis in the World's Religions at the New West Summit in Oakland, California on October 11-13.

Hamline faculty Dave Ryan (DMA), Allison Baker (Studio Arts), and Josh Gumiela (DMA) will exhibit new work in a show called Obscure Origins from October 11-27, at the Carnegie Art Center in Mankato, MN.

Rebecca Neal, an associate professor and Director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching, recently published three articles addressing issues of educational equity.

BFA/MFA faculty member Angela Pelster-Wiebe has published a new essay, "White Artists Need to Start Addressing White Supremacy in Their Work," at Literary Hub.

Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson's book launch for her newest book, Glimpsing Resurrection: Cancer, Trauma, and Ministry, will be on Wednesday, August 22 in Anderson Center room 112 from 5-6:30 p.m.

The Dean of Students Office is seeking volunteer translators to better serve our students. The office is seeking individuals from all backgrounds, included but not limited to Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Sign, and Hmong.

The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Art Guetter as the first Robert E. Green Distinguished Professor of Computational Science at Hamline University.

Hamline Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid Mia Nhia Xiong-Chan was interviewed by the Pioneer Press' Ruben Rosario about the innovative ways in which Hamline is reaching out to prospective undergraduate students in the digital age. You can read the full article on the Pioneer Press's website.

The new Hamline brand campaign, We Take the Lead, was guided in part by a manifesto that encapsulates the spirit, heart, and mission of the university community. Hear a part of the manifesto for yourself, as read by members of our Hamline community, by watching this video.

In 2018, Hamline will join more than 50 other Minnesota colleges, and 1,757 across the country, in becoming a tobacco-free campus. The transition work is being done by an implementation team appointed by President Miller and comprised of students, faculty, and staff.

Hamline is the first school in Minnesota to join the Start by Believing campaign, in partnership with Ramsey County. Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign aimed at ending the cycle of silence in cases of sexual assault.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson has partnered with the Minnetonka Police Department to develop a new, research-based, crisis intervention training. The project was recently featured in the Star Tribune.

Assistant Professor Sayonita Ghosh Hajra’s poster titled "Challenges in Modeling Word Problems" was accepted for the 2017 annual conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Hamline Professor of Art History Aida Audeh was recently named an affiliate member of the Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World at the University of Minnesota.

Stacie Bosley, professor of economics in the School of Business, alongside student researchers conducted an experiment during the Minnesota State Fair about consumer fraud prevention.

Professors in the School of Education Betsy Parrish, Andrea Echelberger, and Suzanne McCurdy presented at the Pronunciation in Second Language Learning & Teaching 9th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 2.

Professor Máel Embser Herbert and Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan both visited the WCCO Radio booth during the course of the Minnesota State Fair for interviews with News and Views host Roshini Rajkumar.

John-Mark Schlink, lecturer in the Department of Studio Arts & Art History, participated in a three-week residency in July and August at the Print Association Bentlage in Rheine, Germany.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Education and STEM Patty Born will attend the World Environmental Education Congress in Vancouver, Canada.

Lifeng Dong, the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, has co-authored three scientific articles.

Professor Jillian Peterson wrote an article on the role of social media in extremism for CNN.

Members of the Hamline community met with educators and religious leaders from Kurdistan, Iraq on Tuesday, August 15.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has chosen Hamline University as one of the nation’s first Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center sites. Hamline was the only Minnesota institution chosen for the honor. The grant will engage and empower campus and community stakeholders to advance justice and build equitable communities.

Assistant Professor Sayonita Ghosh Hajra has published an article in the Journal of Mathematics Education: East and West, Teaching and Learning, Theory and Practice.

Aida Audeh, professor of art history, presented at the 32nd International Conference on Medievalism at the University of Salzburg, Austria on July 16, 2017.

Legal Studies Professor Leondra Hanson presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women Lawyers in New York.

Serena King, professor of psychology, published a first-authored paper in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, an American Psychological Association Journal.

Jim Scheibel, professor of practice in the School of Business, will be welcoming the HandsOn Twin Cities Summit and National Summit on Volunteer Engagement Leadership to Hamline University on July 25 and July 26.

Professor of Religion Deanna Thompson was interviewed on Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast.

Professor Binnur Ozkececi-Taner presented research on prime minister leadership style at the International Society of Political Psychology annual convention in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Ken Fox, professor in the School of Business, co-coached the Mitchell | Hamline law student negotiation team to a first place finish at the 2017 International Negotiation Competition for law students.

Lifeng Dong, the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom endowed chair in physics, was invited to present at the 2017 National Symposium on Solar Materials and Solar Cells held in Qingdao, China on June 23-25.

Jillian Peterson, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, co-authored a commentary in the Star Tribune regarding the Philando Castile verdict.

Assistant Professor Patty Born was interviewed after the publication of her first book, Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth on the podcast Mom Enough.

Kathy Burleson, senior lecturer in biology, presented a workshop at the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Drawing upon his experience as the mayor of St. Paul, Professor Jim Scheibel wrote a piece published in MinnPost about the federal budget and its effect on the Twin Cities.

Gaith Hijazin presented as a panelist at the Mid-Year Apartment Update Student and Affordable Housing Summit. He presented on living learning communities and spoke about the experience of international students.

Valerie Chepp, professor of sociology and social justice, recently published an article titled “Equity-Minded High-Impact Learning: A Short-Term Approach to Student-Faculty Collaborative Research.”

Assistant Professor of Environmental and STEM Education Patty Born presented a workshop at the Morton Arboretum's conference of the Northern Illinois Nature Preschool Association. Her workshop was entitled "How nature play supports the development of STEM thinking skills."

Studio arts professor Allison Baker's solo exhibition, Lost Bread, opened at Inverhills Community College. The exhibition runs through July 7, 2017.

Rachel Endo, a faculty member in the School of Education, led and presented at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Soon there will be a new place to do your library research: CLICsearch. It's in the final stages of data migration, with an anticipated go-live date of June 1, 2017. The CLIC libraries, of which Hamline is a nearly 50-year member, are migrating to this new system to provide leading-edge technology to their communities for finding, exploring, and accessing online and print materials. 

Religion Professor Deanna Thompson's latest book, The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World, will be the featured book on Syndicate, a forum for scholars interested in not merely reviewing new work in the humanities but engaging it in substantive and diaological ways. Starting on Monday, April 24, 2017, Syndicate will host a symposium on The Virtual Body of Christ that will run for five weeks.

Jim Scheibel, Hamline School of Business professor of practice and former Saint Paul mayor, writes for the MinnPost on why National Service should be expanded and not ended. You can read the full article on MinnPost's website.

Jason Sole, adjunct instructor in the Criminal Justice Department, spoke at the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) Annual Conference during their opening plenary session titled Pursuing Regional Equity in the Twin Cities on Thursday, April 20 in Minneapolis. Sole is also the president of the Minneapolis Chapter of the NAACP.

Adjunct School of Education Professor Jeff Ridlehoover was named assistant superintendent of instruction for Mounds View Public Schools. Dr. Ridlehoover was also recently selected as the Minnesota High School Principal of the Year by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. 

On Wednesday, April 12, Professor of Philosophy Gary Gabor presented the paper Ammonius and Boethius on Porphyry at the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, Annual Conference. Gabor also organized two sessions on late antique philosophy, with presentations by faculty from Syracuse University, the University of Michigan, St. Olaf College, and Trinity University.

Valerie Chepp, assistant professor of sociology and social justice, was invited to deliver the 11th annual Torstenson Lecture in Sociology at Augsburg College on April 5, 2017. She presented her research on youth activism and spoken word poetry. 

A group of Hamline University students, Amber Alme, Greta Lapcinski, Abigail Thompson, and Patrick Woods, presented to an audience of faculty and staff at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Along with Sociology Professor Máel Embser-Herbert and Caroline Hilk, Center for Teaching and Learning, the students shared their experience learning abroad while in Rwanda in May 2016, including perspectives on the genocide memorials, reconciliation efforts, and organizations that were improving human health and wellness. 

Religion Professor Mark Berkson gave two talks at Zion Lutheran Church on March 27 and April 3.  The first lecture was entitled The Changing Religious Landscape of America, and the second lecture was entitled Borderless Religion: Hinduism and Buddhism in America.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson was invited to provide a half-day training seminar at the National Homicide Investigator Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Professor Peterson presented her recent research on how social media is influencing violent crime and murder.

Professor Aida Audeh, art history, presented her paper, Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio: The Tre Corone as Model of Creative Influence and Collaboration, in a panel organized by the Dante Society of America at the 63rd Annual Renaissance Society of America Conference held in Chicago on March 30-April 1, 2017.

Political Science Professor Ozkececi-Taner's article, Disintegration of the 'Strategic Depth' Doctrine and Turkey's Troubles in the Middle East, is forthcoming in the journal titled Contemporary Islam. The journal provides insights into the contemporary dynamics of Muslim life by focusing on questions concerning ordinary aspects of everyday life of Muslims as well as more systemic concerns

To kick off networking and interviewing season, Hamline University's Student Alumni Board, Alumni Relations Office, and Career Development Center hosted its annual three-course etiquette dinner for Hamline students in March 2016. The event is designed to give  college students a competitive edge during business networking and social dining engagements. Students learn etiquette skills during a real-world networking opportunity.   

David Schultz, political science professor, wrote on the battle to repeal and replace ObamaCare for The Huffington Post. In the article, Schultz breaks down the new House bill and the impact it could have. Reach the article on The Huffington Post's website.

Religion Professor Deanna Thompson's latest book, The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World, was the featured book review in the March 15 edition of The Christian Century, a national publication with close to 40,000 subscribers. 

David Schultz, political science professor, recently spoke on government reform at the Ministry of the Interior in Lithuania.   

Assistant Professor Jae Hwan Lee was awarded a scholarship to attend the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society's 2017 Early Educator Institute and Teaching Conference at Providence College. OBTC aims to enhance teaching and learning initiatives across management disciplines. Professor Lee teaches in Hamline's Marketing, Management, and Public Administration Department.

After nearly 13 years at Hamline University, Dean of Students Alan Sickbert has announced he will retire on June 30, 2017. Learn more about his accomplishments during his tenure at Hamline.

Dr. Craig Waldron, lecturer and co-director of the Center for Public Administration and Leadership, was interviewed and quoted in Minnesota Cities Magazine. Waldron discussed the reasons millennials are not running for local elected offices or volunteering for commissions in very large numbers. View the original article here. 

Hamline School of Business Assistant Professor Stacie Bosley was invited to present her research, Judgment and Decision-Making in a Pyramid Scheme Experiment, at the Agricultural and Applied Research Seminar at the University of Minnesota.

Coordinator of Religious and Spiritual Life Programs Nur Mood was recently part of the panel on The Feast of St. Scholastica, reflecting on its Benedictine values. Also on the panel were Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, Board of Trustees Chair Chris Dolan, and Religion Department Professor Gary Boelhower. Nur Mood is an alumnus of the College of Scholastica and serves on their Board of Directors' Alumni Relations.   

Professor Ozkececi-Taner's chapter, titled Stages in Foreign Policy Making, is forthcoming in Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Erik Asp will be published in Forensic Scholars Today with Jerrod Brown and other colleagues. The article presents an introduction of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) to criminal justice and legal professionals.

Read the new issue of It's Academic which features a list of all things new: digitized historical and cultural collections, a research guide on the new MLA style, Lynda.com videos, and a book display featuring works by Mahle Symposium participants.

Assistant Professor Michelle Benegas, Second Language Teaching and Learning in the School of Education, was selected as the alumni representative (Ph.D., 2015) to participate in a delegation from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota to Havana, Cuba. At 99.8%, Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. The delegation had the opportunity to learn about Cuba's 1961 literacy campaign as well as ongoing education initiatives. 

Assistant Professor Sayonita GhoshHajra from the Department of Mathematics received a Mansergh-Stuessy Fund for College Innovation grant for her project titled Curriculum for Addressing Math Anxiety through Service-Learning. GhoshHajra's project aims to provide opportunities for Hamline students to apply their learned mathematical concepts with children and thereby ground their own mathematical knowledge for a concrete mathematical foundation.

Hamline University Athletic Director Jason Verdugo has been appointed to the NCAA Division III Diversity and Inclusion Working Group. Verdugo, who has been athletic director at Hamline University since May 2012, is one of just four athletic directors on the 12-member committee who will work with members of the NCAA to increase diversity among student-athletes, coaches and athletic administrators.

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness posted the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2015-2016 results online.

Criminal Justice Professor Jillian Peterson published Cyber Violence: What do we know and where do we go from here? in the journal, Aggression and Violent Behavior. The article is the first comprehensive review of the literature on the relationship between social media and violence.

Kate Bjork, professor of history, was interviewed about Cuba on Frogtown Community Radio (WFNU 94.1 FM). In the interview, Bjork discussed the history of relations between the U.S. and Cuba, including the recent steps both countries have taken towards normalization. 

In order to best keep our community notified in the event of inclement weather or an emergency situation, please make sure your contact information is up-to-date in Piperline under the Hamline Alert tab.

Each year, President Miller has the opportunity to nominate one student leader for Campus Compact's Newman Civic Fellows Award. Sophomores and juniors are preferred but all are welcome to be nominated. Deadline for applications is Friday, February 10 by 5pm.  

The Hamline Midway area is now home to a new, arts immersive community gathering space: Can Can Wonderland thanks to the creativity and innovation of Hamline School of Business Master of Public Administration (MPA) alumna Jennifer Pennington.

A poster proposal from Wyatt A. Ehlke '16 and Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, assistant professor of mathematics, was accepted for the 20th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME 2017) in February in San Diego. Their poster is entitled Calculus Students' Meanings for Average Rate of Change. Ehlke graduated from Hamline in 2016 with degrees in mathematics and education. He is currently a Master of Arts in Education at Hamline University.

Craig Waldron, lecturer and co-director of the Center for Public Administration and Leadership, was recently interviewed and quoted by the StarTribune regarding the causes for the anti-incumbent voting in this last local election cycle. Additionally, Dr. Waldron had an article published in the Minnesota City /County Managers Association newsletter about observations during his 41 years of public service. 

Valerie Chepp, professor of sociology and social justice, recently published an article titled Activating Politics with Poetry and Spoken Word. You can read the article in the fall 2016 edition of Contexts.

Pipers come from many states. Find out which ones and other interesting data in the January issue of Institutional Effectiveness' Monthly Stat. 

MinnPost recently published an article by School of Business Professor of Practice Jim Scheibel entitled What would you like to hear on Inauguration Day?. The article is a compilation of excerpts from papers on that topic written by students in Scheibel's first year seminar on the 2016 presidential election.

School of Education Professor Letitia Basford's article has been published in the Action in Teacher Education journal. The article, titled Preventing the Shut-Down: Embodied Critical Care in a Teacher Educator's Practice, explores the practice of one teacher educator to understand how she mitigates student resistance to prevent what is called "the shut-down" when teaching mostly white students about systemic forms of oppression. 

Former Hamline President Charles Graham passed away after a brief illness on Friday, December 23 in Minneapolis. Graham was a distinguished university educator and administrator in Minnesota and Wisconsin who served as the 16th president of Hamline from 1981-1987.

Making Waves participated in Project X, a collaborative effort of the Brooklyn Center Community School, the YMCA, and the Brooklyn Center Police Department, to conduct a series of workshops called Engaging Community and Police in Social Justice Theatre: How do we create conversation about police brutality and violence in our communities? How do we improve interactions with police and young people of color? 

Suggestions are now being taken for the 2017 Commitment to Community keynote address speaker(s) and the 2018 Common Read. Please submit your suggestions for consideration to the 2017 Commitment to Community keynote speaker(s) suggestion form and 2018 Common Read suggestion form.

Hamline's Undergraduate Admission, Marketing and Creative Services, and Information Technology Services departments have launched an innovative new way to reach prospective students and tell the Hamline story. The new digital viewbook brings the Hamline experience to prospective students in an interactive, student-driven, mobile-friendly online format.

Lifeng Dong, the Emma K. and Carl R. N. Malmstrom Endowed Chair in Physics, has co-authored a scientific article, Effects of Elemental Doping on the Photoluminescence Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots, published in RSC Advances. 

Natalie Darwitz, the Piper women's hockey coach, will become the first female hockey player to suit up and practice with the Minnesota Wild. She will participate in team practice for the official start to the Minnesota Wild's first ever Girls Hockey Weekend celebration, taking place December 17-18.

Stacie Bosley, a professor in the Hamline School of Business, was interviewed on WCCO-Radio about holiday-themed pyramid schemes to watch out for.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Sayonita Ghosh Hajra and Assistant Professor of English Jen England were awarded a mini-grant from the Hamline to Hamline Collaboration for their Math and Coding Literacies Project.

Dr. Karen Moroz presented This We Believe: Creating Culturally Inclusive Learning Environments at the Minnesota Middle School Association State Conference.

Hamline School of Education faculty Trish Harvey and Karen Moroz presented at the Minnesota Middle School Association State Conference on December 7.

Religion professor Mark Berkson gave a lecture on Sunday, December 4 at Gloria Dei Church. The lecture was titled Understanding Islam and Our Muslim Neighbors.