Inside Hamline News

Students can vote based on the address they consider “home,” which might be a parent’s address or their school address. Hamline students who live on campus or provided their off-campus address in Workday can use their Hamline ID to register and vote in Ramsey County elections.

Marcela Kostihova, professor of English presented a plenary session at the World Shakespeare Congress in Verona, Italy, on Shakespeare in the age of new authoritarianism.

Ellie Biggins ’23, undergraduate admissions counselor and assistant line coach for the Hamline football team, helped the Minnesota Vixen win their first Women’s Football Alliance national championship. Biggins, a defensive lineman in her second season with the team, was joined by alumna Michele Braun ’04 and nearly a dozen former MIAC student-athletes and coaches.

Twin Cities PBS will premiere Estuaries in the Balance: Freshwater Nurseries of Lake Superior on Aug. 12 at 8:30 p.m. John Shepard, Center for Global Environmental Education assistant director, will discuss the film during pledge breaks.

Hamline University employees can register for upcoming financial wellness webinars.

Jillian Peterson, professor of criminology and criminal justice and executive director of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, co-authored an article in the Journal of School Violence titled, "Public Support for Active Shooter drills, arming teachers, and target hardening: Evidence from a National Experiment." Researchers surveyed 10,000 U.S. adults to examine public support for three debated school safety measures: active shooter drills, target hardening and arming teachers. The study explores which approaches received the most support.

Disability resource advocates are seeing more students seeking support. About a fifth of Hamline University students used resources from the Office of Disability Resources in the last academic year. July is Disability Pride Month and we sat down with Steve Anderson, director of Disability Resources, to discuss the office’s work and how students can access support services.

RJ Holmes-Leopold, university gift officer, was elected to a two-year term on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V Cabinet. He was also selected as a Leadership Fellow for LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education.

Linnette Werner, professor of leadership studies, and David Hellstrom, adjunct professor of leadership, collaborated on an original documentary-theater production, "Who We Are: Stories from the Surge," which will be featured at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Stacie Bosley, professor of economics, authored a chapter in a new book, Critical Perspectives on Multilevel Marketing: An Introduction to the Field of Critical MLM Studies. chapter addresses information asymmetry in multilevel marketing.