Inside Hamline News

President Hostetter invites the Hamline community to mark the beginning of the academic year—and welcome new students—at Hamline's 2025 Convocation & Matriculation. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 2, on Klas Field (rain site: Hutton...

President Hostetter made her debut at CHS Field — home of Hamline Baseball — for Hamline Night at the St. Paul Saints vs. Worcester Red Sox on July 24, 2025. After throwing out a ceremonial first pitch, she stopped in the broadcast booth to share her thoughts about what makes Hamline special and how the opportunity to lead us brought her home to Minnesota.

On Monday, August 11, Bishop's Bistro, Starbucks, and Catering will be temporarily closed due to Dining Services' fall Welcome Back staff meeting.

Help us welcome a new class of students by assisting with Move-in Day on August 31. You can participate in various ways, from greeting students and offering directions, to lending a hand with belongings.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) has awarded Hamline University an Intervention for College Attendance Program (ICAP) grant to support the Piper Academic Community (PAC) program. ICAP grants provide funding to programs designed to encourage college attendance of historically underserved students, helping bridge the gap between K-12 education and students' first year of postsecondary education.

Beginning in fall 2025, Hamline is launching the nation's first graduate certificate in nature-based education for classroom teachers and other school staff. Building on the success of the Teacher Field School, the ten-credit certificate program includes nature immersion, individualized and team-based approaches to curriculum refinement and student support, and a final synthesis project.

Hamline's new Music Production Major will provide a creative, tech-savvy learning experience that equips graduates with hands-on expertise in industry-standard tools and techniques, as well as business skills specific to the industry.

Hamline has joined the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)—a nationwide consortium administered by the Council of Independent Colleges and generously supported by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Our participation underscores Hamline’s ongoing commitment to supporting students as they explore their many callings in life.

On Sunday, August 17, get your workout in while supporting Hamline STEM undergraduates. The third-annual Monarch Fund 5k Run/Walk for Cancer Recovery will donate 100% of registration fees to support one or more students conducting collaborative research in a STEM field, with preference given to those studying cancer treatment and recovery.

Professor of English Kris Deffenbacher presented two papers at the International Association for the Study of Irish Literature Conference at the University of Galway, Ireland, July 21-25. The first paper was on "Reframing Bodily Autonomy and National Care" in contemporary Irish women's fiction, and the second was presented as part of a roundtable on Irish women's genre fiction.