Inside Hamline News

Hamline students in all fields – humanities and natural sciences, fine arts and social sciences, education and business – do exciting research and creative work as part of their coursework. Please consider encouraging or requiring them to present it at the Winter Showcase of Student Research and Creative Inquiry for the Classroom.

Hamline University has been awarded a five-year TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling nearly $1.4 million to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities in achieving academic success.

In January 2026, the Global Engagement Center will pilot two shorter faculty-led courses, Cross-Cultural Communication in Thailand and Tropical Ecology and Conservation Biology in Belize. Both courses are condensed versions of courses previously...

Applications are now being taken for the 2025 Xcel Energy scholarship. This is a one-time $5000 scholarship for low-income, first-generation students in specific majors at the 17 Minnesota Private Colleges, including Hamline.

You are invited to a campus screening of From There to There: Bruce Ario, The Minneapolis Poet, October 17 at 4 p.m. in GLC 100E. Co-producers Alex Sheremet and Joel Parrish will discuss the film and Ario’s legacy.

The Hamline Alumni Association Board of Directors will honor four alumni and one faculty member with an Alumni Association award during Homecoming and Alumni Week. The purpose of these awards is to recognize alumni and faculty who are participating in groundbreaking work in their fields; highlight the impact of a Hamline education; and thank alumni and faculty for their dedication to the university.

The Career Development Center is hosting a Professional Clothing Giveaway/Swap on October 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you or someone you know has professional clothing that you no longer use, please consider donating it to the Career Development Center in Drew Science 113.

Counseling and Health Services is coordinating with Walgreens to hold two more flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics on campus for faculty, staff, students, their family members, and community members. The clinics will be October 14 and October 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Anderson Center 112. Appointments are not necessary, but you’ll need to fill out the registration form online or during the clinic.

As landscapes continue to shift, the significance of connecting and communicating has become paramount. On our campus, what can we do to better bridge differences and foster understanding across constituencies, communities, and colleagues? Join us October 9 for the next Community Conversation, “Engaging and Learning Across Differences.” The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the BSC Ballroom.

Hamline is hosting a conversation about the book, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fiction with author and Hamline Creative Writing professor emerita, Sheila O'Connor, English faculty member Kris Deffenbacher, and MFA alumni/author...