Inside Hamline News

Senior Stephanie Bluhm, who is majoring in political science, was interviewed by WCCO-TV for a story about a Minnesota nonprofit organization that hosts events for the community to write letters to political prisoners in Russia. Bluhm volunteered at a recent letter-writing event.

Kathryn Linn Geurts, professor of anthropology in the Department of Global and International Studies, recently published an article in The Senses and Society.

At Convocation and Matriculation, President Mayme Hostetter exhorted first-year and transfer students to aim for lives of leadership, scholarship, and service – and gave them concrete examples of how to work toward those goals.

The shootings at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 28 left two children dead, 21 others injured, and a community in mourning. The tragedy brought Hamline faculty expertise to the fore.

Casper Voyles, assistant professor of public health in the Department of Social Justice and Social Change, recently published an article in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The article, “Measuring the Association Between Sports and Mental Health Among Mexican LGBTQ People: Psychological Distress Among Athletes, Spectators/Volunteers, and Non-Attendees During the 2023 Gay Games,” describes the association between psychological distress and participation in the 2023 Gay Games in Guadalajara.

John Brandon, a novelist and associate professor of creative writing, recently reviewed Addie E. Citchens’ “Dominion” for The New York Times.

Join us on Saturday, September 6, at 10 a.m. to celebrate our community and beautify our streets by painting!

Undergraduate Admission is on the move to our new home in GLC South! While our staff’s relocation will happen gradually over the next month, we have already begun welcoming prospective students in the GLC main lobby.

Hamline School of Education and Leadership colleagues Annie Ittner, Letitia Basford, Michelle Benegas, and Stephanie DeFrance published an article in MinneTESOL on reading instruction for multilingual learners.

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.