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Hamline’s new Educational Specialist degree provides educators the expertise and credentials to lead innovation in classrooms and schools.

What can be done about a widely used chemical that might be harmful to the environment? Dean Young learned there might be a bacterial solution to the problem!

Scientific research is more than dreaming up hypotheses and finding conclusions. For senior Caleb Rosenthal, it was about building a database tool for others to use.

As the pandemic shifted education online, students and faculty made the best of a difficult situation.

Starting in fall 2020, graduate students can enroll in Hamline’s new Master of Management and Leadership to gain the skills to lead effective, adaptable teams in organizations.

In addition to enjoying the summer, senior Ashley Robinson is trying to solve a biochemistry mystery

New data on victims, guns and mental health provides deeper insights and avenues for data-driven prevention.

Spencer Larson's biology research project on zooplankton has brought new meaning to the Minnesota term 'Lake Life'.

The 2020-2021 undergraduate academic year at Hamline University will be condensed and a May term option has been added for all students.

Mike Max '87 combined sports, news and humanity in nationwide coverage of Minneapolis protests.

Chris Montana JD '13 uses his business to do all the good he can in new way.

Hamline adjunct instructor is on the front lines to earn justice for George Floyd.

Read highlights from a recent Hamline University Leo Lecture titled “Working, Living and Coping in a World with COVID-19” with Jodi Metz, director of Health Services, and Hussein Rajput Ph.D., director of Counseling Services. During the live stream conversation, Hamline experts answered questions about health and wellness during the global pandemic.

A number of Hamline University students earned academic recognitions for work during the spring semester.

As a liberal arts institution that values civic engagement, Hamline University embraces a diversity of viewpoints and experiences among its students, faculty and alumni. In the wake of the Memorial Day officer-involved killing of George Floyd, Pipers donated, volunteered, marched, and protested. Some have also taken the lead in the media.

A number of Juneteenth celebrations will be taking place in and around the Twin Cities. The Hamline community acknowledges the significance of this day, particularly at a time when unity, awareness, and education are essential for change.

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Professor Betsy Parrish for a six-month virtual English Language Specialist project on developing handbooks for establishing Communities of Practice in Vietnam with the National Foreign Language Project of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.

Hamline University has announced the creation of a George Floyd Endowed Scholarship, made possible through the generosity of an anonymous Hamline alumni family.

Starting this fall, Hamline students can enroll in a forensic psychology concentration, the first undergraduate program of its type in Minnesota.

This spring, Hamline announced its first three Master of Science in Business Analytics graduates.

The Hamline University community is bound together by the values of John Wesley to do all the good we can. 

President Miller's remarks on the memorial of George Floyd.

A message for the Hamline University community from President Miller on May 29, 2020.

As a community, we offer heartfelt condolences to the family of George Floyd. We ask for support and compassion to all searching for answers and justice.

Professor Mike Reynold offers his hot take on literature and crises. He also suggests a few pandemic-worthy books for our reading pleasure.

This spring Kaori Kenmotsu and the dance ensemble embraced the challenge of taking an embodied physical art form into a digital space. In collaboration with seniors Jackson Cobb and Helen Maclay, they created a piece called “In Transition” that is now available to view online.

Members of the Hamline Track and Field and Cross Country teams ran backward and uphill to raise over $600 for The Link, a shelter for youth run by alumna Beth Holger ‘98 Master of Nonprofit Management ‘04. 

This year, the “Honors Convocation” was renamed: “The Awards and Honors Ceremony.” Like other similar celebrations of students’ successes in the spring of 2020, it was online. It was recorded and is now available for viewing.

Staff from residential life collaborated with the student programming board to make life more bearable for students living on campus during the Minnesota Stay Home Order.

For students like Paige Pettit, an on-campus bachelor’s degree was never an option. With Hamline’s Online Degree Completion pathway, she can earn her degree while balancing family life and work schedules.

Hamline’s unique Master in the Study of Law, along with the paralegal certificate program, are now available entirely online.

Hunter Holten, a rising junior majoring in Computational Data Science, is the first Hamline University student to receive a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship from the Department of Defense (DOD).

Starting this fall, future business leaders can earn their MBA online and take advantage of a new concentration in cybersecurity.

Molly Isaacson analyzes data for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. During Minnesota’s Stay at Home Order, she’s been crunching numbers at home but has still found time to assist the Red Cross by donating blood.

Dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 is a marathon, not a sprint. And while it is important to practice the social distancing that will keep many more people safe and healthy, it is also important to realize the toll this situation places on our mental health.

The staff at the Career Development Center (CDC) offer personalized career assistance for all Pipers while they're in school and for three years after graduation.

Professor Serena King is teaching Hybrid General Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology and Applied Health Psychology this semester. She recently took time from her schedule to offer her take on the enormous impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the field of psychology and people's mental health.

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. 

Hamline Professor of Political Science David Schultz shared a few thoughts on the effects of COVID-19 could have on the next election.

Sophie Warrick’s work for the New Student Programs (NSP) office earned her a professional leadership award from the regional chapter of the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education.

Kate Meyer of the Global Engagement Center turned her energy from keeping Pipers safe while abroad to sewing face masks that will keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamline School of Business’s Sonal Gerten offered a quick take on what marketers can expect moving forward.

Education Minnesota announced ten finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year and three are graduates of Hamline University.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all aspects of our community. Hamline University School of Business professor Jeannie Fox offered a quick take on what nonprofit professionals can expect moving forward.

First-year Hamline University student Emily Hilderbrand received the Presidents’ Student Leadership Award from Campus Compact. The award recognizes an individual student or a student organization that models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership.

Leaders from Hamline’s Wesley Center offer words of wisdom and support as significant holidays are celebrated by those of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions this April.

Dieu Do, a junior, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education.

While Pipers stay home to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Hamline Exercise Science professors Lisa Ferguson-Stegall and Jen Robb encourage physical exercise to boost immune function, improve cognition, maintain fitness and support mental health.

Hamline University will end the Spring 2020 undergraduate classes online. The faculty have transitioned their classes and the Canvas learning tool is ready for students. In anticipation of this change in format, Lisa Nordeen of the Center for Academic Success and Achievement has compiled tips to help students during the transition to a new learning environment.

Hamline University has implemented two significant changes to its admissions policies. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamline University has moved the enrollment decision day from May 1, 2020 to June 1, 2020. The second change is that Hamline University will not require the ACT or SAT for admission.

On March 1, 2020, the Hamline University Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution officially welcoming people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, formally affiliating the university with Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN).

The theatre department had a strong showing at the 2020 Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in January. Hamline students and recent alumni received seven honors for productions in the Anne Simely Theatre over the last year.

A new initiative has been funded as part of Hamline’s Take the Lead Campaign. The Hamline Leadership Scholars Program was created with the goal of increasing student retention and graduation outcomes.

Student leaders discussed the future of Hamline University with trustees at the “100 Who Influence” Luncheon, an event dedicated to giving students an opportunity to speak directly with institutional decision-makers.

For the second time in two years, a team of MBA students from the Hamline School of Business finished second in the Association for Corporate Growth regional competition for its prestigious ACG Cup. The event was held on Thursday, February 13 at the Carlson School of Management.

Hamline President Fayneese Miller and City of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter shared the stage, some serious moments and a few laughs in front of a crowd in Sundin Music Hall during the noon hour on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.

Bishop Karen P. Oliveto from United Methodist Church Mountain Sky Area will deliver the Spring 2020 Mahle Lecture entitled "Imago Dei in an Age of Selfies, Separations and Schisms" on Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. in Sundin Hall. She will be on campus and in community in the days before and after her keynote as well. Bishop Oliveto is the first openly LGBTQ+ Bishop in the United Methodist Church.  

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams, MFAC alumna ‘16 receives a Newbery Honor, the Coretta Scott King Award, and is a finalist for the William C. Morris Award.

Kris Norman-Major, professor and director of public administration programs in the Hamline School of Business, has been awarded the Joan Fiss Bishop Award by the American Society for Public Administration, Section on Women in Public Administration.

Hamline University Professor Emerita Nancy Jean Holland passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Professor Holland was a faculty leader in the philosophy department who taught from 1981 until her retirement in 2017. There will be no service in accordance with her wishes.

Each year Hamline comes together for Scholars Day to welcome top incoming high school students to learn about the university’s honors program and the diverse opportunities and experiences that await them in the fall.

Assistant Professor Valentine Cadieux, who also directs Environmental Studies and Sustainability at Hamline, is part of a team that created The Holding Shanty for the Art Shanty Projects, a three-week winter public art event that runs Saturdays and Sundays through February 9, 2020 on Bde Unma/Lake Harriet.

The Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress (HUSC) had a busy fall semester, making policy changes that will impact the campus community in many ways.

Hamline University’s School of Education Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT) was one of five Minnesota institutions to receive a 2020 grant as part of Minnesota’s Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color (CUGMEC) program.

Hamline University will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a community Commemoration and Day of Service on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

Ten Pipers will be spending 3 weeks of J-Term in Thailand where they’ll report and produce environmental stories with the help of prominent and experienced journalism mentors.

Calonna Carlisle, Mariana Cervantes, and Evelyn Humphrey are the latest Pipers to be named to Minnesota Governor Walz’s Young Women’s Cabinet. Senior Raie Gessesse was previously appointed and remains a member. 

Associate Dean of Students Javier Gutierrez, Ed.D. recently received the Robert E. Mosier Professional Enrichment Award from the Upper Midwest Region Association of University Housing Officers (UMR-ACUHO).

Senior Nicholas Jenkins jump-started a career in community leadership with his recent appointment by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan to the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday for 2020.

“Humanize My Hoodie”, a movement led by Hamline University adjunct instructor Jason Sole and his collaborator Andre Wright, recently released their biggest project to date: The “Humanize My Hoodie Book” and the “Road to New York Fashion Week Documentary.”

Current MFA Student Jessica Lind Peterson Wins 2020 Deborah tall Lyric Essay Book Prize

Hamline alumnus John A. Downing ‘73 has been elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to water health.

Hamline University’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center (TRHT) took its unifying mission to Washington D.C. in October.

Hamline alumnus Dr. Robert Mikulak ‘64 was one of three recipients of the Hague Award from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the first day of the Twenty-Fourth Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Hamline students were key team members on the publically released mass shooter database, the most comprehensive database of mass shooters in the United States.

On Saturday, November 9, Hamline juniors Andrew Argeros and Lindsey Hawk with their teammate Lindsay Steiger, a senior, successfully competed and won second place in the fourth-annual MinneMUDAC Student Data Science Challenge.

The Violence Project, a nonpartisan think tank led by Jillian Peterson of Hamline University and James Densley of Metropolitan State University, have publicly released the largest, most comprehensive database of mass shooters in the United States.

Hamline University named David Chun to the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO), a leadership position at the Associate Vice President level.

Hamline senior Hannah Coleman directs “Iphigenia and Other Daughters,” the latest production to hit the stage in the Anne Simley Theatre. The play opens Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Hamline students' participation rate was 63.3 percent in the 2018 midterm election and as a result the the university was awarded a platinum seal for having the overall highest voting rate among peer institutions nationwide.

Hamline University has launched “Take the Lead: The Campaign for Hamline University”, a comprehensive fundraising effort with a final goal of $110 million.

Hamline University School of Business has expanded the successful Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM) program by offering a new online hybrid option. The new program is currently enrolling and classes will begin in January 2020.

Earlier this month, Hamline alumni Michael Abata ‘05 and Brent Reykdal ‘08 gathered with other Target representatives to officially unveil the new soccer mini-pitch constructed in Hamline Park.

Hamline’s personal training certification class is helping students to become smarter in the classroom and in the gym too.

During National Transfer Student Week from October 21-25, Hamline will celebrate the students who have chosen this institution to complete their college journey.

Each fall, the Hamline community comes together for Homecoming, a week packed with festivities and celebration. As midterms approach, here’s a recap of some of the fun on campus during the week of October 7.

The School of Business celebrated the new Wells Fargo Finance and Analytics Room with a ribbon cutting event.

Hamline University mourns the passing of Carol E. Anderson '46, a life trustee, institutional benefactor and strong believer in the power of education.

MFAC faculty Laura Ruby takes her place on the 2019 National Book Awards Shortlist for Young People's Literature with her newest novel Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All. 

Events will be held to celebrate the release of Evidence of V: a Novel of Fragments, Facts, and Fictions by creative writing professor Sheila O'Connor on Oct. 26 and Nov. 3.

Looking to expand your global footprint and intercultural perspective? Hamline University’s Global Engagement Center has expanded to twenty-one international partners and added the SPAN program to campus all within the last year and a half.

Four Alumni of Hamline's MFA in creative writing program earn fellowships in the prestigious Loft Mentor Series.

Hamline’s Undergraduate Student Congress is coming up with new ways to engage students on and off campus for the 2019-2020 school year.

During Convocation in the Walker Fieldhouse on Thursday, September 5, 2019, President Fayneese Miller welcomed 109 transfer and 549 first-year students to the campus community.

Team members at the Hamline Elementary-Hamline University Collaborative Learning University School won a grant for a new makerspace.

Two Hamline students have received the Eddie Phillips Scholarship for African-American Men.

Over the summer, two Hamline students practiced ancient skills in a modern lab to better understand the past.

Teachers from all over the United States converged on the local waterways for a three-day education STEM intensive hosted by Hamline's Center for Global Environmental Education.

A friendly competition concluded the MBA summer session.

For the second year in a row Emeritus Professor Ann Mabbott has been selected by the U.S. Department of State to be one of only 80 English Language Specialists stationed around the world.

Mai Nhia Xiong Chan and the admission team have developed a winning approach to enrollment.

Hamline School of Business offers new programs that can help professionals advance their careers in a data-driven world.

Research by a team of students led by Leif Hembre, Ph.D. a Hamline Biology professor, showed that a moratorium on trout stocking improved water quality in a local lake.

The Hamline men's basketball team has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Academic Team Excellence unit announced July 11. To qualify, a team must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher for the 2018-19 season.

Linnette Werner, Ph.D became Associate Dean of Graduate Programs for the College of Liberal Arts in early July.

Kathryn Russell joined Hamline in late June as the new Director of Continuing Studies.

Quite a number, 58 to be exact, HU student-athletes have been named to the MIAC Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference team.

Women's basketball standout Reilly Geistfeld has been named to the roster of D-3 Team USA, which will play four games in Brazil next month.

Hamline celebrates Pride this weekend and supports its message always.

Two teams from the School of Business upheld Hamline's track record of success in the Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition.

A record number of Hamline's lacrosse players (14) were named to the 2019 Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference All-Academic Team (MWLC). To qualify, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher.

Hamline Elementary School has a new tagline -- Collaborative Learning University School -- that reflects a deepening educational partnership with Hamline University.

Memorial Day is an appropriate time to reflect on the service and contributions of our military student graduates.

Hamline MFAC Alumna Blair Thornburgh Receives Multiple Starred Reviews for her new YA novel Ordinary Girls. 

Families and friends gathered in locations throughout campus to celebrate the 2019 Hamline University graduates.

Jessica Davis had planned to pursue an MD. Instead, she opted for an MAT at Hamline after deciding to be a high school math teacher.

Honor societies are part of the Hamline experience. Phi Beta Kappa inducts members with a ceremony steeped in history that venerates scholarship and friendship.

For 15 years, the McVay Youth Partnership has been supporting St. Paul youth and giving Hamline students a chance to take the lead.

 MFA Alum Joe Horton and CWP Faculty Richard Pelster-Wiebe have been selected for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship Program. The Jerome Foundation seeks to contribute to a dynamic and evolving culture by supporting the creation, development, and production of new works by early career/emerging artists.

The end of the spring semester is a time to recognize student accomplishments. On Monday, April 29, twenty-two seniors who completed the Hamline University Honors program received their due.

The new anthology Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology, edited by Frank Burnes from Belt Publishing features short stories by six Hamline University affiliated writers.

Raie Gessesse is Hamline’s first woman of color and first first-generation student to be named a Truman Scholar. She was one of 62 outstanding students chosen from an application pool of 840 from across the United States.

A team of Hamline MBA students came in second in the regional Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup competition held at the University of St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus in February.

MFA Faculty Angela Pelster-Weibe will moderate a reading and interview hosted by Coffee House Press The reading will be at the American Swedish Institute in the Folke Bernadotte Conference Room on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.

It's always earth month in the REER Lab where Hamline students are working to advance sustainability.

Since 2015, Professor of Sculpture Alison Baker has broken through stereotypes and crossed international borders in the art field at Hamline.

Join us on April 12 at 7 pm in the Kay Fredericks Ballroom for a celebration of Ed Bok Lee's newest collection of poetry, Mitochondrial Night, from Coffeehouse Press.

Hamline community members headed to the capitol on Thursday, March 14 in their work to end hunger in Minnesota.

Justice Alan C. Page will deliver the address during undergraduate Commencement at Hamline University on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m.

Just in time for Women's History Month, the Women in Public Service Seminars are now accepting registrations.

New Novel from MFAC Faculty Member Anne Ursu.

Senior Emily "Remi" Remmey's summer research project uses theater to help young people by spotlighting the signs of anxiety and depression in a way that creates empathy and understanding.

MFAC faculty member Meg Medina wins Newbery Medal for her middle grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears published by Candlewick Press.

February is Black History Month and this year members of the Black Student Collective are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a Hamline University student organization. The theme "Still We Rise: Fifty Years of Black Excellence at Hamline University" inspired events throughout the month.

On Wednesday, February 13, Hamline students took the short trip to downtown Saint Paul to advocate for the Minnesota State Grant, a grant that makes it possible for many Pipers to attend Hamline.

Before classes spring ahead into the next semester, it is time to reflect on the busy and adventurous J-Term many Hamline students had. From Jamaica to Germany, Hamline students traveled all over the world through the wonderful J-Term study abroad option.

Hamline student and advocate “takes the lead” in more ways than one.

Three Hamline University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) faculty members won national book awards for their works of fiction at the recent American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Conference in Seattle.

New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo, PhD facilitated a campus conversation about racism.

Duane Benson ‘67 has passed away. The accomplished football player and track star for Hamline University went on to become a civic leader after he graduated.

Twenty-seven Hamline scholar athletes named to MIAC All-Conference team.

Angela Conley’s approach to public service makes her a new voice on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners for more reasons than one.

CWP faculty member John Brandon’s novel Arkansas has been adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Clark Duke and filmed in Alabama.

Gymnast Meghan Webb garnered conference honors after the season-opening meet.

Members of the Mock Trial program affirmed the benefits of strong arguments, preparation and teamwork when they shared their knowledge and experience with deaf and hearing impaired high school students.

On Wednesday, December 12, Women's Hockey Coach Natalie Darwitz took her place in hockey history when she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Adam King, a junior on the men's soccer team, was named to the United Soccer Coaches' North Region third team for the second consecutive season. He is the first Piper ever to be so honored by the USC twice.

Aspiring teachers who received Hamline's Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT) scholarships get a chance to help close the racial gap between students and teachers in Minnesota.

Molly Garin, a first-year forward for Hamline, was named to D3Hockey.com women's team of the week.

The Minnesota State Arts Board awarded Professor O'Connor a grant in support of her newest book.