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Gustavus Ninth-Semester Tuition-Free Guarantee
Small class sizes, hands-on learning, and discussion-based courses are hallmarks of the liberal arts education at Gustavus Adolphus College. Equally important to Gusties are the connections they make on campus—connections nurtured by the warm, welcoming, close-knit atmosphere that results from our 24/7 learning and living experience. We know that the 2020-2021 academic year will look […]
Gustavus Welcomes Class of 2024
Social distancing, masks, and the indomitable Gustie Spirit set the tone for the beginning of a historic year on the hill.
S.3 E.5: “A Child of God and a Black Man”
Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Director of the Gustavus Center for Inclusive Excellence Tom Flunker.
S.3 E.4: “Very Charged Particles”
Gustavus physicist Chuck Niederitter describes the research he and some of his students are conducting into muons (a kind of particle), high altitude research ballooning, the challenges and progress of green energy initiatives on campus, the many doors opened by majoring in physics, and Gustavus’s trip to the moon and back. Season 3, Episode 4: […]
Not the First Time Without Gustie Athletics
In this photo, Gustie head football coach Tuddie Lindenberg bids farewell to the Gustavus enlisted Naval servicemen during the 1944 season. That season featured seven non-conference games. Once the servicemen returned to campus after World War II, Coach Tuddie led the 1945 Gusties to the MIAC championship with a perfect 4-0 MIAC record (6-0 overall). […]
S.3 E.3: “Impossible Is Nothing: China’s Theater of Consumerism”
Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus artist and art professor Priscilla Briggs.
S.3 E.2: “Trying to Do Right by Whales”
Marine biologist, professor of biology, and Gustavus graduate Nadine Lysiak ’03 on majoring in biology and history at Gustavus, researching North Atlantic right whales both in the lab and up close at sea, the Shoals Marine Laboratory in Maine, and the rewards of teaching. Season 3, Episode 2: “Trying to Do Right by Whales” Greg […]
S.3 E.1: “Poetry Is about Reimagining the World”
Gustavus English professor and poet Philip Bryant, Class of ’73, on his path from Chicago’s Southside to Gustavus, the impact of his undergraduate mentor, his experience as a black student on a virtually all-white small campus at the tail end of the long 1960s, the police killing of Mr. George Floyd, and poetry, including three […]
Important Update | Fall Classes and On-Campus Living
The College will limit on-campus living to first-years and a small number of returning students for the first three and a half weeks of class.
S.2 E.8: Young People’s Climate Change Lawsuit
Gustavus student Nathan Baring ’22 discusses Julianna v. United States, a groundbreaking lawsuit in which he and 20 other young people are suing the federal government for its climate-damaging policies in disregard of scientific evidence. Season 2, Episode 8: Young People’s Climate Change Lawsuit Transcript: Greg Kaster: Learning for Life at Gustavus is produced by […]