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Renowned Civil War Historian Creates Endowed Professorship
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian and 1958 Gustavus alumnus Dr. James McPherson endowed the new professorship in American History.
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Hayley Russell Wins 2019 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence
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Russell, an assistant professor of health and exercise science, received the award at the 2019 Honors Day Convocation.
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Jorgensens’ Discovery: Handwritten Compositions from a Norwegian-American Composer
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A chance meeting led to a major discovery by this Gustavus music couple. Their farewell concert is March 10 in Björling Recital Hall; 3:30 p.m., free.
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Campus Opens at 10:30 a.m.
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The Evelyn Young Dining Room will open at 7 a.m. Staff are working to clear snow from streets and parking lots.
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Soil Health. World Health. Planet Health.
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Soil is alive. We are just now learning what that means. What we do know: When soil quality goes up, so does yield, and so does our planet’s health.
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Dr. Bernard Powers ’72: “Can’t Have the Testimony Without the Test.”
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The professor of history at the College of Charleston on forgiveness and what we can learn from the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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My Gustavus: Talmadge King, Jr., MD ’70
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(My Gustavus profiles showcase an alum telling their Gustavus story.) “The first year was a struggle. But I survived because there was a lot of support at Gustavus.” I was at a high school summer program for underrepresented minorities that brought in colleges from around the country, and someone from Gustavus was there. I…
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My Gustavus: John Biewen ’83
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(My Gustavus profiles showcase an alum telling their Gustavus story.) “I feel I’ve been doing something akin to philosophy all these years, that there’s direct continuity from my liberal arts education to my life’s work.” My brother, Paul ’80, played basketball for Whitey Skoog, and I was a basketball player, too. I visited and…
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Professor Eric Carlson on Emotional History
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Our profile on the recipient of the 2016 Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching.