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Media reacts to “Un-Minnesotan” newspaper ad

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Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow was one of the聽high-profile Minnesotans recently included on a full-page ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper that denounced anti-Muslim bigotry as “un-Minnesotan.”

Others who added their support to the campaign聽include Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and the CEOs of prominent Minnesota businesses such as Best Buy, General Mills, and Cargill.

The ad was a joint effort between Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison and John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management. It states that although Minnesotans, “may be a soft-spoken bunch, we know better than to be silent or still in the face of bigotry shown to Muslims. Our fellow Minnesotans.”

Several media outlets have reported on the ad, including:

  • Bring Me the News,
  • , and
  • the , which also published an .

Augsburg College staff quoted in International Educator magazine

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Augsburg College staff members Lori York, associate registrar, and Leah Spinosa de Vega, director of global initiatives and聽off-campus study, were quoted in an article for International Educator — a bi-monthly magazine published by NAFSA: the Association聽of International Educators.

The article focuses on the specific challenges faced by veterans who wish to study abroad and how schools can better facilitate global education opportunities this group of students.

To help navigate the nuances of veterans’ benefits, “I would encourage the study abroad office to tap into the expertise of the School Certifying Official on their campus,” York said in the article.

Harry Boyte writes on free spaces for Education Week

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As part of an ongoing conversation about democracy in education, Harry Boyte, senior scholar in public work philosophy for Augsburg’s Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, recently contributed an article to Education Week in which he argued in favor of free spaces–“places where people find it easy and enjoyable to swap stories, plan adventures, and discuss and argue politics.”

In the article, Boyte draws on his experiences with Sabo Center colleague Dennis Donovan, national organizer for Public Achievement, to articulate the importance of providing places for challenging yet compassionate dialog.

Read: on the Education Weekly site.

Michael Lansing interviewed on history of North Dakota, Minnesota caucuses

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The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead recently published an article on North Dakota’s short-lived presidential primary and its聽return to the current caucus system. Included in the article were statements by Michael Lansing, author and associate professor of history at Augsburg College.

Lansing said that since North Dakota returned to the caucus system in 1935, the state “has even less of a role in primary races than ever.”

He added, “The same is true of many Upper Midwest states.”

Read: on the Forum website.

 

Andy Aoki helps answer WCCO’s “Good Question”

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WCCO - logoWCCO recently sought counsel from Andy Aoki, professor and department chair of political science at Augsburg College, to answer a viewer’s question about the timing of the New Hampshire Primary and the Iowa Caucus.

“Why do Iowa and New Hampshire vote first?” was the focus of the聽recent Good Question segment.

Aoki provided a straightforward answer.

“Today, they鈥檙e first because they want to be,” he said before explaining the history of the events in more detail. The segment goes on to explain how the advent of television turned the previously ignored New Hampshire primary into a nation-wide media spectacle. This prompted the state to pass a law requiring that they remain the first to select a candidate.

How did Iowa end up voting earlier? “Technically, New Hampshire is the first primary and Iowa is the first caucus, so they鈥檝e worked out a little agreement,” Aoki explained.

Read and watch: on the WCCO site.

Des Moines Register covers Meghan Peyton’s Olympic marathon bid

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The Des Moines Register has published a profile of Meghan Peyton, head coach of women’s and men’s cross country at Augsburg College and University of Iowa graduate. The article is part of a series focusing on 11 Iowans who are competing in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.

The article details Peyton’s running career and her training routine for the event, which takes place in Los Angeles on February 13. It also tells of the careful balance she maintains between her coaching duties and her running career.

“Coaching is my way of giving back to the sport. I didn’t want to neglect that,” she said.

Read: on the Des Moines Register site.

Michael Lansing interview appears on South Dakota Public Broadcasting

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Michael Lansing, associate professor of history at Augsburg College, was interviewed by South Dakota Public Broadcasting for the聽Dakota Midday radio program. Lansing is the author of “Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics,” which presents the history of the Nonpartisan League as a model for future political movements.

Lansing describes the League as a grassroots organization started by Midwestern farmers in 1915 who were getting “ripped-off” by the large grain milling and transportation corporations in the region.

“I know that’s pretty strong language,” he said. “But if you look at the evidence in retrospect, it’s rather true.”

Listen to: (13 minutes) on the SDPB Radio site.

KARE 11 airs interview with Olivia Maccoux ’18

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Kare 11 - logoNBC affiliate KARE 11 recently aired an interview with Augsburg College student Olivia Maccoux ’18, who will undergo brain surgery this week — her 121st procedure. Maccoux suffers from a condition called hydrocephalus, which causes excess fluid to pool around her聽brain.

“I trust my neurosurgeon, obviously with my life,” she said. Maccoux went on to explain聽that the upcoming procedure will replace an infected shunt.聽Maccoux has made the Dean’s List every semester that she has attended Augsburg, an accomplishment she intends to repeat this semester despite the surgery.

“I am going to try to do classes from the hospital when I can Skype into classes,” she said.

Read and watch: on the KARE 11 site.

Doug Green lends expertise to Star Tribune article on “Pericles”

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Minneapolis Star Tribune - logoThe Star Tribune recently sought input from Doug Green, professor of English at Augsburg College, on the disputed authorship of the stage drama “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” which is being performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

Many believe that the first two acts of the play were written by an unknown playwright, but that the final three acts were written by聽William聽Shakespeare. Others believe that Shakespeare started the work early in his career and finished it after he had gained more experience. One piece of evidence in support of dual authorship is the play’s absence from the “first folio,” the first collection of plays Shakespeare published.

鈥淚f it鈥檚 not in the First Folio, people are skeptical,鈥� said Green. 鈥淎lmost from the get-go, the first two acts don鈥檛 look like Shakespeare. We know it was played by the King鈥檚 Men and it sounds like Shakespeare but it is pretty clear that Shakespeare had a major hand in the last three acts.鈥�

Read: on the Star Tribune site.