Political Science Prof. Andy Aoki spoke with KARE 11 about the importance of creating diverse police departments in the cities聽of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The story, which took a look at local police departments, was being explored in light of recent clashes between the public and police聽in Ferguson, Missouri. Aoki said one way to help quell tensions is by developing a more diverse force. “Bringing in a more diverse force, I think, is one of the best steps,” Aoki told KARE 11’s Adrienne Broaddus. “There is a real聽problem if you don’t have people who understand communities that see things from very different points of view. Even if they are well intended, you can have misunderstandings.” Watch the interview on “Ferguson fallout: Looking at local police diversity.” Aoki is featured in the video in the middle of the page.
Augsburg named among most LGBT-friendly colleges in U.S.
Augsburg College was named to Campus Pride’s 2014 list of聽the聽Top 50 LGBT-Friendly Colleges. Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization aimed at creating more LGBT-friendly colleges, compiled the list from聽schools that achieved the highest ratings in categories such as LGBT academic life, LGBT student life, LGBT housing, and more. The accolade聽was featured by , , and .
In 2013, Campus Pride awarded Augsburg College a perfect score of聽5 out of 5 stars on its聽LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index.
‘Sweetness #9’ garners attention of The Huffington Post, USA Today
“Sweetness #9,” the debut novel by Stephan Eirik Clark,聽Augsburg College聽assistant professor, continues to gain attention in advance of its August 19 release. The Huffington Post featured the novel in its weekly book review section, What We’re Talking About.
USA Today also published an overview of the book that included comments from Clark. He describes the聽inspiration behind “Sweetness #9” and the book’s mention on The Colbert Report — a television show that catalyzed聽the novel’s rapid rise on bestseller lists. Read, “” on The Huffington Post and “” on USA Today.
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine talks with Jenny Kluznik
Augsburg alumna Jenny Kluznik ’13 MPA, a graduate of the physician’s assistant program, spoke with Mpls. St. Paul Magazine about her decision to return to college so she could join the fast-growing PA field. Kluznik, now an assistant professor in the program, talks about her decision to become a PA, why she picked Augsburg College, and shares advice for those considering going back to school. The profile of Kluznik was part of a longer story that explored education needs behind some of Minnesota’s fastest-growing careers. Read “.”
Andy Aoki answers WCCO ‘Good Question’ on ISIS
Professor Andy Aoki聽spoke with WCCO-TV about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS, for the聽news station’s Good Question. Aoki, who teaches in the College’s political science department, explained to television viewers that ISIS is an extreme militant group that has been disavowed by Al Qaeda. He commented that this relatively young organization is rare, in part, because unlike most of history’s other horrific killers, this group isn’t trying to hide any of its actions. “It鈥檚 rare to find a group like this that鈥檚 not even embarrassed. Even the Nazis were denying some of the things they did. If you look at some of the most horrific killers the last 30 or 40 years, they鈥檝e got to be in the top 5 so far,”聽he told viewers. Watch聽“.”
St. Paul Pioneer Press features Stephan Eirik Clark
Augsburg Assistant Professor Stephan Eirik Clark spoke with the St. Paul Pioneer Press about the surge of attention accompanying his new novel, “Sweetness #9,” and, in particular, its promotion聽on The Colbert Report television show.
The Pioneer Press article offers an overview of Clark’s debut novel and candid remarks regarding its writing and release.聽Read “” to learn more about “Sweetness #9.”
Dave Conrad: Communication strategies and change management
Augsburg College鈥檚 Dave Conrad, director of the Rochester MBA program, wrote in his most recent column for the Rochester Post-Bulletin about how communication strategies can help facilitate organizational transitions. Read 鈥淐ommunication is vital for change鈥� for insight into how good leaders can聽communicate well聽and ease employees’ anxieties.
Nancy Steblay shares expertise on eyewitness identification
Psychology Prof. Nancy Steblay spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the reliability of eyewitness identification of criminal suspects. Steblay, who is聽a leading national expert on eyewitness identification, told the paper that the practice of showing a witness one photo at a time is more reliable than having witnesses look at an array of photos at once. Steblay said that a sequential process, “although it’s not perfect, it’s far superior – significantly superior – to the simultaneous procedure” because the witness is forced to compare the memory of the suspect to a single photo. The end result, she said, is a more absolute judgment. Read “.”
‘Colbert Bump’ creates media frenzy for Stephan Eirik Clark
Augsburg Assistant Professor Stephan Eirik Clark has faced a slew of media since his debut novel, Sweetness #9, received the “Colbert Bump”聽on The Colbert Report. Edan Lepucki, also a debut novelist, mentioned Clark’s book during her interview by Stephen Colbert on his television show. The “Colbert Bump” is part of Colbert’s effort to raise awareness of and interest in new novels as part of Colbert’s frustration with Amazon. Since receiving the bump,聽Clark has garnered significant media attention for his reaction to garnering the bump and Clark also has been referenced in many other articles about the episode. In many instances, Augsburg College also has been mentioned since Clark is a faculty member for the Master of Fine Arts program.聽A small sampling of the coverage includes:
- MinnPost.com –聽
- The New York Times –
- Paste Magazine – Debut Author’s Novel Skyrockets to Bestseller…With Stephen Colbert’s Help
- Salon.com聽– ““
- Star Tribune
- St. Paul author Stephan Eirik Clark gets ‘Colbert bump’ for new novel
- Sweet, indeed. Stephan Eirik Clark’s ‘Sweetness #9’ gets a boost from ‘Colbert Bump’
- USA Today –
Stephan Eirik Clark gets ‘Colbert Bump’ on The Colbert Report
Augsburg Assistant Professor Stephan Eirik Clark’s book聽Sweetness #9聽was mentioned on The Colbert Report聽as a debut novel that must聽be read. Stephen Colbert recently began a campaign to raise awareness of works聽by first-time novelists and that are published by independent booksellers. Clark’s book was singled out by author Edan Lepucki who was a guest on Colbert’s show. Clark teaches in Augsburg’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts program. Watch this segment of to see Clark’s novel mentioned.