In his latest聽Huffington Post article,聽Harry Boyte, Augsburg鈥檚 Sabo Senior Fellow, discusses the ways in which higher education can help people develop the skills of a democratic way of life. Boyte’s article used examples from the Augsburg College community to聽show how programming can聽prepare students to serve as “citizen professionals” and change agents.
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Augsburg College staff members聽Margaret Anderson, program coordinator for the Center for Global Education and Experience, and Michael Grewe ’12 MSW, director of LGBTQIA support services, spoke with MinnPost media issues reporter Brian Lambert to discuss what Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover means for transgender people in Minnesota.
Grewe noted that media frenzy resulting from Jenner’s gender transition could provide “a way to talk about important issues like access to affordable health care, housing and equal employment鈥� for all people.
Read the article,聽聽on the MinnPost website.
Five days a week, Minneapolis community members convene at Bethany Lutheran Church to dine on gourmet fare聽prepared as part of the Soup for You Cafe — a program recognized by the Star Tribune聽for its ability to “redefine the soup kitchen.”
Augsburg College alumnus, Chaplain to Student Athletes, and linebacker coach Rev.聽Mike Matson ’06聽is the pastor at Bethany Lutheran and the driver behind this community meal. Supported by volunteers and one talented chef, Soup for You is a chance for people of varying backgrounds to come together in an environment that focuses on dignity. In the article “Church program offers hot soup, warm welcome,” Matson underscored that the program focuses on bringing people together.
鈥淥ur model is mutuality, and what better way is there to show mutuality than to gather at the same table together?鈥� he said.
The question, “What are universities for?” elicited a number of responses in a recent article compiled by Zocalo Public Square and聽published by TIME. Harry Boyte, Augsburg鈥檚 Sabo Senior Fellow, argued that colleges and universities聽should renew their democratic purpose, thereby highlighting聽the important role聽these institutions play聽as public spaces for diverse interests and views to find common ground in a sharply divided society.
to learn more about Boyte’s perspective and those put forth by other leading scholars.
Augsburg College聽was mentioned by the Twin Cities Daily Planet as a result of聽the聽traditional powwow held annually by the college.
The event, which was sponsored by the聽Augsburg American Indian Student Association and American Indian Student Services, featured traditional Native American dancers, drummers, singers, and food.
To learn more about聽Augsburg’s annual powwow, visit the Twin Cities Daily Planet news site.
Harry Boyte, senior scholar in Augsburg College’s Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, was named in a聽Forbes article about the changing tides and criticisms of聽public higher education. Boyte was mentioned聽in the article due to his role as a long-time commentator on democracy and聽its relation to higher learning.
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In mid-March, Augsburg College聽won聽its 12th聽NCAA Division III wrestling championship聽and took home a number of awards from the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
Head coach聽Jim Moulsoff聽was named Division III National Coach of the Year and Division III Rookie Coach of the Year. Tony Valek 鈥�12聽was named Assistant Coach of the Year, and聽Mike Fuenffinger 鈥�15聽won his second national title and the Outstanding Wrestler honor. Eric Hensel 鈥�16 won Most Falls in Least Time, and Donny Longendyke 鈥�15 earned聽his first national title.
Media coverage of Augsburg’s NCAA Championship win includes the following:
Augsburg College聽was mentioned in the Minneapolis Star Tribune as part of an article about Muslim student associations that boast women聽in leadership roles.
Augsburg’s Muslim Student Association, led by Muna Mohamed ’16, aims to promote unity among Muslim students and to raise awareness within the Augsburg community聽about the culture, history, and language of the Muslim community.
To learn more about Augsburg’s Muslim Student Association and similar organizations at other campuses, visit the Star Tribune news site.
In his latest聽Huffington Post article, Harry Boyte, Augsburg鈥檚 Sabo Senior Fellow, discussed聽special聽education and how it has become part of聽a “new” civil rights movement.
In the article, Boyte says聽that聽Augsburg College is a school that has gotten it right.
“The Augsburg special education program, dedicated to changing the entire special education profession from an approach which seeks to fix “problem kids” to an empowering pedagogy called Public Achievement which develops their public skills, is an outstanding example,” Boyte wrote in the article.
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Harry Boyte, senior fellow in聽the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, in his latest Huffington Post article talked about聽the importance of civic聽studies within schools.
In 1991, Boyte helped start Public Achievement, an “interdisciplinary action-oriented field focused on agency and citizens as co-creators,” to encourage the practice of self-organized聽civic action among students.
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