Donte Collins 鈥�18 was named the 鈥淢ost Promising Young Poet鈥� by the Academy of American Poets this fall. His poem, 鈥渨hat the dead know by heart,鈥� previously won Augsburg鈥檚 John R. Mitchell Prize, which qualified him for the prestigious award.
Collins is a theater major who is active in the local, regional, and national spoken word and poetry scene.
Collins told that he plans to use his $1,000 prize from the award to self-publish his first collection of poetry, a chapbook called 鈥渁utopsies.鈥�
Longtime KARE 11 news anchor Diana Pierce ’16 MAL recently announced her retirement from聽broadcasting in the聽Twin Cities market after more than 30 years on air. In a story on the KARE 11 website, Pierce said, “The timing is excellent,” for the change because she will graduate from Augsburg College’s聽Master of Arts in Leadership program this spring and will pursue new opportunities with her master’s degree. To learn more about Pierce’s award-winning journalism career, read the following stories:
Michael Lansing, associate professor of history at Augsburg College, was interviewed by Minnesota聽Public Radio for a segment that compared聽political movements from聽the early 1900s with the contemporary political landscape. Lansing is the author of 鈥淚nsurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics,鈥� which presents the history of The Nonpartisan League聽and describes its continued聽influence in the upper Midwest.
Lansing describes the League as a grassroots organization started by farmers who were discontent with聽large grain milling and transportation corporations in the region. He聽told MPR News host Tom Weber that The Nonpartisan League is the reason for the large number of co-operatives in North Dakota today, and the party was comprised聽of farmers who sought candidates that supported their platforms, regardless of party.
Listen to:聽聽(14 minutes) on the MPR聽site.
On February 25, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and retired astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, co-founders of聽Americans for Responsible Solutions, joined Minnesota leaders at Augsburg College to announce a new bipartisan organization, the 鈥淢innesota Coalition for Common Sense.鈥� The coalition鈥檚 members 鈥� which include leaders from across sectors and parties 鈥� will urge their elected officials to advance policies that help keep guns out of the wrong hands.
Giffords was wounded severely聽during a 2011 shooting that resulted in six deaths. She and husband, Kelly, have announced similar coalitions in New Hampshire聽and Oregon during the past several聽months.
Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow聽welcomed the event’s guests to campus and offered opening remarks at the press conference.
Media coverage of the event聽includes:
Augsburg College’s new River Semester program was featured on聽Minnesota Public Radio’s On Campus blog. Sixteen Augsburg students, two faculty members, and two river commercial expedition personnel will travel from St. Paul to New Orleans during the fall semester, oftentimes camping on聽the banks of the Mississippi River and engaging聽with people who live and work along its path. Students will carry out river-related projects and study subject areas in the arts and sciences.
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to find additional program details and event announcements.
Minnesota Public Radio’s On Campus blog featured the Augsburg College “Happy” video, which was inspired by musician Pharrell Williams’ “24 Hours of Happy” project. Visit the MPR website to read “” and to聽watch the video.
