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Nia-Symonne Gayle鈥檚 Senior Capstone Featured by MPR News, Sahan Journal

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MPR News logoMPR News and Sahan Journal recently highlighted Nia-Symonne Gayle 鈥�24 and her senior exhibition project 鈥淕OOD Hair,鈥� currently displayed in the Christensen Gallery through February 19. Gayle graduated as an art and design major in December, and her capstone project recreates her childhood living room where her mom would do her hair鈥攊ncluding TV, magazines, and hair products associated with the Afro-nostalgia Gayle incorporates into her work. She says this project 鈥渋s a love letter to her mother and to Black people and Black culture. It鈥檚 a reminder that all hair is good hair.鈥澛犅�

Read more about the project from or and learn more about Augsburg鈥檚 .

MPR Highlights Interfaith Director Najeeba Syeed鈥檚 Reflections on Ramadan

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Najeeba Syeed, El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at 海角社区, recently shared her perspective of unity during Ramadan with .听

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims place extra emphasis on spiritual disciplines such as fasting, prayer, and reciting scripture. Those who are able fast between dawn and dusk and gather after sunset for a communal evening meal called Iftar. 鈥淲hat’s really lovely about Islam in America is that we’re the most ethnically diverse and racially diverse religious community in the U.S.,鈥� Syeed told Jacob Aloi from MPR. She also noted that Ramadan and Iftar meals offer a unique opportunity for hospitality, interfaith work, and peacebuilding, 鈥渨hich is based on food and breaking bread together, for sitting at the same table. It鈥檚 really hard to fight afterward.鈥澛�

Read or listen to the , and learn more about Interfaith at Augsburg.

Nobel Peace Prize Forum welcomes Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, and gun violence debate

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Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords speaks at Augsburg.

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired Naval Captain and NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly, spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on Augsburg’s campus in September. Following a failed attempt on Giffords’聽life in 2011, Giffords and Kelly formed the “Americans for Responsible Solutions”, an organization centered around reducing gun violence. Citing loopholes in current U.S. gun laws, the organization聽supports legislation for common sense gun laws and reform.

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MPR talks with President Pribbenow about Auggie Plan

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Minnesota Public Radio logoThis month,聽officials from Augsburg College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College launched the Auggie Plan, a guaranteed pathway to a four-year degree for community college聽students who meet聽minimum聽GPA requirements and who complete general education coursework聽on their way to enrolling at聽Augsburg College.

Students in the program can take a range of liberal arts courses聽with the knowledge the courses will be accepted by Augsburg. Listen to Minnesota Public Radio鈥檚 story,听鈥�,鈥澛爓hich included an interview with President Paul Pribbenow.

Bill Green lends historical perspective to MPR News article

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Bill Green

Augsburg College Professor studies and writes about Minnesota history and law. He recently was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio article that examined the roles non-black activists play in furthering the聽Black Lives Matter movement’s agenda.

In the article, Green called on the history of the U.S. Civil Rights movement to analyze current demonstrations and protests. He also discussed the ways “protest fatigue” could impact the movement’s progression.

Read, “” on the MPR News site.

MPR News interviews Mohamud Mohamed ’19 about federal youth program

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Minnesota Public Radio included an interview with Augsburg College student Mohamud Mohamed ’19聽in a recent article about a federal anti-terror program aimed at Somali youth and designed to counter terrorist efforts to radicalize young American Muslims.

While Mohamed respects the stated goals of the program, he disagrees with the approach the government has taken. “For sure, let’s have community programs, let’s have after-school programs, let’s have arts and all of these things, let’s promote these things,” he said. “But the way they’ve gone about it has been inherently disingenuous. … They never once approached Somali youth as a whole, they never called a meeting, or town hall.”

Other community members interviewed in the article oppose the program for its links with the Department of Justice and concerns over potential surveillance abuses the program may allow. Mohamud Nur, of the the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, disagrees. “It is to help the community find better opportunities. I’m confident that the people who are going to be seeking help will get the help that they are seeking,” he said.

Mohamed also has concerns about the alienating effect such a program can have on him and his peers. “I’m being pushed into the margin, as inherently violent, inherently extreme, someone that needs to be saved from their own devices. And that’s deeply troubling. And I can’t ever sign onto that,” he said.

Read on the MPR site.

MPR News interviews political volunteer Natalie Shaw ’16

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Minnesota Public Radio News recently published an article and audio interview with Natalie Shaw ’16, a student at Augsburg College who has been volunteering for Hilary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Shaw recently went door-to-door in Des Moines, Iowa, encouraging voters to turn out in support of Clinton at the state’s Democratic caucus slated for February 1.

Despite the cold weather, Shaw says she receives a warm welcome from nearly everyone who聽opens their door. “Iowans are just such amazing people,” she said. “You call them up… and they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, come over, have dinner.'”

Shaw credits her father’s volunteer work during John Kerry’s 2004 campaign as the impetus for her love of politics and political organizing.

Read and listen: on the MPR News site.

Jeanne Boeh discusses U.S. and Minnesota economics on Twin Cities radio stations

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WCCO - logo MPR - logoThis month, Minnesota Public Radio and WCCO Radio sought input from Jeanne Boeh, professor of economics at Augsburg College, on the economic outlook for 2016. First she appeared on the “John Hines Show” to discuss the impact of a recent drop in the Chinese stock market on the U.S. economy.

Earlier this week, she joined Louis Johnston, a professor of economics at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, on MPR’s “” for a conversation about U.S. and Minnesota economics in the new year. The professors discussed the apparent discrepancies between stock market losses coinciding with higher employment rates. Boeh points out that while the overall employment rates are rising, some groups, such as African-American聽Minnesotans, have seen employment rates drop.

Listen to the MPR interview (.mp3.

Local news outlets include Augsburg College’s MLK Convocation in holiday event coverage

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Several media outlets have recently published curated lists of local events scheduled in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which takes place on Monday, January 18. The lists published by the , the , and each included Augsburg College’s , an annual event that聽honors the legacy of King with notable speakers addressing topics of race and social justice.

This year’s convocation will feature Chuck D, leader and co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy, author of two critically acclaimed books, and a political activist, publisher, radio host, and producer. He will give a presentation called “Race, Rap, and Reality: Supporting Our Youth in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as They Face the Unique Challenges of Today.”

 

Bring Me The News shares roundup of River Semester info

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bringmeThe online media聽resource Bring Me The News shared a compilation of information about the Augsburg College River Semester, a three-and-a-half month program in which students and faculty members will traverse the Mississippi River from St. Paul to New Orleans while studying topics in the arts, humanities, and sciences. As the story noted, “Students will sleep in campsites instead of dorm rooms and will paddle rather than walk聽to their classes this fall.”