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Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, Star Tribune, and Minnesota Urban Debate League cosponsor justice reform essay contest

In Fall 2020, Â̲èÖ±²¥â€™s Minnesota Urban Debate League joined the Star Tribune news company and the Minnesota Lynx and Minnesota Timberwolves professional basketball teams in cosponsoring a youth… more >

Augsburg awarded $10,000 Minneapolis Foundation grant

In September 2020, the Minneapolis Foundation announced that it would award more than $500,000 in grants to 40 organizations in the Twin Cities. Following the increased public dialogue about… more >

Faculty members William Green and Timothy Pippert assume new professorships

Augsburg launches the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

This fall, Â̲èÖ±²¥ launched the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which advances education and support for Augsburg students and alumni in the disciplines of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The… more >

NSF grants Augsburg $3 million for STEM students

Â̲èÖ±²¥ will receive $3,075,000 of a $5 million grant award from the National Science Foundation to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students… more >

Augsburg hosts bold new speaker series

Forum on Workplace Inclusion to host first virtual conference

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, based at Â̲èÖ±²¥, will host its 33rd annual conference as a virtual event March 8–12, 2021. Workplaces have struggled during the past year… more >

Augsburg Homecoming (at a distance)

Homecoming 2020 celebrations looked a little different than previous years. Though social gatherings were restricted, the Augsburg Student Activities Council found creative ways to celebrate with a series of events… more >

Cedar-Riverside supply drives support neighborhood

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the damage some businesses experienced following the murder of George Floyd, put a strain on Augsburg’s Twin Cities community as many local stores… more >

Augsburg names George Floyd Memorial Scholarship recipients

Prospective students and their families engage with virtual campus tour

Augsburg TRIO/Student Support Services earns fifth consecutive U.S. Department of Education grant

The U.S. Department of Education announced that Â̲èÖ±²¥ was awarded a federal Student Support Services five-year grant of nearly $300,000 annually to help more students succeed… more >

Augsburg receives grants for equity in education and remote learning

This fall, Â̲èÖ±²¥ received $250,000 in grant funding from the State of Minnesota to address equity in education and remote learning needs among students of color, Indigenous students… more >

In memoriam, Winter 2020–21

Below we recognize the alumni and friends whose notifications of death were received between March 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021. 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020… more >

Augsburg receives $50,000 grant for Travelers EDGE®