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Senior Lisa Williams adjusts a t-shirt on a rope for Augustana’s Clothesline Project that was displayed in the lower quad. The Clothesline Project raises awareness about violence against women.
Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Survey depicts campus attitudes, perceptions regarding sexual assault

October 14, 2015

Augustana College reported approximately 10 percent of female students will be sexually assaulted during their four years at Augustana. That is compared to the national average of 20 to 25 percent. Even...

Religious diversity at Augustana on the rise

October 9, 2015

Founded by Swedish Lutheran Settlers in 1860, Augustana has grown to become more religiously and racially diverse throughout time. According to Mark Salisbury, assistant dean and director of institutional...

Augustana defers from national trend of administrative increases

October 3, 2015

Augustana’s administration team has grown more than 123.10 percent in the last 38 years, according to data from 2011 released in 2014 by The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR). The...

Administration-student ratios stray from norms

March 26, 2015

Augustana has touted itself as a reprieve from the often impersonal experience students receive at other universities. National trends across the U.S. show that colleges are increasing the size of administrative...

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