At the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, Dr. Lauren Hammond Ford made Augustana history by becoming the first Black woman to earn tenure in the school’s 163-year history. Since she was a child,...
Feb. 20 is Social Justice Day, an international celebration that advocates for the fair and equitable treatment of all individuals and the coming together of communities to achieve this goal. As social...
“Power, Passion, and Faith,” a biography on Emmy Carlsson Evald written by her great-granddaughter Sharon Wymann, tells the life story of a young activist for women’s rights. On Wednesday Nov. 2,...
This story is from the Observer’s Injustice and inequalities inside Augie magazine publication. Print March 2021.
When she was 11 years old, Ashanti Mobley went with her siblings to the corner store...
Just as the country, Augustana is in an ongoing battle for racial justice.
Some students said there is still room for improvement in Augie's efforts on racial justice. They call not only the Office of...
Ever since the death of George Floyd, people all around the world have been protesting and calling for justice for lives lost at the hands of police. This has sparked outrage among the general public,...
On June 6, President Bahls sat down for a virtual interview to discuss his contract extension, current plans for Augustana's reopening and the new Presidential Racial Justice and Equity Fund. Below is...
This term, the Augustana College Teaching Museum of Art welcomes a brand new exhibit in celebration of 30 years of Women and Gender Studies at Augustana College. Dr. Claire Kovacs, director of the museum,...
Symposium Day has always been an event of mixed opinion at Augustana College. Term to term and session to session, the quality of each Symposium Day can vary widely. This winter term’s Symposium Day...
With racial tension on the rise in our nation and the need for more culture understanding being felt by many, two students are starting up a chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
Life Week is a somber, yet celebratory series of events and displays put on by Augustana Right to Life. We seek to raise awareness for the pro-life movement and what it stands for, namely the idea that...
The first time I heard about “Life Week” was my freshman year. As someone who supports the right for people to choose whether they want to be a parent or not, I felt a bit bothered by the emails and...
