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The Defense Minister of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur, visits Augustana
College professor Xiaowen Zhang’s political science class on Apr. 9.

Estonian defense minister visits Augustana

Jack Brandt April 17, 2024

Hanno Pevkur, the Estonian minister of defense, visited Augustana on April 9 where he spoke to Xiaowen Zhang’s political science class in Old Main regarding foreign relations. Zhang’s class was joined...

Augustana alumna inspires and educates students

Krys Lee December 6, 2023

Alicia Oken ‘13, Augustana alumna and one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ team members, visited Augustana last week to speak about social media’s role in politics and political campaigning. Her...

Augustana Students take the role of diplomats at the Model United Nations in Chicago

Feven Zewdu November 23, 2022

During the week of Nov. 19 -Nov. 22, Augustana’s Model United Nations (Model UN) took part in a simulation of the meeting of the United Nations in Chicago. This simulation is held by the American Model...

The invasion of Ukraine impacts Augustana

The invasion of Ukraine impacts Augustana

Brett Kuras March 9, 2022

Europe is experiencing the largest ground-based attack since World War II, according to the New York Times. When Russia moved forward with invading Ukraine, global politics came to a halt and politically...

Global Affect hosts climate change demonstration

December 8, 2015

Students show support for climate change awareness one shoe at a time. Global Affect, an organization that focuses on environmental preservation, is coordinating a demonstration on Thursday at 10:30 a.m....

U.S. and Cuba normalize diplomatic relations after 54 years

December 19, 2014

President Obama and Raul Castro, president of Cuba, have settled diplomatic resistances between Cuba and the US at 54 years, which Professor of Political Science Mariano Magalhaes says is about time. “The...

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