Yearly Archives: 2026
Dusting off the fight song
Pep band makes a comeback, cheering on Auggies in the 2025–26 school year.With a repertoire featuring Chappell Roan, Green Day, and Bruce Channel, the ߲ݴý Pep Band returned in Fall 2025 with music for everyone. After about a five-year hiatus… more >
Augsburg students reflect on faith and generosity
Inspired Generosity, a national touring exhibit that highlights powerful stories of compassion and faith from Muslim Americans, will open a new showcase in Minneapolis on March 24, 2026. That evening… more >
2026 interfaith symposium: ‘Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves’
߲ݴý will offer its fourth annual Interfaith Symposium at noon on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, featuring Rev. Jen Bailey. The Interfaith Symposium is an annual invitation to students and… more >
Countdown to liftoff
Nose cone. Airframe. Apogee. Newton-seconds. Mubarak Abdi ’27 sketches in the air with his hands as he describes what it takes to put together a rocket from scratch, a… more >
Augsburg joins the New American Colleges and Universities consortium
The New American Colleges & Universities (NACU) announced on February 18 that ߲ݴý has joined the consortium, strengthening NACU’s national network of mission-driven institutions committed to student… more >
Embodying light and love as an LGBTQ changemaker
On the spot Q&A with theater major Dante Austin ’29Teen Vogue recently published GLAAD’s 20 Under 20 LGBTQ Changemakers of 2025, and Auggie Dante Austin ’29 made the list. This recognition highlights their work within the ELCA, including… more >
Auggie alum officiates at Milan Cortina Olympic Games
Most individuals are participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics as spectators from the comfort of their own couches. However, Auggie alum Sarah Buckner ‘16 will be on the ice in… more >
In the media: Paul Pribbenow on returning to classes during ICE operation
With the start of the spring semester, Augsburg President Paul Pribbenow has been quoted and interviewed by local and national media outlets about how the ongoing ICE operation in Minneapolis… more >
National media cover Augsburg’s admissions success coaching
On February 3, The Hechinger Report published an in-depth look at Augsburg’s student success coaching approach, which leverages admissions counselors in a coaching role as part of the… more >
Congratulations to Auggies named to the 2025 fall semester Dean’s List
More than 1,000 ߲ݴý undergraduate students were named to the 2025 Fall Semester Dean’s List. The ߲ݴý Dean’s List recognizes those full-time students who… more >
Paul Pribbenow: ‘Justice cannot be separated from human dignity’
Paul C. Pribbenow, president of ߲ݴý, delivered these remarks at Augsburg’s 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation at Hoversten Chapel on January 19, 2026. Good afternoon… more >
Professor Najeeba Syeed: ‘Neighborliness is a lived theology in Minnesota’
In a commentary for Religion News Service, Professor Najeeba Syeed wrote about the “lived theology of neighborliness” in Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent… more >
Podcast: Paul Pribbenow on leadership
߲ݴý President Paul Pribbenow was the featured guest on a recent episode of the “Leaders on Leadership” podcast from Academic Search and the American Academic Leadership Institute. The podcast… more >
