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Administration asks departments to reduce budgets

Administration asks departments to reduce budgets

In December 2024, the president’s council asked deans and division chairs to examine and reduce their budgets. The notice followed the June 2024 budget implementation and a $1.4 million discrepancy identified in July. Over the past several years, Augustana has used a predictive analytics model to estimate budgets

Faculty offered early retirement

Faculty offered early retirement

For many professors, Dec. 10 was the start of a much-needed winter break after a long fall semester. Mathematics professor Martha Gregg recalled opening her inbox while on the ski slopes with her brother, expecting the usual messages from a student or colleague. She was confronted with something far more

The roach report: Cockroaches found in Stavig Hall

The roach report: Cockroaches found in Stavig Hall

A recent discovery in Stavig Hall left residents grappling with unexpected guests: an infestation of cockroaches. It started with a sighting the first week of January. A student on the sixth floor reported seeing cockroaches in her room. Throughout the week, more individuals stepped forward, saying they discovered the bugs

Natural science researchers respond to changes in federal government spending

Natural science researchers respond to changes in federal government spending

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed 26 executive orders, one of which declared an end to “Radical and Wasteful Government DEI [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] Programs and Preferencing” (EO 14151). The following day, then-Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink released a

Augustana Student Association launches nine new programs

Augustana Student Association launches nine new programs

Augustana Student Association President Annie Johnston and Vice President Prince Adhikari announced the launch of nine new programs and paid internships as part of Phase II of their strategic plan. “Over the summer, we had phase one which was meeting with all the administrators and faculty, seeing where issues are

Data journalism added to list of interdisciplinary programs

Data journalism added to list of interdisciplinary programs

In the age of digital media, approximately 86% of Americans get news online. The need for journalists who can make sense of data and clearly and accurately report their findings is greater than ever. Recognizing this need, Augustana now offers data journalism as an area of study alongside traditional journalism.

Campus safety officer masters unique talent, dubbed ‘batman’ of Augustana

Campus safety officer masters unique talent, dubbed ‘batman’ of Augustana

Tucked away in the northeast corner of campus, East Hall sits cozied up to its counterpart, the now-abandoned Old Main. Without the handful of windows that spill light into the darkness at night, any passerby may be inclined to assume East Hall too is home to only dust and cobwebs.