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Jerry Jay Cranford to teach musical theatre

Jerry Jay Cranford, who is finishing up his second year of teaching acting and musical theater at Kansas State University, will join Augustana later this year to help build a musical theater degree program.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

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Summer in the Cities: Interns on the job

From accountants to artists, Augustana students found professional internships in the Quad Cities this summer.

Meet Dr. Gail Summer, Augustana provost

Augustana's new provost, Dr. Gail Summer, talks about why she wanted to return to a liberal arts college with a Lutheran affiliation.

History students tour once-bawdy Bucktown area

Dr. Jane Simonsen, associate professor of history, took a group of students on a walking tour of downtown Davenport to highlight the infamous Bucktown neighborhood. "It's cool to connect history with the actual physical places," said Scott Doberstein, a junior history major. "It makes history come alive. You're actually walking down the street people were on. Now think about the decisions they were making."

Schwiebert '72 establishes fund to address climate change

Mark Schwiebert '72, a former Rock Island mayor and Augustana trustee, has established a fund that will award grants each year for environmental education and studies.

Augustana will welcome largest class

The more than 800 new students include about 100 students from countries around the world and 237 first-generation students.

Students create book for visually impaired

Seniors Kaitlyn Czerwonka and Leesa Potthoff went to Florida for spring break. They spent a week with high school students who are visually-impaired at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in Jacksonville. By the time the two elementary education majors left, they had written and designed a children’s book.