St. Thomas professor AnnMarie Thomas is one of the advisers for Disney’s new Imagicademy app, which allows pre-school children to play games to learn essential skills.
Professor helps development of Disney app
Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class
President Obama unveiled an ambitious State of the Union agenda, including tax increases on the wealthy and education and child care help for the middle class.
Archdiocese bankruptcy unlikely to affect St. Thomas
While St. Thomas collaborates with the archdiocese on educational and service programs, it is financially independent and is not owned or operated by the archdiocese.
Protesters disrupt light rail traffic in St. Paul rally
A Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in St. Paul is causing some tense moments between police and protesters as well as disrupting light-rail and interstate traffic.
St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese files for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, saying it’s the best way for the church to get as many resources as possible to victims of clergy sexual abuse.
‘Boyhood’ leads Golden Globes, ‘Grand Budapest’ upsets
Richard Linklater’s film “Boyhood” won the night’s top honor at the Golden Globes, best drama, as well as best director for Linklater and best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette.
St. Paul enforces new Uber regulations
The new regulations require all Uber drivers to have their vehicle inspected once a year and to clearly identify their vehicles’ affiliation with Uber using windshield decals.
University to implement online education, training for sexual harassment
Student focus groups selected Not Anymore as a possible website St. Thomas can use for online education and training on sexual harassment and assault.
Faculty to be offered phased retirement program
St. Thomas announced a new retirement program that will give faculty members the opportunity to transition into retirement over a period of three years.
Financial Aid works to improve students’ financial literacy
To increase student’s financial literacy, St. Thomas Financial Aid is giving presentations and providing more information about loans through mailings and its website.
St. Thomas law professors file brief for Supreme Court
Law professors Thomas Berg and Teresa Collett comprised a“friend of the court” brief for the current Supreme Court case Young v. UPS siding with the plaintiff.
Student victim of lewd conduct, sparks social media backlash
A St. Thomas student was the victim of lewd conduct the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 6, according to a Public Safety alert sent out Tuesday, which spurred several posts on social media.
Junior wins Fowler Challenge in honor of father
Junior Jeremy Little won the Fowler Business Concept Challenge undergraduate competition, but the win meant more than just the scholarship money.
Madison and Co. salon to leave Anderson Student Center
The salon, which opened April 1, has not been able to generate enough business within the St. Thomas community to stay open and will be closing Dec. 19.
Finalists for 2015 Tommie Award announced
Seniors Chad Berg, Mariann Kukielka and Harrison Aslesen have been named finalists for the 2015 Tommie Award.