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Emily LallGerman is no longer being offered as a major or minor at Hamline, but courses are still going to be offered this next academic year.

The incredible shrinking Modern Languages department?

May 8, 2021
Courtesy of Nancy VictorinChaplain Nancy Victorin-Vangerud receives the Wesley Award at a commencement ceremony.

Chaplain change is in the air

May 8, 2021
Leo Coughenour

Auf wiedersehen, German

March 10, 2021

A calming “Presence” for student orgs

March 10, 2021

A major first in Hamline history

October 14, 2020

Reaching for record-high voter turnout

September 24, 2020
As the United Methodist Church prepares to split over LGBTQ rights in their denomination, Hamline chooses inclusivity and love for all.

Hamline ratifies Reconciling status

March 18, 2020
What’s the word on commencement?

What’s the word on commencement?

March 18, 2020

New dining services director takes office

March 11, 2020
Bishop Karen P. Oliveto addresses the crowd in Sundin Hall during Feb. 25’s Mahle Lecture.

Isolation and the image of God

March 5, 2020

Art showcases racism, trauma

February 26, 2020
Senior Nicholas Jenkins’ latest effort in public and community service was to serve on the Governor’s Council for Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in late December and early January.

Setting a standard of service

February 19, 2020

The pseudonyms and lies of a professor’s family history

December 11, 2019
All In photo caption (can be used for either 01 or 02, only post one of these online): Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives Nur Mood accepted a platinum seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 12. 2019.

Pipers go platinum for voter engagement

December 11, 2019

Turning Point USA sets up shop

November 30, 2019

Strategic Plan sets comprehensive goals for Hamline

November 20, 2019
A pride flag flies outside Hamline Church United Methodist near campus.

Love Boldly campaign leaps forward

November 13, 2019
The professors provide assistance but also let student groups in the class take initiative in pursuing their separate projects.

Hamline’s first CoLLab class seeks to answer community questions

November 6, 2019
Rev. Tyler Sit is a United Methodist church planter and preaches at the LGBTQ+ friendly New City Church in Minneapolis. He was the keynote speaker for Hamline's Coming Out Week.

Reverend builds a “New City”

October 23, 2019
Students look through study abroad opportunities made available through several outside agencies at the Study Away Fair on Oct.10.

Study-away’s changing face

October 16, 2019

Incidents of racial prejudice and poor representation unfold on campus

October 14, 2019

Find your first-gen fam

October 9, 2019
Volunteers Maggie Burns, Mary Anthony, Alexa Clausen, and Emma Kiley ready to help people coming to the pantry.

Groceries galore for the food-insecure

October 2, 2019
Students planning to park in one of Hamline’s surface lots can purchase these semester parking permits at Anderson front desk.

Parking have you in the pits?

September 25, 2019
Emma Kiley gives a group of first-years a

Meet Emma Kiley, Hamline’s first Food Access VISTA worker

September 18, 2019
Sophomore Bridget Benson (Robin Hood) and junior Ian Olson (Will Scarlett) star in Meraki Theatre Company's production of

Improv, feminism, and a dash of chaos star in ‘Robin Hood’

September 18, 2019
From left, owner Melody Luepke stands with volunteer John Sponsel and her husband, Charlie Luepke in the newly opened Flying Pig Thrift.

Secondhand store built from tragedies celebrates joy in thrifting

September 18, 2019
The stage of the O’Shaughnessy theatre at St. Catherine University, set for Parable of the Sower: The Concert Version.

An opera for the future

May 1, 2019
The Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church prior to the 1925 fire.

Beauty out of ashes

May 1, 2019
Hamline Church’s interior boasts Gothic design, with stained-glass windows and wood-covered steel beams.

[Photo] Art marks the spot at annual Saint Paul Art Crawl

May 1, 2019
NCUR students battled bad weather and bureaucracy

NCUR students battled bad weather and bureaucracy

April 24, 2019
Anna O’Neill stands proudly in her IfNotNow tee.

Hamline student arrested while protesting in New York City

April 24, 2019
“Love and Information” is long-winded

“Love and Information” is long-winded

April 24, 2019
From left, sophomore and co-coordinator Frances Verner; sophomore, co-coordinator and host Stef Holland; and senior and panelist Aria Gilliam speak at the Evening of Entropy panel on April 10.

Evening of Entropy envelops Englewood

April 17, 2019
Anna Keiserman performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Etudes-Tableaux op. 33” in Sundin Hall on April 9.

A snippet of Russian history in Sundin

April 17, 2019
Keep for Cheap performs at the Hi-Watt House on March 13.

Keep for Cheap keeps the beat

April 10, 2019
Hamline United Methodist Church faces conflicting ideologies following February's

The “Untied” Methodist Church

March 13, 2019

“How long have you had a mask?”

March 13, 2019
The “Plunge”: pitfall or perk?

The “Plunge”: pitfall or perk?

March 6, 2019
Left to right, Hamline alumni Willie Johnson, Eric Goodlow, Laura Mann Hill, Jamesetta Collins, Tottiana Duffy and Alex Leonard share their stories from their time at Hamline.

Alumni rise to show their PRIDE

February 27, 2019

Public Safety wait times whittled

February 27, 2019

Walk on up to Walker Studio

February 20, 2019
Senator Carla Nelson with one of her constituents, Theresa Kallmes, and Hamline's Director of Communications, Jeff Papas.

Grinding for the MN state grant

February 20, 2019

TEFL prepares teachers

February 20, 2019
Alissa Paris cranks the warm-up into high gear, prompting surprised laughs from everyone.

Hip-hop sizzles on a chilly night

February 19, 2019
Big screen to boast adaption of Brandon book

Big screen to boast adaption of Brandon book

February 18, 2019
Kyle Knapp, archaeology records specialist, going through the boxes of paperwork.

“I want to give them back their name”

February 18, 2019

Wages to change

December 6, 2018

A capella says “auf wiedersehen” for J-term

December 6, 2018

Post-election reflections on campus

November 16, 2018

Ninety minutes in the 90s

November 16, 2018

Sabbatical: more than just Netflix

November 13, 2018
An LGBTQIA+ pride flag waves in front of Hamline Church United Methodist.

Paving the Way Forward

November 13, 2018
Jessica Yang ‘19 Economics Affairs Committee (EAC) Chair, in the driver seat of a Hamline van that will be used to shuttle students back and forth to the polls next week.

To the polls and back

November 4, 2018

Dungeons, Dragons and Sisterhood

October 30, 2018
Piper power at the polls

Piper power at the polls

October 30, 2018

Hamline boasts high CPA exam pass rates

October 18, 2018

“Playing with Fire” plays with a classic tale

October 18, 2018

Facing food insecurity in the new year

October 11, 2018
Dr. Anne McCarthy, who plans on building a Finance and Analytics Lab in East Hall.

Introducing an interactive lab

October 11, 2018

HUSC talks voter turnout

October 7, 2018

The Common Read’s role in community

September 28, 2018
A tobacco-free tomorrow dawns on campus

A tobacco-free tomorrow dawns on campus

September 21, 2018

The lowdown on New Student Throwdown

September 21, 2018

TRHT Circle event inspires discussion

May 2, 2018

Spring means senior recitals

April 26, 2018

Bringing home the gold

April 18, 2018

English majors descend on Hamline

April 18, 2018

An epistolary history

April 18, 2018

Spotlight on special topics

April 18, 2018
Minnesota State Representative John Lesch discusses gun control.

Searching for a solution

April 18, 2018

A path for working professionals

April 11, 2018
Preceding the roundtable discussion, four of the five “Super Troopers”- Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan and Jay Chandrasekhar pose for a picture.

“Super Troopers 2” takes town

April 11, 2018

Professor O’Connor to release third children’s novel

March 15, 2018

Hamline Plan revamped

March 15, 2018

Encouraging radical self-love

March 7, 2018

“Rabbit Hole” hits home

March 7, 2018

To agree or disagree

February 28, 2018
Members of the Ha Family Lion Dance Troupe pose after performing a traditional Chinese lion dance.

Ringing in the Lunar New Year

February 28, 2018
Kate Malanaphy performs her song “Honey” at the venue Honey.

[Photo] Kate Malanaphy’s mellifluous concert

February 28, 2018

Mardi Gras comes to Minnesota

February 21, 2018

The Piper printer plague

February 21, 2018

One professor aims for the prize

February 19, 2018

Dance showcase doesn’t disappoint

December 7, 2017
Breaking up with U.S. Bank

Breaking up with U.S. Bank

December 7, 2017

Opting to end Opioid epidemic

December 7, 2017
Cheers for

Cheers for “Sweet Charity”

November 21, 2017
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