Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program Professor Sarah Wallman has been awarded the 2019 Juniper Prize for Fiction. Her short story collection entitled Senseless Women has been accepted for publication by the University of Massachusetts Press and will be published in 2020. Professor Wallman’s other recent
Read More.Fifth Week of Lent Reflection
Scripture: Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?In the desert I make a way, in the wasteland, rivers. Isaiah 43:19 Brothers and sisters, I for my part do not consider myself to have
Read More.Dr. Hoffsman Ospino presents “Journeying with Young Hispanics on the Path of Faith and Discernment”
At the final St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture Boston College assistant professor of Theology and guest speaker, Dr. Hosffman Ospino Ph.D. gave a talk on the current Hispanic/Latino U.S demographic in the Catholic church and private schools and colleges. This informational session gave great insight on the role of Catholicism in the educational system, as well
Read More.Art Therapy Students present at the Art Therapy Association Annual Conference
Kirstin Auer, Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling (MAATC) student, will be presenting, along with art therapist Ellie Nicol, at the 50th Annual American Art Therapy Association Annual Conference (AATA) in Kansas City, Missouri on November 2, 2019. The American Art Therapy Association Annual Conference gives students and professional art therapist opportunities to
Read More.Albertus Magnus College Receives Federal Grant for Innovative Urban Studies Program
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive a three-year, $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Humanities Connections grant will support the development of the College’s innovative urban studies program that employs a multi-disciplinary approach to expand students’ understanding of urban life. Albertus faculty
Read More.The Albertus Magnus Chorus sings at Mary Wade House
The Albertus Magnus Chorus visited the Mary Wade Nursing Home on Friday, March 29. The singers performed a program of “oldies” pop songs for the residents; with residents singing along to the familiar tunes! As the Chorus finished up their set, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro unexpectedly arrived to greet the residents. The Albertus Magnus College Chorus
Read More.Experiential Learning Day 2019
Albertus Magnus College celebrated its 9th Annual Experiential Learning Day on March 27, 2019. Here are some highlights from the event from Albertus Magnus communications major, Alex Mitchell. See the full photo gallery at http://bit.ly/2V0RnX9
Read More.Fourth Week of Lent Reflection
Scripture: “Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world for himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses
Read More.Study Abroad In Costa Rica: Volunteering at a Children’s Hospital
For the spring 2019 semester, Leilim Chang-Salazar was accepted to the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica through the American Institute for Foreign Study as a study-abroad student representing Albertus Magnus College. While overseas, she currently is enrolled in classes ranging from Philosophy, to Spanish, to International Marketing. “While in Costa Rica, I’ve volunteered at the
Read More.Urban Studies Class at New Haven City Hall
Students in the Introduction to Urban Studies course at Albertus Magnus College visited New Haven City Hall this month and spent an hour in conversation with Community Services Administrator Dr. Dakibu Muley. He discussed the initiatives and programs he oversees (homelessness and housing, food systems, prison reentry programs, economic empowerment, social services, and health services),
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