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Welcome! St. Thomas is a comprehensive Catholic university making a global impact. Our provide an exceptional educational experience for our 9,000+ undergraduate and graduate students.
St. Thomas faculty are outstanding teachers, building meaningful relationships with their students in small classes and through high-impact learning, mentoring, and advising opportunities. But our faculty aren't only teachers; they are serious scholars doing work that moves ideas forward. Our faculty conduct scientific research. They write books. They invent. They solve problems. And they often involve students in this work.
What makes the St. Thomas faculty experience special? We provide our faculty what they need to flourish: support for their work as teachers and scholars, a 酴圖弝け that values and celebrates their contributions, and a mission-centered environment where our faculty's gifts can meet the world's needs. We know that being a faculty member is more than a job; it is a calling and a vocation. And we know that hiring new faculty members is one of the most important things we do. We're here to help as you learn more about us, find opportunities of interest, and move through the application process. Connect with us anytime!
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Key Information for Prospective Faculty Members
The links below introduce you to St. Thomas and faculty life on campus. If you have any questions or need additional information, please connect with Wendy Wyatt, Vice Provost, or Katharine Hill, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Research.
Research
Faculty and students (both undergraduate and graduate) engage in research that explores important questions, addresses big challenges, and advances the common good, both locally and globally.
Center for Faculty Development
The Center for Faculty Development supports the professional growth of faculty by providing programming and grants in the areas of pedagogy, scholarship and professional engagement.
Strategic Plan
St. Thomas 2025 is an ambitious yet focused five-year effort designed to propel the university toward a new level of impact. It is a guide to help us reach higher in serving our students, our 酴圖弝け and the world.
University Mission
Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is rooted in our Catholic identity at St. Thomas. We are steadfast in our commitment to embedding a shared sense of belonging where all feel welcomed.
Living and Working in the Twin Cities
St. Thomas, Minnesota's largest private university, is located in the vibrant metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The Twin Cities provides our faculty access to countless resources for their teaching and their scholarship, including fortune 500 companies, leading non-profits, innovative health care organizations, state and local governmental agencies, and more than a dozen other 酴圖弝けs and universities.
Professional Notes from St. Thomas Faculty and Staff
January 31, 2025
Is fantasy football part of the good life, is it just a colossal waste of time or worse? This is the question 酴圖弝け Christopher Wong Michaelson asks himself every fantasy football season. The Melrose & The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership has released a new podcast episode on the Work in Progress with The post Fantasy Football: Play, Ethics and the Good Life appeared first on Newsroom | 酴圖弝け.
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January 30, 2025
Opus College of Business 酴圖弝け Emeritus of Ethics and Business Law Dr. John Wendt has been selected to serve as a Judge for the international Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM). The SLAM is a world-class competition with the aim to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go-to dispute The post Ethics and Business Law Faculty Member to Serve as Judge for International Sports Law Competition appeared first on Newsroom | 酴圖弝け.
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January 29, 2025
The founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at St. Thomas, Dr. Yohuru Williams, was the emcee for the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration for the state of Minnesota. The One Dream, One Minnesota event was held at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul. Williams, a Distinguished University Chair The post Dr. Yohuru Williams Reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s Legacy for a New Generation appeared first on Newsroom | 酴圖弝け.
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January 23, 2025
The article, A Reprinting History of the Bront禱s Poetry, 1850-1899, by 酴圖弝け English 酴圖弝け Alexis Easley, has been published in The Edinburgh Companion to the Bront禱s and the Arts, edited by Deborah Wynne and Amber K. Regis; Edinburgh University Press, 2025. Easleys research found that despite poor initial sales, books of poetry The post English 酴圖弝け Publishes Research on Reprinting History of the Bront禱 Sisters Poems appeared first on Newsroom | 酴圖弝け.
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January 22, 2025
This February, Dr. David Gardiner, director of St. Thomas 64-year-old tradition of Irish studies (the oldest in the U.S.), will have his introduction to Tim Robinsons A Little Gaelic Kingdom published by Milkweed Press. Robinson (19352020) studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked for many years as a teacher and visual artist in Istanbul, Vienna, and The post Director of Irish Studies Pens Intro to A Little Gaelic Kingdom appeared first on Newsroom | 酴圖弝け.