Augustana University today announced that Slade Larscheid has decided to step down as director of athletics in order to spend more time with his family and pursue other opportunities. 

Junior Jessica Ruf and senior Tia McKillip, both of Sioux Falls, reflect on their experiences in Norway last summer as part of the Peace Scholar program.

U.S. News has ranked Augustana among the top 50 colleges and universities nationwide for its online master's degree program in education.

The University’s first female president, top rankings and record enrollment are just some of the news stories we shared last year. Here's a look back at some of the top newsmakers and happenings at Augustana University in 2017. 

For the third year in a row, students and faculty from Augustana's English and Journalism Department and the Writing Center have selected their Word of the Year (WOTY). This year's WOTY however, is not a word, per se, but rather a lexeme — something that functions as a single unit of meaning. Learn more about the selection of #MeToo as the 2017 WOTY.

From India to Ecuador, Norway, Greece, London and beyond, the world is the classroom for 145 Augustana students who will be studying off campus for J-Term 2018.

Meet the members of the Accelerated Nursing Program's Class of 2017 who were recognized on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony, held on campus in the Chapel of Reconciliation. 

The Augustana Board of Trustees approved a number of faculty members for promotions and/or tenure at its December meeting.

Connie Evenson, an assistant professor of nursing, is the first recipient of the Augustana DAISY Faculty Award, an honor that recognizes extraordinary nurses who go above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of patients and families, and nursing faculty who provide exceptional instruction and inspiration for nursing students. 

Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén, archbishop of Sweden, discussed "Reformation and Responsibility in the World" on Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Augustana's Chapel of Reconciliation as part of the University's celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.