Lisa Huntsha
A Summer Intern's Reflection
Jack Beemsterboer, an Augustana College senior from Towanda, Illinois, just finished his summer internship at the Center. As a history...
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Lisa Huntsha
- Jul 21
Faculty Research Stipend Recipient
Dr. Mike Scarlett (Associate Professor, Education Department, Augustana College) just finished his week-long visit combing through the Cente
Lisa Huntsha
- Jul 13
Meet our Summer Intern
Meet our summer intern, Jack! From Towanda, Illinois, Jack is a history major going into his senior year at Augie. He is exploring history-r
Lisa Huntsha
- May 17
40th Anniversary Celebration a Smashing Success!
The weekend of May 7th saw the Swenson Center's 40th Anniversary celebration. We opened our doors in September 1981, and have since...
Lisa Huntsha
- May 16
Dag Blanck named Honorary Professor
On May 6th, Dr. Dag Blanck, Director of the Swenson Center, was named Augustana Honorary Professor of Swedish-American Studies to...
Dag Blanck
- Feb 22
40th Anniversary Celebration
The Swenson Center Turns 40! The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center opened its doors in September 1981 and has since become the...
Lisa Huntsha
- Aug 19, 2021
Faculty Research in "Whole Person Health"
Dr. Lena Hann, Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program at Augustana College was the 2021 recipient of our Faculty Research...
Lisa Huntsha
- Aug 17, 2021
NWO Fellow Completes Visit
This article was written by Benjamin R. Grignon, our 2021 NWO Visiting Scholar Award recipient. Grignon is working on his Doctorate of...
Swenson Center
- Aug 9, 2021
Director writes new book "Swedish-American Borderlands"
University of Minnesota Press publishes new book co-edited by Swenson Center director Dag Blanck
Lisa Huntsha
- Jul 14, 2021
Announcing: Recipient of the Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award
Benjamin Grignon is a teacher of traditional Menominee arts, he represents the Menominee Nation, and approaches culturally-responsive...
Lisa Huntsha
- Jun 16, 2021
Announcing: Faculty Research Stipend Recipient
Dr. Lena Hann, Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program, has been awarded the 2021 Faculty Research Stipend. Hann will spend one...
Lisa Huntsha
- Mar 12, 2021
New article from Center research
A new article in Scandinavian Journal of History was written by our 2018 Dagmar and Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award recipient...
Kimberly La Palm
- Jan 6, 2021
Lunchtime Lecture Series
We've organized a Lunchtime Lecture Series highlighting the work being done by scholars using materials in the Swenson Center library and...
Lisa Huntsha
- Nov 9, 2020
Ander lecture available on YouTube
In case you missed it live, this year's O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History was presented by Dr. Hélène Ohlsson under the...