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    40th Anniversary Celebration a Smashing Success!
    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...
    Dag Blanck named Honorary Professor
    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...
    40th Anniversary Celebration
    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...
    Faculty Research in "Whole Person Health"
    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...
    NWO Fellow Completes Visit
    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...
    Director writes new book "Swedish-American Borderlands"
    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
    Announcing: Recipient of the Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award
    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...
    Announcing: Faculty Research Stipend Recipient
    Lisa Huntsha
    • Jun 17, 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...
    New article from Center research
    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...
    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    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...
    Ander lecture available on YouTube
    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...

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