dents, faculty and staff to talk about a campuswide survey the Chicago- based nonprofit carried out last March, as well as future interfaith initiatives. Of Concordia faculty surveyed, 75 percent said they are comfortable discussing religion in the classroom. Eighty-two percent of students felt religion and spiritu- ality should be a regular part of dis- course on campus. And 72 percent of students said they regularly have discussions with someone of another worldview that has a positive influ- ence on their perceptions.
This past September and October, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, held lunchtime discussions of “Lutheran Themes” to help students, faculty, staff and other members of the community explore Lutheran theology and the Lutheran tradition of higher education. University pas- tor Amy Oehlschlaeger and religion professor Joy Schroeder took partici- pants on a journey through Lutheran thought and creation, sin, grace, free- dom, vocation, sacrament and faith.
What happens to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. system of higher education? Students at Cali- fornia Lutheran University, Thou- sand Oaks, took on this topic. Their three-year project gathers the per- sonal narratives of college students whose immigration status stands between them and their future. Led by Akiko Yasuike, associate pro- fessor of sociology, students Rocio Ayala, Maricela Bolanos and Lynzi Tarango are exploring how the lack of legal status impacts one’s social life, education and identity develop- ment. “Just the fact that some undoc- umented students make it to college is itself a puzzle,” Yasuike said. “I really wanted to explore what actu- ally made them succeed despite the obstacles they face.”
What does God have to do with Cae- sar? Students at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash., looked at distinctively Lutheran perspectives on the relationship between faith and politics during the Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life. Key- note speaker Larry Rasmussen, the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeri- tus of Social Ethics at Union Theo- logical Seminary, N.Y., spoke about “New Wineskins: The Lutheran Contribution.” PLU professors Doug Oakman, Seth Dowland and Marit Trelstad also made presentations on the New Testament, American church history and contemporary theology, respectively.
Midland University, Fremont, Neb., welcomed its largest freshman class
since the school’s founding in 1883. With 484 new or transfer students, Midland grew to nearly 1,110 stu- dents—a 32 percent increase over last year’s record-setting enrollment. School officials attribute the increase to a “four-year graduation guaran- tee” announced in 2011 by Midland President Ben Sasse and the closing of Dana College, Blair, Neb. The university has committed to paying remaining tuition and fees if a stu- dent who meets basic requirements somehow fails to graduate on time.
Two business professors a n d researchers at Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y., sent their plan for saving Social Security to Presi- dent Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Republican presidential
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