Category: Faculty Story

Since 2006, NSF grants have allowed Professor Todd Pedlar and Luther students to participate in international collaborations that conduct research in elementary particle physics. 

“With both the NCAA and the American Rivers Conference set to add women’s wrestling as a championship, the moment to join in is now,” Athletic Director Renae Hartl said.

Winner of the 2019 Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, Nella will be a highlight of Hispanic Heritage Month at Luther. 

Author of the new book “By the Fire We Carry” (release date Sept. 10), Nagle is an award-winning writer, podcaster, advocate and citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

Five long-serving faculty members who retired this summer reminisce about the extraordinary students who motivated their work. 

Every day in the Luther Cafeteria, potential food waste is diverted to make rich compost to replenish the land, and prepared food that was not served is repackaged to serve food insecure people in Decorah and surrounding areas. Watch a video that highlights how the college is reducing food waste, motivated by its commitment to environmental and civic sustainability. 

Surrounded by more than 90 prospective student-athletes and their families, Luther College current student-athletes broke a wall to mark the launch of construction on the $24 million Gerdin Fieldhouse for Athletics and Wellness.

Orçun Selçuk, assistant professor of political science at Luther College, recently published “The Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization,” which examines the relationship between populism and polarization through leaders in Turkey, Venezuela, and Ecuador. 

The gray fox population is declining across the Midwest; Dawn Reding, associate professor of biology at Luther College, is trying to understand why. She’s leading part of the lab work of a multi-state study, which includes Iowa, Indiana and Illinois, on gray foxes. 

Cruzvergara is recognized as an agent of change and an expert on strategies that create equitable student career success outcomes.