Category: Faculty Story

a photo collage showing four people's professional portraits in one graphic

Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward and Provost Brad Chamberlain have announced promotions for current faculty members.

March 7, 2023
Amy Nam sits on the floor and leans against a harp

Nearly 400 composers across the country submitted pieces in hopes of securing this coveted opportunity in the contemporary music world.     

February 10, 2023
Luther professors of music Xiao Hu (left) and Du Huang (right)

Luther College piano faculty members Xiao Hu and Du Huang will perform a Valentine’s Day concert to be broadcast live on Iowa Public Radio Classical.

February 7, 2023
Portrait of Brooke Joyce

Brooke Joyce will compose two pieces to be performed at the 2024 AGO National Convention in San Francisco. 

October 7, 2022
Student in a field with a net in a field with wildflowers

Of the 55 species of bees found living on the Luther College campus this summer, seven have never been recorded in Iowa.

August 15, 2022
A person wearing a ghillie suit sits in a barber's chair.

The photos are part of Aaron Lurth’s series titled “My Paper Tiger: Carl” in which Lurth depicts what it can feel like to live with anxiety.

July 28, 2022
A student in a plaid shirt operates a ground-penetrating radar unit on a grassy field while an instructor in a blue t-shirt looks on.

Students identified the exact location and features of the former Ice Cave Mill.

June 13, 2022
As the Twig is Bent promo

Beginning on March 14, WPR will feature “As the Twig is Bent: A Memoir” on its “Chapter a Day” program.

March 11, 2022
A grid containing headshots of eight faculty

Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward and Provost Lynda Szymanski have announced promotions and grants of tenure for current faculty members.

February 28, 2022
A woodcut illustration of two tonsured monks with glowing yellow halos, praying with hands together amidst red flames.

Robert J. Christman has received the Gerald Strauss prize for his book “The Dynamics of the Early Reformation in their Reformed Augustinian Context.”

November 15, 2021