Speaker: Dr. Kim Khavar Fahlstedt Title: "Warner Oland: Sweden's Forgotten Movie Star" Friday, November 1, 7pm Location: Augustana's...

A major grant from the Swedish foundation Riksbankens jubileumsfond in Stockholm has been awarded to a group of trans-Atlantic libraries...

This fall, Augustana College and Uppsala University students piloted the first joint course between the two schools.

Jack Beemsterboer, an Augustana College senior from Towanda, Illinois, just finished his summer internship at the Center. As a history...

Dr. Mike Scarlett (Associate Professor, Education Department, Augustana College) just finished his week-long visit combing through the Cente

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

The weekend of May 7th saw the Swenson Center's 40th Anniversary celebration. We opened our doors in September 1981, and have since...

On May 6th, Dr. Dag Blanck, Director of the Swenson Center, was named Augustana Honorary Professor of Swedish-American Studies to...

The Swenson Center Turns 40! The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center opened its doors in September 1981 and has since become the...

Dr. Lena Hann, Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program at Augustana College was the 2021 recipient of our Faculty Research...

This article was written by Benjamin R. Grignon, our 2021 NWO Visiting Scholar Award recipient. Grignon is working on his Doctorate of...

University of Minnesota Press publishes new book co-edited by Swenson Center director Dag Blanck

Benjamin Grignon is a teacher of traditional Menominee arts, he represents the Menominee Nation, and approaches culturally-responsive...

Dr. Lena Hann, Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program, has been awarded the 2021 Faculty Research Stipend. Hann will spend one...

A new article in Scandinavian Journal of History was written by our 2018 Dagmar and Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award recipient...

We've organized a Lunchtime Lecture Series highlighting the work being done by scholars using materials in the Swenson Center library and...

In case you missed it live, this year's O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History was presented by Dr. Hélène Ohlsson under the...