Tag: University of Minnesota
Program Encourages Regional Native American Students to Pursue Health Sciences
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School Duluth Campus will increase access to biomedical science careers for Native American students in the region with...
New UMN Medical Campus to Focus on Rural Health
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School will open a new campus focused on training homegrown health care professionals in St. Cloud, Minn., as...
Report Details University of Minnesota’s Historical Mistreatment of Native Americans
A new report released Tuesday reveals the University of Minnesota's (UMN) founders committed "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" of Native Americans during the 19th century...
Regent Resigns After Calling University of Minnesota Campus ‘Too Diverse’
University of Minnesota (UMN) Regent Steve Sviggum has immediately resigned from his position as vice chair of the Board of Regents after outcries from...
University Regent Faces Criticism for Suggesting Diversity Hurts Enrollment
Steve Sviggum, the vice chair of the University of Minnesota (UMN) Board of Regents, was criticized by students and colleagues for suggesting at a...
Land-Grant Universities Establish Leadership Positions to Repair Relations with Native American...
In 2020, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative report by High Country News magazine exposed how a multitude of higher education institutions across the U.S. have...
An INSIGHT Investigation: Accounting for Just 0.5% of Higher Education’s Budgets,...
Spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at American universities has increased 27 percent over the past five academic years, according to an...
