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  • Five Questions with Alan Page

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    Alan Page has had a remarkable career by any measure—actually, by all measures. After being inducted into two halls of fame, college and pro, for his football prowess, he became Minnesota’s first African American State Supreme Court justice, being elected to the seat three times before retiring in 2015. He’s also published four children’s books…

  • Nobel Conference speaker Brendesha Tynes

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    Dr. Brendesha Tynes is Dean’s Professor of Equity and Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Southern California. Her lecture at the conference is “Adolescents’ daily race-related experiences and mental health outcomes.” Access to digital media permeates our society, perhaps particularly among young people. In one recent survey of middle and high schoolers,…

  • George Floyd, Racial Injustice, and the World We Want to Build

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    President Bergman’s message to students, faculty, and staff as protests continue in the Twin Cities and beyond.