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September 13 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives Forum Draws Hundreds in Person, Online
More than 150 people attended in person with hundreds more watching online as Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK held the Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives event on Sept. 12.
September 12 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Launches MN’s First Nature-Based Field School for Teachers
As teachers return to the classroom in September, a group of Minnesota educators will enter the wilderness as part of the new Teacher Field School program led by Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK, in partnership with the University of Minnesota and Freshwater...
August 23 2023 / Newsroom
Meet the Speakers for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK's Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives Forum
The forum will draw a panel of nationally recognized experts together to examine the intersection of academic freedom and diverse cultural perspectives.
August 17 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Announces Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives Forum on Sept. 12
Nationally recognized experts, including Michael Eric Dyson and Robin DiAngelo, will gather at Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK to discuss the challenges higher education faces.
August 7 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Awarded EPA Grant to Research Lead Detection in Drinking Water
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK received a $24,975 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency this month to research enhanced methods of detecting lead ions in drinking water. The grant was announced on Aug. 1 as part of the EPA’s People, Prosperity, and the...
July 31 2023 / Newsroom
EdD Candidate Makes History as Pioneering Somali Principal
As the start of the school year nears, Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK edD candidate Salma Hussein prepares for her second year as principal of Gideon Pond Elementary, and considers the impact her historic first year had on the Burnsville community. Hussein, the first...
June 14 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Offers MN’s First Nature-Based Early Learning Certificate
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK is the first Minnesota institution to offer a Nature-Based Early Learning Certificate, which trains educators to explore the many ways nature benefits children's development, health, well-being and learning. The program, introduced...
May 26 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Graduate Named Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Michael Houston is the fourth Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK alumni to be named Minnesota Teacher of the Year in the past 10 years.
May 23 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK response to AAUP report
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK response released May 23, 2023.
May 17 2023 / Newsroom
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Honors the Class of 2023
Nearly 500 students walk at Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK’s May 13 commencement ceremonies.