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St. Paul Public Schools graduates first EMT trainees  
Twelve seniors graduated from St. Paul Public School’s EMT training program on Friday. It’s the first-ever class for the district and a possible way forward in a crisis for emergency medicine.
Students address University of Minnesota Board of Regents
Speakers included members of the UMN Divest Coalition, which has been pushing for the university to cut ties with companies linked to the Israeli military. Also addressing regents were Jewish students who have raised concerns about antisemitism on campus
What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?
What is known about Minnesota universities’ connections to Israel and how do they compare to connections at other U.S. colleges? How would cutting those ties work? We answer those questions and more.  
Proposed budget cuts come after SCSU relied on reserves, one-time funding to balance budgets
St. Cloud State University’s faculty union has just eight days to respond to a proposed axing of more than one-third of the school’s degree programs and 57 teaching positions.
How these University of Texas-Austin students view Gaza war protests on their campus
As campus protests against Israel’s war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.