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Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn on the humanitarian crisis in America
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn speak at the Commonwealth Club of California about their new book, “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.”
Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia gave the 2020 Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict.
Political scientists ask if the presidential nomination process is failing
Political science professor Julia Azari expores America’s presidential nominating process in an event at the Univ. of Minnesota Humphrey School.
APM Reports documentary: 'At a Loss for Words'
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
APM Reports documentary, 'Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.'
APM Reports documentary, “Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.” History shows slavery helped build many U.S. colleges and universities.
Author Margot Lee Shetterly speaks about 'Hidden Figures' like Katherine Johnson of NASA
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race," was the Distinguished Carlson Lecturer at the University of Minnesota on Friday.