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U regent Sviggum wonders if Morris campus is 'too diverse'

U regent Sviggum wonders if Morris campus is 'too diverse'

University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum’s recent assertion that diversity might be a marketing problem for the Morris campus is drawing pushback. White students make up about 54 percent of enrollment, compared to about 58 percent in the pre-pandemic years.
by MPR News Staff

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Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

In 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy was lynched in Mississippi. Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose insistence on an open-casket funeral helped ignite the civil rights movement.
by Justin Chang

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Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

When transgender people are incarcerated, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done

A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes finds that 36 percent of counties in the U.S. are "maternity care deserts," meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers.
by Rachel Treisman

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It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy and child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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12 migrants arrested, accused of illegal entering U.S. in MN

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says 12 migrants from Ireland and Great Britain were arrested after illegally entering the United States in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you

Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.
by Rachel Treisman

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