George Floyd, Black Lives Matter and the impact on HE
On 25 September 2020, with little more than a month to go in the United States presidential election, and, no doubt, blind to the irony that he was speaking not far from the national historic landmark that had been the home of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King in Atlanta, Georgia, President Donald Trump delivered a blistering attack on America’s most visible and important civil rights organisation.
The president recycled many of the tropes from more than half a century ago used by racist politicians, such as George Wallace, who, upon becoming governor of Alabama in 1963, famously declared “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever”, and J Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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University of Minnesota students decry PAC influence in Legislature s election of new regents Campus leaders cite board members donations to PAC as conflict of interest before Monday s selections. March 12, 2021 6:48pm Text size Copy shortlink:
University of Minnesota student leaders criticized members of the school s Board of Regents on Friday for contributing money to a political action committee that has been accused of trying to influence the Legislature s election of new regents, calling the donations a thinly veiled effort by board members to pick their future colleagues.
Student leaders addressed the board directly and sent letters to lawmakers denouncing the Maroon and Gold Rising PAC. They asked the regents who contributed to the PAC Ken Powell, Richard Beeson, Janie Mayeron and David McMillan to no longer donate and called for the state Campaign Finance Board to investigate the PAC s actions.
March 5, 2021
With the University’s systemwide strategic plan, MPact 2025, now in place, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents will launch a series of campus-specific conversations next week to discuss how the Crookston, Duluth, Morris and Rochester campuses will advance the systemwide mission. The first installment in these discussions will focus on the Rochester campus, led by Chancellor Lori Carrell.
Over the coming months, the Board discussions will include overviews of each campus’ unique identities, the types of students it serves and aims to serve in the future, enrollment targets and strategies, as well as strategies and initiatives related to administrative efficiency and cost containment. Campus leaders have also been asked to consider how other University system resources may support campus needs.