Dr. Caitlin Johnson (Dr. J) from Leadership and Learning recently published an article with Sage Publishing and Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. The article “Moving Beyond Lip Service: University Land Acknowledgment Statements and the Role of Leadership in Making Them Meaningful” was a collaboration with members of Minnesota State University Mankato. The authors applied Critical Race Theory as a […]
Text outreach via AI bot continues in spring semester Scorch, the AI-powered texting chatbot that Minnesota State Moorhead launched in Fall 2025, has proven to be a powerful tool for engaging students. During its first semester of use, Moorhead undergraduate students sent nearly 12,000 messages to Scorch, and 94% of students remain subscribed to Scorch’s texts, with 61% of students actively engaging with Scorch (sending 3+ […]
Minnesota State Moorhead is nominating five students to compete in this year’s Goldwater Scholarships Competition. Congratulations to Gabriel Grant (Physics), Taytum Nelson (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science), Maxwell Sheridan (Mathematics, Computer Science), Hannah Norton (Biology), and Mohammed Ali (Computer Information Technology). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified […]
Please register to attend this month’s Data Brews presentation! The Minnesota State System Institutional Research (SIR) unit is hosting the next Data Brews: Table Talk on January 16, 2026. The presentation series is open to all Minnesota State employees. Erin Osborn, Senior Research Analyst at Century College and SLEDS Data Coach, and Nora Morris, SLEDS Director, will demonstrate Minnesota’s Statewide Longitudinal […]
Scorch, the texting chatbot, will be sliding into your text messages again this semester. Undergraduate students should look for a welcome message from Scorch on Monday, Jan. 12, followed by occasional check-in questions. To ensure you receive Scorch’s text messages, check the cell phone number we have on file in your Student Success Snapshot on your MyMSUM homepage. Email Scorch@mnstate.edu to update your cell phone […]