Acceptance into MN Disability Advocacy Training

Selected from a pool of statewide applicants, criminal justice/political science/pre-law student Amanda Schermerhorn has been accepted into the eight-month Minnesota Partners in Policymaking® leadership training. Participants include adults with disabilities and parents raising children with developmental disabilities.  Schermerhorn is the mother to four children. Her youngest child, Richard, has autism. He is nonverbal and cognitively delayed.  He requires constant supervision […]

Share Your First-Generation Student Story

Nov. 8 is First-Generation College Student Day, a national celebration of the success and presence of first-generation college students, faculty, and staff on campuses across the country. This annual event was created by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the NASPA Center for First-Generation Student Success and is held on the anniversary of the signing of the Higher […]

Crisis Resource for LGBTQ+ Students

You deserve a welcoming, loving world no matter how you identify or who you love, and so do the people you care about.Text START to 678678 or call the TREVOR Project Lifeline at 1.866.488.7386 and connect with a counselor if you’re struggling or in crisis, find answers and information, and get the tools you need to help someone else.You’ve got […]