Frank King, Jr., joins MSUM as associate provost of diversity and inclusion

Dr. Frank King, Jr., has joined MSUM as its first Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion This new role will help the university advance its strategic priority of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. King will lead and facilitate diversity initiatives in academic affairs programs, including faculty training and development, faculty recruitment and retention, and curricular initiatives, along with encouraging internationalization across the […]

Diversity and Inclusion awarded MN OHE Grant

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is excited to announce that it was recently awarded a research grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to better understand the experiences of underrepresented high school students as it relates to Dual Enrollment programs. Dual Enrollment programs allow high school students to earn college credit while in high school and serve as […]

Celebrating Juneteenth Freedom Day at MSUM 

One year after Governor Tim Walz proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day in the State of Minnesota and President Joe Biden signed a law recognizing the day as Juneteenth National Independence Day, MSUM is joining the celebration with a paid day off for faculty and staff on Monday, June 20.  Juneteenth commemorates the moment on June 19, 1865, when […]

Juneteenth: Then, Now, Here. – Event June 21

Juneteenth: Then, Now, Here. Carl Griffin and Gregory Reed met as Minnesota State University Moorhead students in 1968. Carl gave the speech at MSUM’s memorial service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, which helped implement Project E-Quality, a program that gave scholarships to students of color. Gregory was one of the original Project E-Quality graduates 50 years ago. After graduating, they both […]