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May 5, 2026

Demi-Lee Carlisle’s Undergraduate Economic Research Selected for Publication by Issues in Political Economy

Dragon Economics and Business Analytics 2025 graduate, Demi-Lee Carlisle, joins an elite group whose undergraduate research will be published in Issues in Political Economy in July 2026. Carlisle’s econometric analysis, “The Cost of Loadshedding on the South African Economy,”  provides an estimate of monetary losses to the South African economy from the energy management strategy of rolling blackouts. Under the faculty […]

Alumni
April 30, 2026

Dragon Impact Awardee Jenessa Fillipi transforms houses into homes

Double Dragon Jenessa Fillipi, executive director of Down Home, is a recipient of the 2026 Dragon Impact Award! She is helping break the cycle of homelessness one family at a time by furnishing homes, strengthening connections, and transforming communities. “I want people to know the importance of Down Home and other nonprofits in our community, and that together, truly, we […]

College of Education & Human Services
April 27, 2026

Distinguished alum and longtime professor recognized for career in fluency disorders

While teaching for nearly 40 years at Moorhead, Bruce Hanson (’75) helped grow Speech-Language Hearing Sciences programs, expanded hands-on clinical experiences for students, became one of the nation’s first Board-Certified Specialists in Fluency Disorders, and gave back to his community through private practice and volunteer service. His extraordinary legacy is being recognized today with the MSUM Foundation 2026 Distinguished Alumni […]

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