A new collection of poems by MSUM English professor and alum (’85) Yahya Frederickson is being published. The new chapbook, titled Khumásiyát: Poems from the Moroccan Desert, is a collection of poems inspired by the Imazighen (“Berber”) people and the Saharan landscape they inhabit. Frederickson was inspired to compose the collection while on sabbatical in 2023, during which he spent some […]
Dragons shined brightly at the annual celebration and recognition Thirty-seven area women, including those with Dragon connections, were recognized at last evening’s YWCA Women of the Year event. Dr. Ok-Hee Lee, Dean of the College of Education & Human Services, was named YWCA Woman of the Year in Education. This award honors an individual who is shaping the future as […]
Dr. Kenyon Williams completed a four-week residency at Crookston’s Highland Elementary School under the auspices of a Minnesota Regional Arts Grant teaching West African drumming and dance to 5th graders at the school. He was joined for the grand finale concert by members of the MSUM Percussion Ensemble, who performed side-by-side with the elementary students. The students engaged enthusiastically with […]
The 2025 Plains Art Museum Gala: Wonderland on May 3rd from 7PM-Midnight features the regional leadership and impact of MSUM’s School of Art faculty, alumni and students by featuring 15 artists in it’s event and exhibition. The Faculty featured include: Zhimi Guan, Brad Bachmeier and Laura Youngbird. Featured Alumni include: Trudy Stubson, Naomi Schliesman, Amber Parsons, Dennis Krull, Ellen Diederich, […]
Congratulations to Minnesota State Moorhead’s Dr. Jill Holmstrom and Heather Phillips on their nominations for the Board of Trustees (BOT) Awards for Excellence. The awards acknowledge and provide systemwide recognition for consistently superior commitment to student learning and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence at the colleges and universities of Minnesota State. The 2025 Board of Trustees Awards ceremony […]