Minnesota State Recognizes Leaders with Emeritus Status

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 18, 2024 – The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has recognized Adenuga Atetwologun, Anne Blackhurst, and Richard Rush with the title of President Emeritus, and Devinder Malhotra with the title of Chancellor Emeritus. Anne Blackhurst served as president of Minnesota State University Moorhead from 2014 until her retirement in 2023.  Known affectionately as […]

April 24 Town Hall recording, slides available

A recording and slides of the April 24 Town Hall Meeting are available on President Downs’ webpage. You can view the presentation by selecting the link, “News & Notes” and clicking “Town Hall Meeting | April 24, 2024” under “Campus Updates.” Employees must be logged into myMSUM to see the link. Town Hall topics included enrollment priorities, facilities investments, comprehensive facilities planning […]

March 27 budget open forum recording, slides available

A recording and slides of the March 27 University Planning and Budget Open Forum are available on President Downs’ webpage. You can view the presentation by selecting the link, “News & Notes” and clicking “Budget Open Forum | March 27, 2024” under “Campus Updates.” Employees must be logged into myMSUM to see the link. Watch the budget open forum.March 27 slide […]

Mike McFeely’s Q&A with President Downs

In wide-ranging interview with Forum columnist Mike McFeely, new MSUM leader confident about growing enrollment and doesn’t flat-out say ‘no’ to adding hockey. MOORHEAD — Minnesota State University Moorhead has shed more than half of its enrollment since reaching a record high of 9,151 in 1990. The school recorded 4,379 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled last fall, continuing a downward […]

MSUM’s tuition-free scholarship for North and South Dakota residents

Below is media coverage about MSUM’s tuition-free scholarship for North and South Dakota residents. MSU Moorhead creates tuition-free scholarship program for North and South Dakota residents (Valley News Live, March 20, 2024) MSUM to match tuition coverage of North Star Promise scholarship for North Dakota, South Dakota students (The Forum, March 20, 2024) MSUM expands tuition-free scholarship program to North […]