Dr. Jean Hellner presented at the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study International Conference

Dr. Jean Marie Hellner presented a paper on conductor-composer F. Melius Christiansen at the annual national meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study which took place in Minneapolis April 24-26. Her paper, “F. Melius Christiansen as a Composer: His Legacy in Choral Music Today” explored the indelible mark he made on choral music and performance practices in the United […]

Minnesota State Moorhead Nursing Celebrates 50 Years

The School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Minnesota State Moorhead’s nursing program now through May 2026. Since 1975, the program has prepared nurses to lead with skill, compassion, and integrity. Watch for historical highlights, alumni stories, and milestone moments shared throughout the year as we honor five decades of nursing education at MSUM.

National Student Exchange Spotlight: Wild Rockies Field Institute

Are you passionate about restoring ecosystems and learning how land can be actively healed through science, policy, and community action? The Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI) invites you to join their Restoration Ecology course—a unique, immersive academic experience that takes your environmental education out into the field. On this 3-week summer course, you’ll earn upper-division college credit (through the University of Montana) while backpacking through stunning ecosystems of the Northern […]

Professor and alum Yahya Frederickson publishes new poetry collection set in Morocco

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 […]