MSUM to offer Swedish course

Minnesota State University Moorhead will offer a Swedish language and culture course this fall for the first time in about 20 years. The course, taught by MSUM professor emeritus James Kaplan, will be open to MSUM students and community members.Kaplan, who retired in 2008 from MSUM as a French professor, lived and worked in Sweden and founded the Swedish Cultural Heritage Society of the Red River Valley. He was decorated by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden for his service to the Swedish American community. Click headline to read Amy Dalrymple’s full Forum story.