The Minnesota Minority Education Partnership has recognized the “visionary and courageous leadership” of James H. McCormick, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, in promoting racial equality and excellence in education.
Gov. Dayton appointed Sheila Wright — dean of Hamline University’s School of Education — the new director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Wright joined Hamline in July 2009. She has also taught at Carleton College in Northfield and at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Steve Hoffbeck, History, gave a presentation on “The Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941, and Its Legacies,” on Tuesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. Hoffbeck told of the impact of the attack and how Minnesotans responded to the onset of World War II, sending soldiers to the battlefronts and enduring shortages and […]
Steve Hoffbeck, History, delivered a presentation entitled “The Home Front In Minnesota in World War II” Monday, November 8 at the Fergus Falls Public Library; telling of rationing, practice blackouts in case enemy bombers hit Minnesota, and the sacrifices of soldiers and citizens during the war. The program was sponsored by the Minnesota Legacy Fund for Libraries, by the local library, […]
State legislators will stop on campus Nov. 1 between 1:45 and 2:15 p.m. Read more.