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Higher-ed convening

Building Relationships & Best Practices for Racial Equity in Higher Education

Join MnEEP and other race equity advocates and leaders to connect and collaborate for building a more racially just higher education system in Minnesota!

Friday, June 16
9am-2pm
University of MN; McNamara Center

This is an event for Minnesota students, staff, faculty, alumnus, policymakers, advocates, and higher-ed leaders to come together to share and build policies and best practices for racial equity in Minnesota’s higher-ed systems.

We’ll have time to connect, conspire, and celebrate, and hear from our excellent keynote panelists about what’s next and how we can build more together!

Keynote panelists: 

Senator Aric Putnam; DFL; Higher Education Committee

Dennis Olson; Commissioner of Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Minerva Muñoz; Dean for Institutional Equity at Macalester College

Carly Duran-Marrero; CASA SOL Graduate Advisor Higher Education

Ronald Ferguson; Ph.D.; Professor of Sociology at Ridgewater College

Moderator:

Fernando “Fernie” Rodriguez, Director Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence, Circle of Indigenous Nations

Register now as space is limited!

MnEEP Staff

Led by People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) thought leaders and experts, MnEEP uses a race equity lens to develop and advance networks, practices, research, and policies to dismantle racism in education and build a more just, equitable society.

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