News & Stories
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: An Garagiola-Bernier
Meet An Garagiola-Bernier, who is pursuing a Masters of Public Policy and is a Research Assistant in the Office of American Indian and Tribal Nations Relations. As a mixed-race Anishinaabekwe (Bois Forte) and disabled person, she perceives problems and crafts strategies at the confluence of multiple worldviews. She is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Fayola Jacobs
Fayola Jacobs is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining Water, Equity, & Justice and an Assistant Professor of urban planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Craig Hassel
Meet Craig Hassel, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Food and Nutrition and Graduate Faculty, Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota. He is a short-term fellow with The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University cohort.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Tyler Seidel
Tyler Seidel is a graduate student in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior participating in the short-term fellowship on Water, Equity, and Justice.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Maddy Nyblade
Meet Maddy Nyblade, a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences studying the hydrology of Manoomin (wild rice) ecosystems as part of a tribal-university partnership, Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin. She is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Amanda Lyons
Meet Amanda Lyons, an IAS short-term fellow in the Water, Equity and Justice cohort. She is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School.
MN Transform is Hiring!
MN Transform is hiring a UMN graduate student for a 20 hour/week opening for an administrative assistant.
Meet an IAS Staff Member: Sophie Hunt
Sophie B. Hunt recently started at the IAS as Internship Coordinator for Minnesota Transform.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Christian Bell
Meet Christian Bell, a short-term fellow in the Mission of the Land-Grant/Land-Grab University cohort.
Announcing the 2021 Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant Awardees!
We are delighted to announce the 2021 Humanities Without Walls Grand Research Challenge seed grant awardees for projects on methodologies of reciprocity and redistribution!