Culture and diversity

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Language keeper

Jaeden King wants to preserve the Ojibwe language by bringing it to schools in her community.

Ariadna Mondragon Botero, long dark hair, green shirt, gray jacket, smiles next to a large indoor plant.

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Building connections between cultures

A graduate student celebrates the diversity of life in forests and human cultures.

An assortment of animals in children's clothes play jump rope and swim in a pond.

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A medical student’s book teaches kids to appreciate differences

“The Way We Play,” by medical student Hugh Burke and Kylie Donohue, uses familiar animals to teach acceptance and teamwork.

People clapping at the 2023 U of M Juneteenth Celebration.

News Release

University of Minnesota presents 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration and Commemorative March: We are the Noise: The Echoes of Our Ancestors

On Saturday, June 15, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will host its third annual U of M Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in North Minneapolis.

Four women friends on a tennis court from above.

Research Brief

Diverse teams are more vulnerable to adversity

New research suggests that setbacks make diverse teams more likely to break up.

Aerial view of the Twin Cities campus and Mississippi River

News Release

Three U of M faculty honored with 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships

Exceptional faculty members working in nonfiction, photography, and fine arts have been recognized as 2023 Guggenheim Fellows.

View of the Minneapolis skyline and Loring Park

Research Brief

Discriminatory housing policies created an unequal park system in Minneapolis

A new study sheds light on the origins of racial disparities in the Minneapolis park system and their long-lasting consequences for environmental justice in the city.