Tadd Johnson appointed to U of M Board of Regents
By Lee Egerstrom It has finally happened. More than 170 years after the University of Minnesota was created on Native American lands, the University system now has a Native American on its governing Board of Regents. On July 13, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced the governor had appointed former University […]
St. Paul attorney in running to become UofMN’s first Native American regent
By Lee Egerstrom D. Brandon Alkire, a St. Paul attorney representing various Native American and family causes, is among candidates recommended for election to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. If elected by the Minnesota Legislature this year, Alkire would become the first Native American to serve on the university’s governing board in its […]