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Mark M. Welter World Citizen Award Recipients

12/02/2019

Congratulations to all students nominated for the Mark M. Welter World Citizen Award!

ALL IN Challenge Awards

11/21/2019

LeadMN Executive Director Mike Dean was honored in Washington, D.C. with the ALL IN Campus Democracy Champion Award!

Funding for basic needs and tuition freeze

11/21/2019

LeadMN writes a letter to the Board of Trustees with recommendations for the 2020 supplemental budget.

The Democracy Cup, Youth Voting, and Civic Engagement

11/12/2019

On November 6, 2019, LeadMN was joined by Secretary of State Steve Simon and Director of Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg to introduce the 2018 State of Student Voting Report and present the Democracy Cup!

State of Student Voting

11/06/2019

The numbers are in and college students flooded the polls in the 2018 elections!

The Census Game

11/05/2019

At the Minnesota Student Leadership Summit in October, 200 students worked to create campus action plans to compete for grants related to census awareness and participation.

Kristina's Student Story

10/31/2019

Kristina Bratsch discusses her struggles with food insecurity, mental health, and balancing school, work, and life.

President Oballa Speaks About Equity 2030 to Board of Trustees

10/22/2019

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, President Oballa met with the Board of Trustees to share student concerns.

LeadMN Urges Senate to Protect Pell in Spending Bill

10/09/2019

LeadMN and over 60 other organizations oppose the $1.3 billion rescission from the Pell reserve fund proposed by Senate appropriators in a moving letter.

#RealCollege Students Unable to Eat on Campus

8/21/2019

A survey of 3,460 Minnesota community college students found that 40 percent of respondents experienced food insecurity in the prior 30 days.