Katelyn is the community reporter of the Minnesota Daily, who covers marginalized communities and underrepresented voices at the University of Minnesota. She joined the Daily in 2020 as a reporter intern covering graduate and professional students. In fall 2020, she became an associate reporter. As a third-year student, she is majoring in Journalism and Political Science. Katelyn is a Hmong American, first-generation student and a ThreeSixty Journalism alum. She was born and raised in the East Side of Saint Paul.
Beginning in fall 2021, the Critical Studies Disability Collective will host the project that examines disability through the lenses of race, disposability and more.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published March 19, 2021
The University of Minnesota’s Graduate School launched the First-Gen Connect initiative to develop programming to support all first-generation students in graduate programs.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published March 7, 2021
The committee aims to review all the University’s administrative policies by the end of June to identify potential negative impacts on marginalized communities.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published February 22, 2021
The department is honoring its 50th year with a series of events, starting with an exhibition featuring artwork inspired by the department’s historical archive.
A University Ph.D. candidate and her brother created the podcast to collect and preserve stories of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.
The RISE program, led by third-year law student Shantal Pai, launched last week in an effort to create a safe space for students of color to discuss their experiences pursuing law.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published November 9, 2020
Two University graduate students started a mentorship program this fall in an effort to support underrepresented students who want to pursue psychology Ph.D. programs.
A student petition with over 1,000 signatures has asked the University to allow pass/fail grading to count toward major requirements during the pandemic.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published October 13, 2020
After the cancellation of this year’s donation drive left the organization without any donated meals swipes, UMN Swipe Out Hunger met with U.S. Senator Tina Smith to advocate more support for students experiencing food insecurity.
International students taking classes from their home countries are managing conflicting time zones, lack of sleep and isolation while navigating a new learning environment.
by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter Published September 14, 2020
"Landscapes of Hope" catalogues places where the George Floyd protests occurred, and aims to show the role our surroundings play in achieving social change.
BrightSide Produce started at the University of Minnesota to help families and corner store owners provide healthy food options in an effort to end food insecurity.
The initiative, created by the Graduate School Diversity Consultation Team, is a first step to provide resources for faculty to understand how to be anti-racist.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council published resolutions demanding the University work with Tribal Nations to acknowledge and remedy the historic exploitation of American Indians.
In an open letter, signed by more than 500 individuals, campus community members asked that online classes be the default for the upcoming semester to protect groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Law enforcement have routinely employed pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets against nonviolent demonstrators and curfew-exempt personnel, students say.
Maddy Riemenschneider, a frontline COVID-19 worker, tried to terminate her lease for fear of spreading the disease to roommates, but has been unable to. Other student tenants are in the same situation.
A University of Minnesota graduate student group drafted a letter highlighting a list of demands that would better support graduate students and vulnerable workers during COVID-19.
From her time in a Thai refugee camp, as a community leader and now a University of Minnesota regent, Ilean Her is working to better education and support others.
The group seeks to provide a safe space for Native American graduate students at the University of Minnesota to discuss shared experiences and culture.
