The cabinet, started by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the governor’s office, appoints women from underrepresented communities to bridge the gap between youth and lawmakers.
The District 1 Commissioner is leaving the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board after a tenure focused on student outreach and progressive, environment-oriented policies.
The number of students, faculty, alums and others lobbying the state Legislature on behalf of the University nearly doubled last year, though most students are no longer on campus.
The candidates include four women, eight men and four people of color, including one who could become the first Native American regent in the University’s 200-year history.
Heated debates quickly ensued between the two groups, with competing chants like "Black lives matter" and "all lives matter" ringing out from either side.
Jessica Focht-Perlberg was selected from four candidates for the position in Southeast Como and has left her mark on several communities in multiple states.
The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, alongside the Minneapolis Police Department, hosted two crime walks in the area last week to alert the community about a man who has been filming confrontations with people in the neighborhood and leaving flyers on cars with racist rhetoric.
While Sen. Bernie Sanders swept around the University of Minnesota, some students are settling for the Democratic candidate or casting third-party ballots.
Lawmakers discussed a proposed bill on Monday that would apply to the University of Minnesota. The University said last week it would provide $1,200 in refunds for students who have left the dorms early.
"Coercive contracts," which include non-disclosures and forced arbitration clauses, limit employee legal rights, according to the Minnesota Student Association.
The undergraduate student government is garnering support for more University's Zone Pass stops, which currently include the West Bank, East Bank and Stadium Village stations.
