Tues with a Scholar: A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anticommunists, Racism and Antisemitism at the U of M from 1930-1943

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$555
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

From 1930 until 1942, the University of Minnesota was at the center of state and global conflicts about war and student rights. Newly emerging student movements protested policies of suppression of student rights, exclusion of African Americans from taxpayer-funded student housing, and the segregation of both Jewish and Black students from campus life. Join Riv-Ellen Prell, Emerita Professor of American Studies and past Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota, for the story of what happened and how it continues to affect the present day.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$555
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increased awareness of an important era of Minnesota history; enhanced recognition of the library as a cultural center for the community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

From 1930 until 1942, the University of Minnesota was at the center of state and global conflicts about war and student rights. Newly emerging student movements protested policies of suppression of student rights, exclusion of African Americans from taxpayer-funded student housing, and the segregation of both Jewish and Black students from campus life. Patrons joined Riv-Ellen Prell, Emerita Professor of American Studies and past Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota, for the story of what happened and how it continues to affect the present day.

Source of Additional Funds

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200