Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

An innovative certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Social and Governance (SESG) Leadership — the University of Minnesota’s first graduate-level program in this specialty — will address a growing need for professionals with the skills to navigate today’s climate, environmental and social justice challenges.

Esri spotlights the University of Minnesota's partnership with the SDG Data Alliance and development of the SDGs in Minnesota Hub site. 

Hannah-Jones spoke to an appreciative crowd as part of the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series

The University of Minnesota is home to a new federal office intended to get as much climate investment into environmental justice communities as possible.

Forbes recently named the University of Minnesota a Best Employer for Women 2023. 

The University of Minnesota hosted a Juneteenth celebration in North Minneapolis Saturday to bring the community together at a block party to commemorate the anniversary of enslaved Black Americans emancipation in 1865.

The Indian Child Welfare Act was designed to counteract decades of policies and systems that uprooted Native American children from their families and culture. Minnesota has its own version of the law, called the Minnesota Indian Family Protection Act and UMD has a training program for social workers called the Tribal Training and Certification Partnership.

Hortense Minishi has always dreamed of making the world a better place. In 2021, she received a Fulbright and Hubert Humphrey scholarship to study human rights at the University of Minnesota.

This 30-minute webinar is designed to help you integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into your courses. Integrating the goals can help your students build awareness of global issues and learn about concrete steps they could take to address them on both global and local levels.

“The removal of Indian children from their natural homes and tribal setting has been and continues to be a national crisis.” These words were published in a 1976 federal task force report.