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Stanford Law School Professor Rabia Belt reviewed Law and the Modern Mind Professor Susanna Blumenthal, in JOTWELL (The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)). Professor Belt surveys the key contributions of this "insightful and goundbreaking work" to the fields of historical and legal scholarship, concluding that:
New Energy Transition Lab Clean Energy Report Predicts 5,000 New Rural Jobs
A new report from the University of Minnesota Energy Transition Lab—a strategic initiative of Institute on the Environment, supported by the Law School and the Office of the Vice President for Research—predicts that an expanding clean energy economy will create more than 5,000 jobs and over $7 billion in direct economic impact in 18 mostly rural Minnesota counties. Read more about the report here.
Commencement 2017
Center for New Americans Hosts Immigration Panel
On October 13, 2016, the Center for New Americans convened local and national experts for “Immigration Nation: Writing Our Next Chapter,” a panel designed to discuss a variety of immigration-related topics. Panelists included Kalia Abiade, the advocacy director of the Center for New Community; Alondra Cano, Minneapolis City Council member representing the Ninth Ward; Karen Francois, assistant commissioner of the Office of Economic Equity and Opportunity; and Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.