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Faculty News

Prof. Myron Orfield Quoted in an Axios Report About Open Enrollment Effects on School Segregation

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, was quoted in an Axios report about open enrollment among Twin Cities…

Prof. Myron Orfield Authors Op-Ed in Star Tribune About How a Government-Funded Strategy in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis Failed

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, authored an op-ed in the Star Tribune about a …

Prof. Myron Orfield Quoted in the Carolinian Newspaper About the Legacy of the Fair Housing Act

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Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in the Carolinian Newspaper about how the Fair Housing Act that was passed by Congress in 1968 could have had broader effects in reducing housing discrimination…

Professor Orfield Quoted on KARE 11 on Charter School Closings and Poor Academic Performance

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Professor Orfield was interviewed on KARE 11 about many charter school closings and their poor performance compared to traditional public schools.  The story noted that Professor Orfield predicted this in…

Prof. Myron Orfield Interviewed in Star Tribune About Whether Crisis Pregnancy Center Violates Human Rights Act

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was interviewed by the Star Tribune…

Prof. Myron Orfield Quoted in the Minnesota Daily About the Increase in Dinkytown Apartment Housing

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted in an opinion piece in the Minnesota Daily…

Prof. Myron Orfield Quoted in a Star Tribune News Investigation Series and Editorial on the Underperformance of Charter Schools in Minnesota

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted in a Minnesota Star Tribune news…

Prof. Myron Orfield Argues in the Star Tribune that Racial Integration in Twin Cities Neighborhoods is Essential to Health and Prosperity in the Region

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Professor Myron Orfield's and School of Public Health Professor Ed Goetz 's positions on integration and segregation were highlighted in a recent Star Tribune article by journalist Evan Ramstad. The…

Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity Study on College Access in Minnesota Schools Cited in Star Tribune

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In January, Minnesota Law's Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, directed by Professor Myron Orfiled, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,…

Professor Myron Orfield Discusses Race to the Bottom Between Public and Charter Schools in Minneapolis and Saint Paul  

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Professor Myron Orfield commented in the Star Tribune about proposed changes in St. Paul Public Schools that would emulate the charter schools model.

Prof. Myron Orfield Testimony Quoted in the Star Tribune About Housing Funding Not Being Allocated Appropriately

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Right and Civil Liberties Law, and director, Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, testified before the…

Prof. Myron Orfield Authors Op-Ed in Star Tribune About the Implications of School Segregation in Minnesota

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Professor Myron Orfield published an opinion piece in the Star Tribune about the implications of school segregation in Minnesota.