Myron Orfield
Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law
Director, Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity
Prof. Myron Orfield To Represent Office of Higher Education on Met Council Task Force
Professor Myron Orfield was named to represent the the state Office of Higher Education on a new task force dedicated to reforming the Metropolitan Council. As reported by the Star Tribune, "Orfield has written two books about local government and helped create the current Met Council structure in 1994. As a state lawmaker in the 1990s, he pushed for elected council members, but the measure was vetoed by Gov. Arne Carlson."