University of Minnesota Alumni Association

Minnesota Alumni Fall 2026
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Columns

The Wonderful Challenge of Celebrating 175 Years

Editor's Note
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Letters

Coffman Memorial Union sparks memories
Up Front

Up Front

New student convocation and the art of medicine
Discoveries

Discoveries

The effectiveness of goat browsing
Columns

From the President

One enduring purpose through our shared history
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts

Travel through time with us as we recount just a fraction of the extraordinary alums and achievements this institution has rendered since 1851.
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Food
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Animals
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Medicine
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Transplants
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Nobels
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Law
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Literature
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Pulitzers
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Sport
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Presidential Candidates
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175 Faces, Facts, and Firsts: Arts & Entertainment
Alumni Stories

Peter Geye Sees The Light

A moment at Split Rock State Park inspired his latest novel
Alumni Stories

From the Northwoods to Tinseltown

How Emily Fairfax helped Pixar create Hoppers
The Last Word

Learning To Write In the Pursuit of Truth

By Victoria Blanco