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The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has now joined the Age-Friendly University Global Network as an Age-Friendly University.
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Student success is a priority at LSBE. While the main measure of success is graduation, success can also mean different things.
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A fall alumni reunion kicks off scheduled biannual gatherings.
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The past issue of True North, the LSBE newsletter, featured the strong women of LSBE, past and present.
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Johan Lopez-Ortega applies his coursework at an internship that improves the Duluth community
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Fourteen participants, seven individuals from China and seven from Vietnam, embarked on a four-week journey to Duluth to partake in the LSBE Summer Institute.
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Freshmen and sophomores can also benefit greatly by attending the LSBE Business Career Fair this week.
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Join us for the fall Labovitz School of Business and Economics’ Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Brett Taber, vice president of social impact for the Minnesota Vikings.
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UMD students got a fun lesson on financial investing last spring.
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Grace Slagle, a senior Marketing major, had an incredible summer in New York City as an intern at ICR. She shares her story below.
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