Alumnus Izaak Mendoza helped land the Minnesota Marching Band in the 2018 Super Bowl halftime show. Now, he wants to help Americans better understand foreign affairs.
Roger Thyen (BA '92, international relations) led an emergency evacuation of 1,400 embassy workers in Kabul, Afghanistan as a US Department of State special agent.
Holly Kirking Loomis (BA '02, global studies and economics) is executive director of the US-Afghan Women’s Council (USAWC) and has devoted her career to foreign service.
Earl Lewis (PhD '84, history), University of Michigan professor and president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, received the medal from President Biden last week.
The alum and liberal arts advocate wrote and directed episodes of the thrilling new series, Extrapolations, which explores climate change’s potential impact on humanity.
In an interview with Soo Visual Arts Center, Khan (BFA '05) speaks about her artwork, migrating to Minnesota as a child, and coming to art after a career in medicine.