"My work over the last 37 years has been grounded in the interest of high academic standards, high creative standards, and the importance of connecting with people."

UMD Chancellor Lendley Black grew up in the segregated South – and his academic roots are in theater. Learn how this combination shapes his leadership in this episode of “It’s More Than That.”

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“We’re just trying to be an organization that is dedicated to peace and justice and equity and if at any point we aren’t doing that, it’s time for us to walk away and find a new way."

The cofounders of Blackbird Revolt talk about what it means to develop a company that seeks to engage the community through art and design with a special focus on social justice – and their thoughts behind creating UMD’s “It’s More Than That” campus climate campaign. 

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"In the current climate in our country, we tend to label people, and it's more than that, because we are human beings with feelings, with stories."

What is it like to move from Mexico City to northern Minnesota? Susana Pelayo-Woodward talks about how this experience impacted her life and her work as the assistant to the Chancellor for inclusive excellence and as the director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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