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Featured News
Minnesota State University, Mankato to Award 2,454 Degrees at End of Spring Semester
Minnesota State University, Mankato students will award 2,454 degrees to 2,179 students at the end of the spring semester. Approximately 1,750 graduating students are expected to participate in five commencement ceremonies held Friday and Saturday.
Kessel Lecture to Examine Germany, Japan's Responses to International Political Challenges
Thomas Berger, a professor of international relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, will discuss how U.S. allies Germany and Japan are responding to international political challenges in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s annual Kessel Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
