Reading Room

We hope the resources below help readers explore a wide variety of important issues and perspectives.  While objectivity is impossible, we are not attempting to push any one political view or perspective.  Instead, we offer here a wide variety of readings and sources designed to produce reflection and conversation.  Documents focusing on civic engagement and higher education

• [PDF] The New Student Politics (stream) (insightful document written by students exploring civic engagement on today's campuses)
• Campus Compact Reader (wide variety of articles, reviews, and commentaries focusing on civic engagement and higher ed.)
• Wingspread Declaration on the Civic Responsibilities of Research Universities

National and international magazines

• The Atlantic Magazine (offers in-depth explorations of art, culture, and politics)
• BBC Magazine (news magazine published by the British Broadcasting Corporation--useful source for gaining an international perspective on news)
• Columbia Journalism Review ("America's premier media monitor")
• The Economist (explores economic issues and more)
• Foreign Affairs (in-depth coverage of international relations)

State and local magazines

• The Land ("Minnesota's rural life magazine")
• Static Magazine ("Art and culture in Southern Minnesota"--occasional features on issues related to citizenship and civic engagement)
• Minnesota History Magazine

National and international newspapers

• Christian Science Monitor (a "newspaper of the world" widely viewed as offering fair and balanced perspectives--not a religious newspaper)
• New York Times (free registration required)
• Washington Post (free registration required--excellent source for political commentary and news)

State and local newspapers

• Mankato Free Press
• Minneapolis Star and Tribune (free registration required)
• St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Rochester Post-Bulletin
• Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota publications focusing on a particular cultural community

• Asian American Press
• Hmong Times
• Korean Quarterly
• La Prensa De Minnesota (newspaper written from a Latino perspective--in Spanish)
• Minnesota Spokesman-Reporter (newspaper written from an African-American perspective)
• Minnesota Women's Press
• Lavender Magazine (Minnesota's GLBT magazine)
• Workday Minnesota (on-line publication dedicated to Minnesota's working-class)