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President Sharon Pierce

"Minneapolis College provides accessible, high-quality education, fostering excellence and opportunity for all. Guided by a student-centered approach, the college values belonging, community partnerships, excellence, and integrity. These principles shape our mission to transform lives and create pathways to success."

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Protecting our mission-critical work will require difficult decisions. And yet, because of the strong foundation we’ve built together, the challenge can be met. 

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Year-End Reflections and New Beginnings

It’s hard to believe we’re coming to the end of another academic year and summer is nearly upon us. I’m encouraged by the progress we made during this challenging year, and I’m confident our work will only deepen as we focus on fall…

Springing into Action to Support Students

Spring is a time to celebrate resilience—the way nature adapts to and recovers from the adverse conditions of winter. I celebrate the resilience and adaptability that each of you has demonstrated in steadying the course this semester, and…

Welcome to 2022

Welcome back! I hope you had a restful winter break and are looking forward to spring semester as much as I am. As we begin our new semester, I would like to reflect on some recent accomplishments. In December we completed training for…

Creating Pathways to Student Success

While operating during a pandemic has introduced numerous challenges, across Minneapolis College we see many examples of progress toward our goal of equitably serving students and ensuring their success. The onset of COVID-19 encouraged…

Reducing the Racial Divide in Minneapolis

With the sentencing of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derrick Chauvin now complete, Minnesotans and people all over the world are asking one question: What now?