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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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May 13, 2025
Pride, Perspective, and Purpose

 

President Pierce Message on George Floyd Tragedy One Year

This week marks a full year since the tragedy of George Floyd’s death occurred on a street not far from our campus. The end of last year’s Memorial Day weekend came to a crashing halt as his death, captured on video by a bystander and…

A Message From President Pierce

With the Derek Chauvin trial now behind us, we stand in solidarity with others in our city, state and nation who are committed to enacting change. The anguish our community has suffered since the tragic death of George Floyd on May 25,…

Presidential Inauguration

As we continue to process events surrounding the inauguration of our nation’s next president, I hope you are taking care of yourself and those who rely on you. Recent events at our nation’s capital, threats made on our state’s elected…

Letter to the Community

Dear Minneapolis College Campus Community, The outpouring of grief and anger over the murders earlier this year of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, among others, highlights a longstanding pattern of unjust deaths of Black…

Letter from the President

I am writing in the wake of the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd, and the resulting unrest in Minneapolis. The video capturing the horrific moments prior to his death and those police officers’ utter lack of regard for his life has sent…