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To highlight one of Minnesota’s many homegrown manufacturing companies, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach and Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) Commissioner Dennis Olson will tour The Aagard Group in Alexandria, Minnesota this Monday, October 27.

The FY 26-27 HFC request for proposals is now available online, and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) invites all eligible colleges and universities to apply by November 13, 2025.

Minnesota’s P-20 Education Partnership (MNP20) has named Mandy Janssen as the initiative’s deputy director. In this role, Janssen will support the planning, direction, coordination, and day-to-day operations of MNP20.

According to a new preliminary report from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE), 53,567 Minnesota students benefitted from the new North Star Promise program during the 2024-25 school year.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) awards 20 organizations with a 2025 Intervention for College Attendance Program (ICAP) grant.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) awards 15 research projects with a 2025 Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (SCI-TBI) research grant, totaling $2.9 million.

In July, four representatives from Get Ready, along with seven staff from partner schools – Brooklyn Center, Red Lake, and Fridley – attended the 2025 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference in San Francisco.

To enable more colleges and universities in Minnesota to develop or enhance existing inclusive higher education pathways, the Office of Higher Education (OHE) has awarded three campuses with Inclusive Higher Education grants, totaling over $550,000.