Racial covenants and humanities education in central minnesota [the proposed project by saint john's university will conduct research and develop learning materials on racial covenants and segregation…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $119,872 Project Grant to Saint John's University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund a 2-year project to conduct research and develop five humanities learning modules on racial covenants and segregation in central Minnesota. The project will create educational resources using property deeds and other primary sources for integration into general education courses at Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict. To increase access for underrepresented students, the project will hire and mentor students from underserved backgrounds to assist with the research and content development.

Racial covenants and humanities education in central minnesota [the proposed project by saint john's university will conduct research and develop learning materials on racial covenants and segregation in central minnesota. The project will develop five humanities learning modules around property deeds and other primary sources for use in general education courses at CSB and SJU. To make research opportunities accessible for students traditionally underrepresented in higher education, we will hire underserved students to research materials for use in the modules under the mentorship of project faculty. The modules will allow faculty to embed humanities-based instruction about structural racism in their courses, benefitting underserved students across the institutions.]