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-93.15139</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Alternative Learning Center</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">School district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Public_Schools" title="Saint Paul Public Schools">Saint Paul Public Schools</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Principal</th><td class="infobox-data">Traci Gauer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teaching staff</th><td class="infobox-data">10.11 (FTE)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ages</th><td class="infobox-data">16-20 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrollment</th><td class="infobox-data">152 (2022–23)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Student to teacher ratio</th><td class="infobox-data">15.03<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Urban</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spps.org/gordonparks">www<wbr />.spps<wbr />.org<wbr />/gordonparks</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gordon Parks High School</b> is a public <a href="/wiki/Alternative_education" title="Alternative education">alternative learning</a> center in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>, United States. The school, founded in 1991, was originally the Saint Paul Area Learning Center. It was then called <b>Unidale Alternative Learning Center</b> for several years, after the local <a href="/wiki/Strip_mall" title="Strip mall">strip mall</a> it operated in; this was often shortened to <b>ALC Unidale</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-OriginalBuilding_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OriginalBuilding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, a permanent building was built for the school and it was again renamed.<sup id="cite_ref-NewBuilding_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewBuilding-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school serves high-school-age students categorized as "at risk" or far behind in grade level.<sup id="cite_ref-StudentQualifications_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StudentQualifications-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the largest of seven alternative day school programs in the Saint Paul Public Schools district.<sup id="cite_ref-Monitor_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monitor-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Parks_High_School&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Saint Paul Area Learning Center opened on February 1, 1991. Its initial student body consisted of 500 full and part-time students. The school first opened in a leased 8,000 square feet (740 m<sup>2</sup>) building in the <a href="/wiki/Unidale_Mall" title="Unidale Mall">Unidale Mall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OriginalBuilding_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OriginalBuilding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The small space was repeatedly expanded; the largest expansion was in 1997, when the building grew by 6,000 square feet (560 m<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-NewBuilding_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewBuilding-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, the building reached 18,000 square feet (1,700 m<sup>2</sup>). The school, with tiny classrooms and no windows, cost the school district $300,000 in rent a year.<sup id="cite_ref-strib2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rented space became too small, and the school district decided to build a new building in part because of pressure from developers of the mall.<sup id="cite_ref-NewBuilding_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewBuilding-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon the school's relocation suggestions were solicited for a new name, and social studies teacher Ted Johnson submitted the winning entry. The school was named after photographer, film director and local icon <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Parks" title="Gordon Parks">Gordon Parks</a>. Parks grew up in Saint Paul, attending local high schools such as <a href="/wiki/Mechanic_Arts_High_School" title="Mechanic Arts High School">Mechanic Arts High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Paul Central">Saint Paul Central</a>. Like many of the students the school targets, Parks struggled with events outside of school and eventually dropped out.<sup id="cite_ref-strib6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sppp6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_building">New building</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Parks_High_School&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: New building"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG/220px-Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG/330px-Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG/440px-Gordon_Parks_High_School_entrance.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Front entrance with sloping glass walls</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2003, Saint Paul Public Schools purchased a parcel of land about a mile and half west of the Unidale Mall on <a href="/wiki/University_Avenue_(Minneapolis-St._Paul)" class="mw-redirect" title="University Avenue (Minneapolis-St. Paul)">University Avenue</a> from <a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sppp10_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction of the new facility was planned to start in 2005, costing $7 million. When construction bids were higher than expected, the price tag went up to $8 million and the project was postponed to allow for planning to reduce costs.<sup id="cite_ref-sppp10_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction started in late November 2006 after price concerns had been resolved.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building opened in early December 2007, with a total cost of $7.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-sppp12_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp12-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was dedicated one day before the two-year anniversary of Gordon Parks's death. He died on March 7, 2006; the building was dedicated on March 6, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the new building was proposed, the initial plan called for a 44,000 square feet (4,100 m<sup>2</sup>) facility.<sup id="cite_ref-sppp10_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The finished product featured a new gym and cafeteria in a 34,000 square feet (3,200 m<sup>2</sup>) building.<sup id="cite_ref-vill_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vill-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ownership of the new facility is saving the Saint Paul Public Schools district $300,000 annually in rent. The building also has new science labs, computer labs, and bigger art and <a href="/wiki/Industrial_technology" title="Industrial technology">industrial technology</a> areas.<sup id="cite_ref-sppp12_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp12-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building was designed by Wold Architects and built by Jorgenson Construction, Inc. The sloping glass walls in the front entrance were designed to emulate the many car dealerships along University Avenue. The school was built to be environmentally friendly, and the school district intends to apply for a <a href="/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</a> Certification.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building suffered <a href="/wiki/List_of_arson_damage_during_the_George_Floyd_protests_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="List of arson damage during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">arson damage</a> during the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a>. Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges for setting fires inside the cafeteria on May 28, 2020, during the widespread civil unrest that followed the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Students">Students</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Parks_High_School&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Students"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school serves students aged 16–21.<sup id="cite_ref-strib6_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sppp6_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sppp6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Students who enroll must qualify under one or more "at-risk" categories. These include homelessness, pregnancy, children and chemical dependency, as well as being at least one year behind for graduation or any other characteristic that would place a student at a disadvantage.<sup id="cite_ref-StudentQualifications_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StudentQualifications-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2006–07 school year roughly 279 students attended Gordon Parks High School. Sixty-two percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which is the school district's measure of poverty. Eight percent of students qualify for special education.<sup id="cite_ref-mndoe_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mndoe-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Parks_High_School&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Students must finish school before turning 21 years old. In 2007, the school's 12-week trimesters were changed into smaller six-week mini-terms, and then in 2011, even smaller three-week terms in order to improve attendance. Students who miss more than three days in a three-week mini-term do not earn full high school credit. As a result of this change, attendance increased by 100%,<sup id="cite_ref-strib5_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though daily attendance is still about 50%.<sup id="cite_ref-mndoe_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mndoe-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It takes 60 hours of class work to earn one credit.<sup id="cite_ref-strib5_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The school has a closed campus. When students were free to come and go as they pleased, many would not return after leaving for lunch. Now students must arrive by 8 a.m. and remain until noon, or arrive by 1 p.m. and stay until 5 p.m. Exceptions are granted for students in job programs, or who must take care of their family. To meet student needs the school has social workers, counselors, special education teachers, educational assistants, and on-the-job training.<sup id="cite_ref-vill_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vill-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The school has developed a specific program focus that includes film, photography, writing, and art, using Gordon Parks's life as an inspiration and guide.<sup id="cite_ref-Monitor_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monitor-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-strib2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strib2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society, students are documenting stages of transition along University Avenue through the stories of elders, business owners,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and residents affected by the <a href="/wiki/METRO_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="METRO (Minnesota)">METRO</a> <a href="/wiki/Green_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Line (Minnesota)">Green Line</a> light-rail transit project. The students learn more about the neighborhood's history, document stories of the LRT project that might not otherwise be told, and share images that might not otherwise be seen. </p><p>This multiyear project is titled "Transitions: University Avenue"<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is produced entirely by students, who began by documenting the controversial stage of pre-construction along the avenue. As the construction moved forward, the students created documentaries on area residents and businesses and the impact the LRT has on them. The goals are to preserve important history, increase awareness of this community in transition, and highlight the work of Gordon Parks High School students. </p><p>GPHS partners with the Human Rights Program at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> in a pilot creative writing curriculum called the Scribes Fellowship. Students develop writing skills and confidence by focusing on personal reflections on human rights that affect their community. Community/school gardens, sustainable agriculture and <a href="/wiki/Food_justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Food justice">food justice</a> are the first topics explored.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Parks_High_School&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2733840&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=273384001415">"GORDON PARKS HIGH SCHOOL"</a>. 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Retrieved on 2008-05-11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Walsh, James, (March 8, 2008), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.startribune.com/local/east/16416236.html">"East metro school briefs"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Tribune">Star Tribune</a></i>. 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Retrieved on 2008-05-11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:1_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPenrodSinner2020" class="citation news cs1">Penrod, Josh; Sinner, C.J. (2020-07-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.startribune.com/a-deeper-look-at-areas-most-damaged-by-rioting-looting-in-minneapolis-st-paul/569930671/">"Buildings damaged in Minneapolis, St. Paul after riots"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Tribune">Star Tribune</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="reference-text">Minnesota Historical Society Press Release (April 21, 2011) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://events.mnhs.org/media/news/release.cfm?ID=1933">"High School Students Document Change on University Avenue"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110724091803/http://events.mnhs.org/media/news/release.cfm?ID=1933">Archived</a> 2011-07-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UofM Human Rights Program Events (June 2011) <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://hrp.cla.umn.edu/events/">http://hrp.cla.umn.edu/events/</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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