South Africa

Over the summer, twenty-five of Africa’s brightest emerging leaders virtually participated in an academic and leadership institute at the University of Minnesota through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, part of the Young African Leaders Initiative.

U of M alumni have created change in the world since the University was founded. Alfred B. Xuma, class of 1920, helped forge history in South Africa.

University of Minnesota Choirs welcomed national and international guest artists as part of the University Singers Global Voices Unit. During this unprecedented Fall semester, Wednesday afternoon workshops provide a weekly forum to hear from guest lecturers and learn new music. 

Every semester the Campus Singers focus on learning music from a wide range of cultures, styles, and periods to perform one concert together. Since 2011, the three choirs have come together for their fall concert called Global Voices. The goal of the concert is to expose Minnesotan singers and audiences to music from around the world.