From the President
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
2026-05: Please accept my gratitudeOver this past year, I’ve recognized and appreciated how UMRA reflects its amazing members, an inspiring community of individuals on their own unique retirement journeys. I found community, inspiration, and collaboration with amazingly talented and generous people. I’m still a bit astonished by the richness of it all. More...
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Book Notes | ‘In Winter’s Kitchen’
Event Date:'In Winter’s Kitchen' by award-winning food writer and author Beth Dooley is part memoir and part guidebook. It is a story about discovering community-based agriculture and finding delicious, healthy food even during winter. Autobiographical information about the author is woven into each chapter of the book. More...
Shared governance is high on the agenda of the U’s executive vice president and provost
Event Date:During her first year as executive vice president and provost, Gretchen Ritter’s major assignments have included advancing the University’s strategic roadmap: “Elevate Extraordinary 2030.” Throughout her presentation as the guest speaker for the UMRA Forum on May 19, she emphasized the importance of identifying and pursuing shared values and a common commitment among all members of the University. More...
Book Notes | ‘The Alchemy of Us’
Event Date:The things we take for granted required materials and humans working together to develop inventions including the telegraph, steel, medical treatments, photographic techniques, and the electronic devices we now depend on in our daily lives. More...
Using litigation to prevent gun violence
Event Date:Did you know that in the United States there are more guns than people, and that firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teenagers? These chilling facts were among the statistics shared by Megan Walsh during UMRA’s May 2026 Living Well Workshop. Walsh is the founder and director of the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School. More...
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