JOIE

Call for papers …

… and the papers don’t need to be opinions, ideas, or essays.

UMRA’s open access Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays (JOIE) currently offers 32 widely diverse articles for your reading pleasure. The most recent addition, “College Athletics,” describes the governance of varsity athletics at the University of Minnesota from early, student-led organizations to the Big Ten Conference. Another recent article, “Stormwater Management,” reviews the management of stormwater runoff, from urban rain gardens to municipal bioswales.

We are seeking additional authors to contribute interesting articles on most any subject. 

Articles are intended for a general audience. Submissions are accepted from any member of the University community, active or retired, and are reviewed by the editor-in-chief and an editorial committee of UMRA volunteers.

Please contact JOIE Editor-in-Chief Kris Bettin at [email protected] with your submission proposals or any questions.


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If you or someone you know would be a good candidate for president-elect or a position on the UMRA Board of Directors, please contact one of the eight members of UMRA’s 2025 Nominating Committee. 

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Former President Jimmy Carter’s version of “retirement” was remarkable. What if all U of M retirees started the new year stepping up our efforts to make the world better?

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Meet Michael Luxenberg, the new co-leader of the UMRA Hiking Club. A retired data analyst and entrepreneur, he met his wife, UMRA member and Professor Emerita Joan Garfield, when both were grad students at the U of M and rode the campus bus from Minneapolis to St. Paul.

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The UMRA-sponsored Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays has added three videos to its online collection of original publications by UMRA members. 

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