Author: Edmund Duncan

Get the Inside Stories Behind These Classic Minnesota Brands Faribault Woolen Mill Co. Various scarves at Faribault Woolen Mill factory store. Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery. Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery. Red Wing Shoe Co. Duluth Pack. Schell’s Brewery. General Mills & Pillsbury. SPAM. Green Giant Co. What products are […]

Frank Mars was born in 1883 in Hancock, Minnesota, and later moved to Minneapolis where he founded the Mar-O-Bar Company, which manufactured chocolate candy bars. In 1923 he introduced his son Forrest’s idea, the Milky Way candy bar, which soon became a best-selling product. What candies are made in Minnesota? […]

three national championships. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and 1984). It is the only college football program in the nation to win national championships on three different levels of competition, NAIA, NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS). How many […]

seven different residence halls. The freshman dorms consist of seven different residence halls: Maya, Olmeca, Zura, Chapultepec, Cuicacalli, University Towers, and South Campus Plaza. How many campus does SDSU have? San Diego State University is consistently one of the most applied-to universities in the United States, receiving over 60,500 undergraduate […]

Honestly I’m so surprised I am able to go to my dream school this fall. What makes it even better is that I got the Regents’ scholarship that gives me priority perks as well as a 5k scholarship. This really helped my financial aid so I could be able to […]

An independent governing body that oversees a state’s public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. A number of states call the body that administers the state college and university system the board of regents. Who are the Regents at the […]

Regent Richard Leib. On March 1, University of California Regent Richard Leib assumed the duties and responsibilities of the Chair of the Board. He succeeds Cecilia V. Estolano. “As we emerge from the pandemic, this is a particularly critical time for the University and for the state itself,” Leib said. […]

The PSC Scholarship is the premier government scholarship. It is awarded on the basis of merit to outstanding young men and women who have chosen a career in the Public Service. Recipients may choose from a diverse range of courses and universities for sponsored study. What is PSC looking for? […]

A 2017 report from Harvard professor Raj Chetty said that just 3 percent of students at Harvard came from the bottom fifth of the income ladder, while 70 percent came from families of the top fifth of income earners in the country. How many poor people are in Harvard? The […]

immortal. Ambrose is a boy’s name of Greek origin, meaning “immortal.” This lyrical moniker was well-known throughout Christendom and the medieval ages in Europe and is now making a come-back! Ambrose comes from the Greek word “ambrosia,” the divine food or drink of the gods. Is Ambrose a good name? […]