For Humanistic Understanding
Connecting the people, ideas, and institutions of the Upper Midwest
Thriving places don’t happen by accident. They happen when curious people come together around ambitious ideas.Our place was shaped by unseen forces — so is its future.
Agassiz Ideas
Podcasts, documentaries, essays, and live conversations — thoughtful, optimistic, and distinctly Midwestern.
Notes from a life spent between small towns and global stages — and why the Upper Midwest doesn't need to import its intellectual life.
ReadA vanished glacial lake still shapes this region. A reflection on borders, belonging, and a name that asks something of us.
ReadWisdom is more widely distributed than attention. Help us find the people whose voices should shape this region.
ReadAgassiz Ideas
Nominate a thinker, maker, or builder whose ideas deserve a wider audience — and help us grow the library.
Stay in the conversation
Essays and conversations from across the Agassiz region — Minnesota, North Dakota, and beyond. Occasional, free, and worth the read.