Rural and Regional Studies
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Dept.: Rural and Regional Studies
Office: ST 203
Phone: 537-6226
The Rural and Regional Studies Department is part of Southwest Minnesota State University's Center for Rural and Regional Studies . The Center fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching among University faculty and programs. The Center supports SMSU’s founding mission to study, represent, and serve southwestern Minnesota. The Center’s geographical scope includes southwestern Minnesota, the tallgrass prairie bioregion, and the central North American grassland biome. Its work encompasses environmental, ecological, demographic, geographic, social, cultural, and historical studies. Topics of special interest include the upper Midwestern agricultural economy, the region’s unique migrant streams, evolving ethnic communities, and the experiences and daily lives of its people.
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Dept.: Rural and Regional Studies
Office: ST 203
Phone: 537-6226
The Rural and Regional Studies Department is part of Southwest Minnesota State University's Center for Rural and Regional Studies . The Center fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching among University faculty and programs. The Center supports SMSU’s founding mission to study, represent, and serve southwestern Minnesota. The Center’s geographical scope includes southwestern Minnesota, the tallgrass prairie bioregion, and the central North American grassland biome. Its work encompasses environmental, ecological, demographic, geographic, social, cultural, and historical studies. Topics of special interest include the upper Midwestern agricultural economy, the region’s unique migrant streams, evolving ethnic communities, and the experiences and daily lives of its people.
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