Erin Adler

Reporter
South Metro
An Anoka native, Adler lives in south Minneapolis with her two dogs. She graduated from the College of St. Benedict with an English and secondary education degree (and a concentration in studio art). She taught seventh grade English and religion at a Catholic school in Edina for two years and later taught adult ESL/ELL for Minneapolis Public Schools. She has a Master's degree in English/Literacy education from the University of Minnesota. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing and attempting to complete home improvement projects.

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Latest from Erin Adler

News & Politics

Minnesota colleges weigh effects of affirmative action ruling on enrollment

This is the first admissions cycle after the Supreme Court’s mid-2023 ruling that limited colleges’ ability to consider race in admissions. But some say it’s too soon to tell the effects.
September 28, 2024
Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., July 2014
News & Politics

Twin Cities YMCA lays off 69 employees amid tightening finances

The YMCA of the North has reported deficits every year since 2020. Leaders say the nonprofit is facing rising expenses and changing consumer behaviors.
September 20, 2024
The Midway YMCA was one of two of the first YMCAs to reopen June 10 at 25% capacity. Here, COVID-19 rules are posted outside of the Midway YMCA for all entering Friday at the YMCA in St. Paul.] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities has taken a big hit financially during COVID-19 as programs -- from fitness centers to childcare -- remain closed. The nonprofit furloughed 90% of its staff and is looking for new partnerships to boost revenue. Moody's downgrade
News & Politics

St. Thomas receives largest scholarship gift to a university in state history

The Schoeneckers Foundation isn’t sharing how much it is giving, but it’s larger than $50 million.
September 19, 2024
Twin Cities

University of Minnesota inaugurates new President Rebecca Cunningham with ceremony, protest

Cunningham, formerly a vice president at the University of Michigan, said she will make college affordability a priority.
September 19, 2024
News & Politics

Bethel University cuts undergraduate tuition by $18K starting next year

Tuition will be cut to $25,990 — about a 41% reduction — for the 2025 academic year, though room and board isn’t included in that total.
September 17, 2024
News & Politics

Is it better to burn or bury trash that can't be recycled?

Waste experts and activists want a zero-waste future, but until then, the debate over how to deal with trash involves immediate harms vs. longer-term risks.
September 14, 2024
Operators of the Hennepin County Energy Recovery (HERC) garbage incinerator at work in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The county board is expected to finalize a timeline for closing the facility later in January after activists and state lawmakers pushed for its closure. HERC workers and cities that use it want it to stay open, saying it’s better than a landfill. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com
Twin Cities Suburbs

Investigation grows contentious between Minnesota attorney general, Somali housing developer

A Hennepin County judge intervened this week in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office investigation of a housing development by Nolosha aimed at Minnesota's Somali community in Lakeville.
August 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines Sanimax over air permit violations

The MPCA found that Sanimax, an animal byproduct recycler, took a required piece of pollution control equipment out of service at its South St. Paul location.
August 23, 2024
News & Politics

Bethel University cuts undergraduate tuition by $18K starting next year

Tuition will be cut to $25,990 — about a 41% reduction — for the 2025 academic year, though room and board isn’t included in that total.
September 17, 2024
News & Politics

Is it better to burn or bury trash that can't be recycled?

Waste experts and activists want a zero-waste future, but until then, the debate over how to deal with trash involves immediate harms vs. longer-term risks.
September 14, 2024
Operators of the Hennepin County Energy Recovery (HERC) garbage incinerator at work in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The county board is expected to finalize a timeline for closing the facility later in January after activists and state lawmakers pushed for its closure. HERC workers and cities that use it want it to stay open, saying it’s better than a landfill. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com
Twin Cities Suburbs

Investigation grows contentious between Minnesota attorney general, Somali housing developer

A Hennepin County judge intervened this week in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office investigation of a housing development by Nolosha aimed at Minnesota's Somali community in Lakeville.
August 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines Sanimax over air permit violations

The MPCA found that Sanimax, an animal byproduct recycler, took a required piece of pollution control equipment out of service at its South St. Paul location.
August 23, 2024
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