https://alissalee.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Alissa LeeenMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/the-cost-to-attend-college-is-increasing-making-it-harder-for-students-to-keep-up-0a10a54b4fd1By Alissa Lee, Jason Lopez Martinez, Greta Meissner and Nhan Tran | ReportersMariam Khemakhem is a sophomore mechanical engineering major at the University of Minnesota who balances a packed schedule — playing cello for the University Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as a treasurer for the Arab Student Association and researching bioanalytics part-time in a campus bio lab. She chose to attend the University of Minnesota because of its affordability, but now, with rising tuition costs, it is no lo...Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/the-cost-to-attend-college-is-increasing-making-it-harder-for-students-to-keep-up-0a10a54b4fd1https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/fatima-aden-the-next-university-of-minnesotas-undergraduate-student-government-president-82c594d56f86By Alissa Lee | ReporterFatima Aden felt she had to do something after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. A sophomore at Eagan Senior High School, she wanted to create a space where Black students at a predominantly white institution could support each other during this time of hurt and uncertainty. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, over 65% of the student body identified as white in that year alone. Only about 7% identified as Black.Aden received pushback from the school’s pr...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/fatima-aden-the-next-university-of-minnesotas-undergraduate-student-government-president-82c594d56f86https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/in-the-battle-with-ai-e43f14f4ce87By Alissa Lee | ReporterLindsay Matts-Benson, and Scott Spicer know the dangers that can come from artificial intelligence. That’s why they’ve been setting up meetings and creating presentations about artificial intelligence to share with people who want to learn more about it. The event, AI-generated Media Literacy, happened Friday at 10 a.m. over a Zoom meeting.A university website says, Matts-Benson, a teaching and learning program lead at the University of Minnesota, works primarily with lib...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/hubbard-epitaph/in-the-battle-with-ai-e43f14f4ce87