University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN
4-year | Public
Enrollment: 52,017

Academic years of attempt: 2008-09, 2011-12, 2020-21

Classification: unsuccessful cancellation attempt

Academic calendar

2008-09

Student Newspaper: A more important lesson

2011-12

Student Newspaper: Give students time to vote

2020-21

Amy Ma, Student Body President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”