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April 3, 2025

Cardinal Update

Derek Jackson featured in Minnesota Star Tribune article

Business professor Derek Jackson was recently featured in a Star Tribune article, “As COVID spread, so did fraud. Minnesota saw a lot of it.” In the article, Jackson discussed the fraudulent use of federal relief funds distributed during the pandemic. The most notorious case of fraud in Minnesota happened within Feeding Our Future, a children’s nutrition nonprofit that embezzled millions of dollars in federal relief. Jackson speaks in depth about this case on our Currents podcast.

“‘Economists can debate this, but if the government hadn’t acted quickly, it would have been much tougher to recover,’ said Derek Jackson, business professor at St. Mary’s University in Winona. But government oversight of the money failed at times, Jackson and others who follow COVID fraud say.”

Sister Agnes Mary Graves speaks on EWTN’s “Women of Grace” series

Sister Agnes Mary Graves, director of the Saint Mary’s nursing program, was recently interviewed on the Eternal World Television Network’s (EWTN) series “Women of Grace.” Sister Agnes appeared on two episodes and spoke about her role as a nurse and educator and the relationship between faith and nursing.

Watch the episodes here:

Part 1

Part 2