The #ASHE2024 Presidential Medal, awarded by ASHE President Jeni Hart, will be presented to Tadd M. Johnson, Esq. (Bois Forte Ojibwe), a nationally recognized leader in Minnesota higher education and Native American law and advocacy. Johnson currently serves as a Regent for the University of Minnesota and previously held the role of the university’s first-ever senior director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations. He initiated the process that led to the Toward Recognition and University-Tribal Healing (TRUTH) Report, a 554-page document released in April 2023 that explores the 160-year history between the university and Native tribes. Johnson also participated in the 2023 ASHE Annual Conference, where he presented in conjunction with the Minnesota Humanities Center’s “Why Treaties Matter” exhibit.
The #ASHE2024 Presidential Medal, awarded by ASHE President Jeni Hart, will be presented to Tadd M. Johnson, Esq. (Bois Forte Ojibwe), a nationally recognized leader in Minnesota higher education and Native American law and advocacy.