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Before there was a pilot, there was
Barb Solberg. Our latest newsletter features her Study Club story and an invitation for anyone who's been thinking about starting something in their own community this fall. If you're not already receiving our newsletter, now is a great time to subscribe.

Before there was a pilot, there was Barb. A longtime supporter of The Study and a member of our board, Barb Solberg was gathering people in her home in Minot before our Study Club pilot even had a name. She had seen something in The Study's programs, a kind of conversation that doesn't happen easily in everyday life, and she wanted to bring...

Episode Four of The Study Podcast is live.

Author and investigative journalist Rebecca Clarren joins Tayo to talk about her book The Cost of Free Land — an entangled history of her Jewish homesteading ancestors and their Lakota neighbors on the South Dakota prairie. A conversation about the stories we tell, the stories we don't, and what it means to reckon honestly with the land beneath our feet.

Timely, courageous, and essential reading for anyone living in the American West.

Listen now: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebecca-clarren-the-cost-of-free-land--70347081

What can a sketchbook hold? Art, dreams, experiments, memories, maps, stories, questions, and unfinished ideas.
Our latest Substack post explores The Sketchbook Project at the Taube Museum of Art in Minot, home to the world’s largest collection of artist sketchbooks, with contributions from creators in more than 100 countries. Even better, you can still participate.
Read more and see how North Dakota became home to this remarkable global collection at thestudynd.substack.com

“Hope is the thing with feathers…”
In a powerful new essay for The Study, educator Jennifer Kallenbach reflects on teaching civics in uncertain times and why young people still give her hope for the future of democracy.
From classroom conversations to simulated congressional hearings, this piece is a moving reminder that thoughtful civic education still matters. Read the essay at thestudynd.substack.com

What does a photograph really capture—just a moment, or something more?
This thoughtful essay explores Polaroids, memory, and the quiet power of images to hold time.
Read it at thestudynd.substack.com