UMN is being urged by the Equal Protection Project to allow all students to apply for its summer internship programs rather than only non-white students. The Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program is a 10-week program for undergraduate students of colour to work with a faculty mentor on research projects. Successful students receive a $6,000 stipend.

The US Department of Defense has declared that Ukraine will receive a security assistance package worth $375mn. The package includes HIMARS ammunition, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities.

Alton Mills, whose life sentence was commuted by President Obama in 2015, is back in prison on charges of attempted murder after he shot a woman. Critics assert that criminal justice reform has led to the woman's death and Mills is responsible for his actions.

The Digest, 5/21/2023 @300AM, CDT

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