“There is some reality to the reputation of St. Cloud as a place that struggles with diversity,” concedes Potter, the president.
Campus leaders speak of wanting to lead the way for the surrounding community, and minority enrollment has risen from 6.2 percent in fall 2006 to 6.8 percent in fall 2007.
It remains a circular problem, however. That student body studies at the feet of many faculty members, including Edelheit, who commute 75 miles from the Twin Cities, a choice some of the teachers make because of St. Cloud’s image.
“I live in the Cities because I need a larger Jewish community,” Edelheit says. “I live in the Cities because I can’t imagine living in a community that cannot support its own synagogue.”
--Associated Press
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