The River Semester 2019 program conducted by Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, offers a full semester of courses for national and international students traveling eighty days on and along the Mississippi River from the headwaters in Northern Minnesota down to the Gulf of Mexico via canoe and van. Participants develop field research projects on topics such as environmental justice, agriculture in the watershed, political organization around environmental issues, race relations and social justice, and urban riverfront revitalization.

During their time on the river, participants are sharing their observations and research here on this site, using the online platform to collect their ongoing explorations as they meander downstream.