Minnesota Democrat U.S. Senate nominee and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan previously claimed she graduated Phi Beta Kappa despite never belonging to the prestigious honor society, while her official state biography suggests she completed two college majors when she actually earned one major and a minor, according to an exclusive report published Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal.
\n\nThe Journal reported October 21 that Flanagan made the Phi Beta Kappa claim during a March 2016 legislative hearing while advocating for legislation aimed at increasing teacher diversity in Minnesota public schools.
\n\nAt the time, Flanagan was serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives and discussing how greater diversity among college instructors helped transform her academic performance after she graduated from high school with a 1.75 grade-point average.
\n\n“Everything changed, there was a switch, something clicked,” Flanagan said during the hearing. “I graduated Phi Beta Kappa because I saw myself reflected in my teacher and I saw myself reflected in my curriculum.”
\n\nHowever, the Journal found that a commencement program from Flanagan’s 2002 graduating class at the University of Minnesota did not identify her as an honors student, despite recognizing graduates with grade-point averages of at least 3.5.
\n\nThe newspaper also reported that…
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