U. of Minnesota Changes Course, Will Allow Screening of Mississippi River Documentary

The University of Minnesota has reversed a controversial decision to cancel the premiere of a documentary that raises concerns about farming and the pollution of the Mississippi River: The film will be shown at the university’s Bell Museum of Natural History on October 3. The documentary, Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story, had also been scheduled to be shown on public television next month before the vice president for university relations, Karen Himle, canceled its release. It was unclear whether that broadcast could be rescheduled. Also on Thursday, a coalition of environmental and food groups urged the institution’s president, Robert H. Bruininks, to authorize a review of the university’s conflict-of-interest policy and ask for Ms. Himle’s resignation if she had acted improperly, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Mr. Bruininks has expressed confidence in her integrity.