Continued Questions Surrounding Ellison's Harvard Fellowship, Expectations May Not Allow His Council Job

Minneapolis Council Member Jeremiah Ellison under scrutiny over full-time Harvard fellowship

Members of a Minneapolis City Council committee delayed a decision Tuesday on whether Council Member Jeremiah Ellison should be removed from his committee assignments for the remainder of his term. Ellison, a two-term council member who is not seeking reelection, has come under scrutiny for accepting a full-year Harvard University fellowship which forces him to split his time between Minneapolis and Massachusetts.  Ellison’s fellowship, which be…

'Just absurd': Jeremiah Ellison takes full-time Harvard fellowship but keeps $109K Minneapolis salary AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryMinneapolis City Council Member Jeremiah Ellison accepted a full-time Harvard University fellowship in Massachusetts but will keep collecting his $109,000 annual city salary — even though he will likely not be be able to fulfill all of his city council duties. The fellowship Ellison is pursuing will allow him to audit classes tuition free at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Additionally, the program al…

Keith Ellison’s son to keep 6-figure Minneapolis councilmember salary during fellowship at Harvard

Minneapolis City Councilman Jeremiah Ellison says he will continue receiving his six-figure salary despite accepting a full-time fellowship at Harvard, he announced Wednesday.

DOUBLE DIPPING: Son of Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Wants to Keep Six-Figure City Government Job While He's Away at Harvard

Jeremiah Ellison is the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Continued questions surrounding Ellison's Harvard fellowship, expectations may not allow his council job

Jeremiah Ellison is one of ten new fellows in Harvard University's Graduate School of Design's LOEB Fellowship, where he can attend courses, lectures, conferences, and network among many things on campus while being paid $57,500, plus room and board and a travel grant.

Keith Ellison's son to keep 6-figure Minneapolis councilmember salary during fellowship at Harvard

Minneapolis City Council members are criticizing their colleague Jeremiah Ellison's plan to receive his full salary during his paid fellowship at Harvard University.