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Driven by Strengths and Choice: Meet MN LEND Fellow Lalinne Suon Bell

August 24, 2026

MN LEND fellow Lalinne Suon Bell (2025-26) is a childhood refugee, a mother to children who use special education services, a special education professional, a doctoral student in educational psychology at the University of Minnesota. She wants the special education system to support children with intellectual and other developmental disabilities by focusing on their strengths, not their deficits. Alt text: MN LEND fellow Lalinne Suon Bell (2025-26) stands in the doorway of a Cambodian temple.

Read more about Bell’s work and vision for creating opportunities where students can be fully themselves:

https://z.umn.edu/bhc6