WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a decade of progress, the drive to curb alcohol-related traffic deaths has taken a detour, safety advocates say. "That work is not nearly finished," North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan...

Last week, University alumnus Steven Schochet gave a $500,000 gift to the alma mater where, nearly 40 years ago, coming out of the closet was a trying experience for him. Schochet donated the money to...

Auburn University President William Van Muse confronted many of the same problems currently facing the University of Minnesota when he began his four-year career at the Alabama college. Muse came to Auburn...

Who would be the best president of the University of Minnesota: Piglet, Tigger or Rabbit? This is the type of thought that flounders around in the head of a student leader who is a fan of A.A. Milne's...

It's easy to get caught up in all that is wrong with the world -- especially on the editorial page. But once a year we set aside the time to think about all the things, great and small, that we have to...

IOWA CITY (College Press Exchange) -- When former University of Iowa basketball player Jeff Walker was charged with eight felony counts of forgery for using a stolen ATM card on Oct. 11, he became another...

Judith Ramaley is widely regarded as a national leader in higher education reform. As president of Portland State University, she transformed a financially ailing school into a national success story...

Correction In Monday's article "Professor, priest debate assisted suicide," the Center for Biomedical Ethics position on assisted suicide was misstated. The Center for Biomedical Ethics does not have...

Officer Obie was looking at Elmo suspiciously. "We found your name on an envelope at the bottom of a pile of litter, and you'll have to come in to face charges." Elmo had to think fast. What could he say...

The new and increased fees for admission, snowmobiling, boating and back-country camping will help raise an estimated $30 million to $50 million over three years for sites managed by the National Park...