Despite a last-minute appeal by Jean Keffeler to hold off on tenure reform, the Board of Regents passed a new Law School tenure code Thursday. "I'm concerned about what such action might say about how...

Before John Gfrerer, 72, ate cheesecake with a member of the University Board of Regents and solved a calculus problem with a student, he said he thought the University wasn't doing much for the community. Gfrerer...

Anyone clamoring for the University to fire Gophers football coach Jim Wacker before the end of the season can relax for the time being. It's not going to happen. Men's athletics director Mark Dienhart...

GISENYI, Rwanda (AP) -- On bare feet already torn from walking on volcanic rock, a tiny band of Hutu refugees managed to make it back to its homeland Thursday. Dozens of their compatriots died of thirst...

On the surface, Jason Blake's story looks typical -- just another local boy does good for the home team type of thing. Blake, a sophomore on the North Dakota hockey team, lived in Grand Forks, N.D., the...

The Board of Regents approved a resolution Thursday giving University administrators the power to restructure more than $189 million of the University's $300 million debt. The resolution, which was passed...

Graduate School Dean Mark Brenner, in an effort to keep a closer eye on programs, has proposed the school to begin a more active review of its current graduate programs. Brenner discussed the new policies...

Staff Reporter Rudy Boschwitz's loss to Paul Wellstone in the Senate race Tuesday was not a complete surprise. Boschwitz trailed throughout the race and never led in any media polls during this election...

"Hey you!" said a clean, capable, human walking upright towards Elmo with his hand out. "I've got $2.25 and need $6.75 in order to get myself a sandwich at McDonalds. Can you help me out? I'm real hungry....

Before the University Law School's cease-and-desist order was reversed, faculty representatives said they were willing to lift the University-wide order and start talking tenure with the Board of Regents. During...