During a period of increased concern about our international competitiveness, America's higher education is seen as the best in the world. What explains our position of worldwide leadership? I believe...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Three of the world's biggest oil companies -- Texaco, Shell and Saudi Aramco -- may merge their U.S. refinery and marketing operations in a deal valued at $10 billion, the Wall Street...

EREZ CHECKPOINT, Gaza Strip (AP) -- At a dusty border checkpoint surrounded by fences and watchtowers, Israelis and Palestinians tried Sunday to rescue a peace effort bloodied by gun battles. But they...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- There was no finger-pointing, no single player or play to blame. And unfortunately for the Gophers football team, there was also no comeback. "We win as a team," defensive tackle...

The Board of Regents spent their second day behind closed doors Friday, discussing legal issues stemming from the tenure debate. Much like Thursday, regents met with four attorneys representing the University,...

Members of the University community will travel this weekend to Washington, D.C., to march on the Capitol. They will be joined by several thousand protesters from around the country to show their support...

Children regularly gather in a small playroom furnished with puffy block-shaped pillows and chairs resembling red elephants and purple hippopotamuses. If they can't find a chair to sit on, they lay on...

Welcome to the 1996-97 academic year! This is my 27th fall quarter in the University of Minnesota community, and it is surely the most charged -- both with controversy and with the excitement of truly...

Seymour Cray, 71, father of the supercomputer, business entrepreneur and University graduate, died Saturday at a Colorado Springs hospital from injuries sustained in a Sept. 22 auto accident. Cray, an...

Russia's political and economic future hinges on the declining health of ailing President Boris Yeltsin. The fiery leader's chronic illness is curtailing his leadership abilities and diminishing confidence...