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A partially-blind student advocate and low-vision student reflect on their experiences at the University.

Blind and low-vision students forge community at UMN

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 6, 2024

Blind and low-vision students at the University of Minnesota have the same concerns as students without disabilities in navigating their academic and social lives in addition to the unique circumstance...

Members of the program reflect on their experience.

Senior citizens practice lifelong learning at UMN

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 2, 2024

The Senior Citizen Education Program (SCEP) at the University of Minnesota allows Minnesota residents age 62 or older to audit courses for free or pay a $20 administrative fee per credit, according to...

Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

UMN St. Cloud regional campus to begin instruction in 2025

by Samantha Siedow and Rachel Hoppe
Published October 2, 2024

The University of Minnesota St. Cloud CentraCare Regional Campus will begin instruction in fall 2025 with an initial cohort of 24 medical students, according to CentraCare’s website. The campus...

Faculty say the economic impact study helps quantify the good they do.

UMN faculty push for new economic impact study

by Mady Leick
Published September 29, 2024

The last economic impact study about the University of Minnesota was completed in 2017, which found the overall economic impact of the University to be $8.7 billion. The study details the total jobs...

A voter enters the polling place at the Grace University Lutheran Church early in the morning on March 3, 2020.

How the UMN helps and hinders students vote

by Mady Leick
Published September 24, 2024

Eighty percent of University of Minnesota students voted in 2020, the highest voter turnout rate of any four-year institution in the country. While there are resources and opportunities for students to...

Students can expect updates to Course Works for the spring semester.

UMN Bookstore reflects on Course Works program

by Mady Leick
Published September 22, 2024

The opt-out deadline for Course Works was Sept. 16, leaving students who opted in with the University of Minnesota’s new textbook service introduced this fall. With a flat rate of $279, the new...

After a century and a half, international students at UMN say it is not easy to adjust to life on campus.

International Student and Scholar Services celebrates 150 years of international students

by Tyler Church
Published September 11, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is celebrating 150 years of international students on campus. The University first welcomed its international undergraduates...

The course will be taught by Perry Hackett, Mary MacCarthy and Anne Cohen.

New course at UMN teaches students how to start biotech companies

by Georgia Jensen
Published July 25, 2024

Beginning this fall, the University of Minnesota will offer a new course teaching students how to start a biotech company. Called “What do you need to start a biotech company?” the course will...

The program was launched in September 2022 and received positive feedback.

UMN students say Dinkytown Alerts was a good idea, executed poorly

by Georgia Jensen
Published July 1, 2024

Since its pilot launch in September 2022, Dinkytown Alerts has informed students and community members about crimes within Dinkytown.The program is a collaboration between the University of Minnesota’s...

The course will educate about history, traditions and contemporary tribal life and governance.

UMN, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community create free online course

by Sophie Eydis
Published June 17, 2024

The University of Minnesota will offer a free Indigenous Education For All course open to the public in collaboration with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) in 2025.The College of Education...

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