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The University of Minnesota campus gates on East Bank, Nov. 12, 2022.

T-minus one year to MPact: Update on UMN’s strategic plan

by Alex Lassiter
Published February 19, 2024
In MPact 2025’s last year of activity, the strategic plan is nearing completion and has made its mark systemwide.
Give Kids a Smile event on Saturday, Feb. 3.

Give Kids a Smile provides free dental care for underserved children

by Sophie Eydis
Published February 18, 2024
UMN School of Dentistry celebrated 20 years of GKAS.
Students leave their language classes in Folwell Hall on Friday, Feb. 16. All students in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) are required to take language courses to graduate.

As language programs decline nationally, faculty reflect

by Logan Anderson
Published February 18, 2024
Enrollment in language courses has decreased between 2016 and 2021, and UMN is no exception.
Final exams at UMN can vary from the department to the professor.

Finals at UMN take different forms across campus

by Logan Anderson
Published February 18, 2024
How finals look at the University can depend on the department, the course and the professor assigning them.
Mary Jo Kane and Nicole LaVoi embrace each other in a bittersweet moment of gratitude at a lecture series on Feb. 6 celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Tucker Center.

Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport celebrates 30 years

by Emma Walytka
Published February 7, 2024
The Tucker Center aims to make a difference in the lives of women in sports through research and community outreach.
The University is one of at least 2,000 other colleges that have gone tobacco free.

Ten years ‘tobacco free,’ but UMN campus area has plenty of vaping and litter

by Sam Hill
Published February 4, 2024
University faculty have seen a decrease in nicotine use but students say there is a long way to go.
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing on Delaware St. SE. Jan. 31.

Earl E. Bakken Center provides people with new ways of approaching healthcare

by Amirah Razman
Published February 4, 2024
Through classes, events and webinars, the Earl E. Bakken Center hopes to help students, faculty and community learn new ways to treat and heal oneself.
A map showing the density of impaired lakes per 100 square miles in each Minnesota county based on data from the Draft 2024 Impaired Waters List. Interact with the data through ArcGIS. Source: MPCA. 2020 Census data.

UMN community addresses regional environmental injustice through new assistance center

by Caleb Fravel
Published February 4, 2024
A new EPA-funded assistance center promises to help underserved communities in the region access federal funds.
State Capitol on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Faculty say they are undercompensated as UMN seeks $45 million from legislature

by Logan Anderson
Published February 1, 2024
The $45 million supplemental budget request is intended to increase compensation for faculty and staff, which has been in a tailspin for two decades.
Dr. Amelious N. Whyte Jr., PhD, poses for a portrait in his office in Johnston Hall. Dr. Whyte was recently named the new Interim Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota.

Get to know Amelious Whyte, CLA’s new interim director of DEI

by Logan Anderson
Published January 30, 2024
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts starts the new year with new leadership.

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