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Protesters barricading Morrill Hall on  Oct. 21.

SDS claims President Cunningham lied about taking faculty hostage

by Tyler Church
Published November 6, 2024

In a video posted to the Students for a Democratic Society’s (SDS) Instagram account on Oct. 31, the group defended themselves from accusations that they held faculty members hostage during their occupation...

The reopening of Pattee Hall marks a new and improved home for the American Indian Studies Department.

UMN Pattee Hall new home for the Department of American Indian Studies

by Tyler Church
Published November 4, 2024

At the University of Minnesota Pattee Hall reopening ceremony Wednesday afternoon, administrators and staff celebrated the American Indian Studies (AIS) Department’s new home.After renovations, the...

UMN report reveals fewer professors offered tenured positions

by Mady Leick
Published October 30, 2024

Faculty at the University of Minnesota are alarmed that fewer professors are offered tenured positions.In 2023, there were 4,823 tenured faculty members across the five University campuses, compared...

President Rebecca Cunningham condemns Morrill Hall occupation

President Rebecca Cunningham condemns Morrill Hall occupation

by Mady Leick
Published October 25, 2024

University of Minnesota President Rebeca Cunningham gave a report about Monday’s occupation of Morrill Hall at the University Senate meeting Thursday, saying the actions of protesters Monday were unacceptable.The...

UMN Academic Freedom policy in development despite logistical issues

by Mady Leick
Published October 9, 2024

A task force created by Provost Rachel Croson will define how academic freedom is outlined at the University of Minnesota for tenured faculty. The task force was created last spring to write the policy...

Image courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

UMN names Gregg Goldman as executive vice president for finance and operations

by Tyler Church
Published October 9, 2024

University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham announced Wednesday in a system-wide email Gregg Goldman is the new executive vice president for finance and operations.The Board of Regents will...

Protestors silenced Cunningham’s inaugural speech for over four minutes as members of staff struggled to contain activists in Northrop Hall.

Protesters disrupt President Cunningham’s inauguration

by Olivia Hines and Tyler Church
Published September 18, 2024

President Rebecca Cunningham’s inauguration on Wednesday started as a success. There are 2,692 seats in Northrop Auditorium according to Andria Waclawski, and over two-thirds of them were filled with...

Croson received an 80% “no-confidence” vote from the CLA Assembly on June 26.

Provost Croson to select academic freedom review committee

by Olivia Hines
Published September 16, 2024

In a systemwide email sent July 15, University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham appointed Provost Rachel Croson to create a faculty-led committee to review hiring and academic freedom policies...

Rebecca Cunningham at the Board of Regents meeting Friday, Sept. 13.

UMN President Rebecca Cunningham breaks down her recommended budget request

by Samantha Siedow
Published September 16, 2024

Editor's Note: This article has been updated for greater context.University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham announced her recommended biennial budget request for the fiscal year 2026-27 on...

The UMN CLA Assembly passed a vote of no confidence June 24.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies director search pause raises academic freedom concerns

by Georgia Jensen
Published August 12, 2024

In his last weeks as Interim President of the University of Minnesota, Jeff Ettinger withdrew a job offer for director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies on June 10, prompting debate about...

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