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Palestine protest march Sept. 5.

Protest tensions echo 1985 fight for South Africa divestment

by Hannah Ward and Samantha Siedow
Published September 17, 2024

Mistrust in administration, protesters facing off with police and the Board of Regents declining to divest from a foreign country may sound familiar to both current students and 1980s alumni. University...

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...

Minnesota student literacy scores hit decade low

Minnesota student literacy scores hit decade low

by Mady Leick
Published September 11, 2024

New data reveals only 49% of Minnesota students are proficient in reading,  a decade low for students' reading scores, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Education Literacy rates have...

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...

Cunningham discussed tuition increases and campus safety.

Cunningham shares presidency goals

by Olivia Hines
Published September 3, 2024

On Thursday, University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham discussed her administration’s goals regarding affordability, increasing legislative support, supporting student activism and free expression,...

Protestors attending the meeting shouted several chants and held signs saying “There’s no neutrality in genocide” and “Divest from genocide.”

UMN Board adopts “institutional neutrality” on divestment

by Olivia Hines
Published August 27, 2024

Protestors attended the University of Minnesota Board of Regents special meeting Tuesday, asking the regents to vote no on a resolution establishing “institutional neutrality” on divestment requests...

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...

The group of engineers was led by UMN professor Ognjen Ilic. Image Courtesy of Ognjen Ilic.

UMN engineers launch state flag into space

by Georgia Jensen
Published August 3, 2024

A team of engineers from the University of Minnesota sent the new Minnesota state flag into space on July 17. The experiment tested how certain fabricated materials, which engineers foresee being used...

The study identifies how social disadvantage impacts health.

UMN Medical School finds economic disparities affect outcomes in cell donations

by Josie Wise
Published August 3, 2024

A study published July 15 led by the University of Minnesota Medical School revealed the socioeconomic status of cell donors can impact the effectiveness of their cell donation.  The study focused...

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