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Closing the information gap between faculty in and out of leadership

Closing the information gap between faculty in and out of leadership

by Maia Irvin
Published September 25, 2021
Among other priorities for the 2021-22 academic year, the Faculty Consultative Committee is prioritizing improving communications between the FCC and faculty to ensure important concerns are heard and brought to senior leadership.
University President Joan Gabel poses for a portrait over Zoom.

Gabel talks University’s continued pandemic response and public safety

by Matthew Voigt
Published September 25, 2021
The University President also addressed concerns about mandates and COVID-19 classroom procedures.
New state grants for students pursuing degrees in “high-need careers”

New state grants for students pursuing degrees in “high-need careers”

by Olivia Stevens
Published September 25, 2021
Eligible career paths include health care, business, STEM and education.
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs as seen on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Student leaders want plan to address sexual misconduct at Humphrey

by Tiffany Bui
Published September 23, 2021
After two professors were disciplined for sexual harassment, graduate students frustrated with the administration’s response want to see changes.
University of Minnesota's Pillsbury Hall reopens after years of renovations on Friday, Sep. 17.

Reopening of Pillsbury Hall highlights liberal arts community engagement and student experience

by Gabrielle Lombard and Matthew Voigt
Published September 23, 2021
The four-year renovation process added the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub and spaces for student groups to meet to the building.
UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
Graduate student instructors expressed concerns about teaching in-person amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an open letter to the University.
Lyft recently suspended the Nice Ride program in Minnesota.

Students earning financial aid eligible for $5 bike memberships

by Olivia Stevens
Published September 23, 2021
New this year, Nice Ride for All is offering discounted bike rides to all University students who receive federal grants.
UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
As the fall semester begins, faculty presented a mixed bag of reactions to in-person classes, including careful trepidation and some frustration, but also excitement for a lack of Zoom and sense of normalcy.
Students gather outside Cooke Hall for a "UMN against Frats" protest on Friday, Sept. 10.

UMN student-led movement against rape culture gains traction

by Bella Carpentier
Published September 21, 2021
UMN Against Frats, a new student group, led a protest to show solidarity with protesters at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Pedestrians walk through Dinkytown on Oct. 13, 2017.

As crime is high in Dinkytown, the University looks for solutions

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published September 17, 2021
Violent and property crimes hit a peak in May 2021, with numbers tapering off by August.

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