Amid continued budget battles at the state Capitol, higher education officials testified Thursday before the Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division about steps the University is taking to increase...

Memo sent by University President Bob Bruininks, obtained by the Daily TO: Members of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents The Honorable Patricia Simmons, Chair The Honorable Clyde E. Allen, Jr.,...

Frank Cerra's e-mail, obtained by the Daily TO: Medical School Faculty and Staff I want to share with all of you the memo below from President Bruininks in which he outlines his decision to combine the...

On the day of her confirmation as administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week, Lisa Jackson sent a letter to all of the agencyâÄôs employees outlining President Barack...

The University of MinnesotaâÄôs athletics endowment is the lowest among Big Ten public universities, according to a survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education . Penn State and Ohio State...

Postmaster General John Potter addressed the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, asking for flexibility with the mailing schedule and an adjustment to the U.S. Postal ServiceâÄôs funding for health benefits....

Not even volunteer services are immune from the recent economic downturn. In 2008, the Peace Corps cut programs, causing the amount of national volunteers to drop. With 65 alumni volunteering for the Corps...

The announcement that the Gopher football team will take on perennial powerhouse University of Southern California on campus in 2010 has Gopher fans wondering when the menâÄôs basketball team will...

Sophomore Lolla Mohammed Nur has gotten the impression that the University of Minnesota is âÄúall about money.âÄù âÄúThat [perception] is not a good thing and it doesnâÄôt...

For the new Obama administration, whose claim to fame is change, one relationship - higher education and defense research - seems to be going in the same direction: closer together. An initiative created...