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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

As immigration issues continue to frequent court rooms, political speeches and circles of public debate, about 70 first-year law students helped undocumented immigrants work their way through the legal...

Founded in 1909, the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories have had an impact on thousands of University of Minnesota students and professors, but as the station celebrates its centennial, itâÄôs...

Medical schools across the country are answering the Association of American Medical Colleges âÄô call for more doctors, according to a recent survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep and Admission....