Mechanical engineering freshman Sean Nykaza was expecting to learn how to become more independent when he came to the University of Minnesota.   Part of that would come from buying his own groceries...

Nicholas Goldsmith, a third-year ecology, evolution and behavior Ph.D. student, was selected through an internal election to lead the Council of Graduate Students next school year.   Goldsmith will...

Some University of Minnesota graduate assistants say they aren’t being fairly compensated for their contributions to the school.   While wages for graduate teaching assistants and graduate instructors...

The University of Minnesota’s undergraduate student government is ready for an update.   Amid growing concern that it’s giving disproportionate attention to some campus issues, the Minnesota...

Law student Kyle Kroll was elected on Sunday to lead professional students next school year.   With the passing of a referendum to split the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly into...

Polls opened for the 2015 all-campus elections Wednesday with a ballot item that could change the structure of graduate and professional student government at the University of Minnesota.   Along...

Health problems tied to poor diets and nutrition have persistently plagued Native American communities across the country.    To help alleviate this issue, the University of Minnesota is partnering...

If an unpaid intern in Minnesota were to bring forward a case of sexual harassment or discrimination, there could be a loophole in current state law that may prevent them from winning the case. The definition...

Come summer, the College of Liberal Arts will have a revamped leadership team. Two new associate deans will begin representing the two corridors of CLA: social sciences, and arts and humanities. Each associate...

In an effort to cut costs, a University of Minnesota committee is recommending to remove providers included in the school’s health care plan for graduate students. Some graduate students say the...

Veterinary medicine student Ashley Hall recalls with frustration the day she had to bring her 6-year-old son to class so she could take an exam. “That was not the best situation,” she said,...

The plan to divide graduate and professional student bodies under two separate government groups is pushing forward. Since last semester, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly has been considering...

Accessing the second floor of certain University of Minnesota-Morris buildings can be a challenge. Several buildings in the mall area — the campus’ central hub — don’t have elevators. And...