FBI Special Agents arrested a University of Minnesota faculty member Friday following accusations of child exploitation, KSTP reported. An arrest warrant was issued out of Louisiana for Woody Dale Branton,...

A combination of hypothermia and acute alcohol intoxication contributed to the death of a University of Minnesota freshman whose body was found near the Mississippi River in December, WCCO reported Thursday. According...

A man inappropriately touched a University of Minnesota student Thursday afternoon as she was walking near the intersection of Essex Street and Huron Boulevard, University police said. According to a crime...

A body found in the Chicago River Wednesday afternoon is apparently that of University of Minnesota senior Lauren Li, who fell in the river trying to rescue a friend early Monday. Li was visiting Chicago...

The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday that John Coleman is set to become the next College of Liberal Arts dean, pending Board of Regents approval. The appointment of Coleman, who has served as...

It's still unclear how a young woman ended up unconscious on her neighbor's porch in Duluth, Minn. Friday night, spending more than nine hours in temperatures that dropped to 17 below zero. University...

A University of Minnesota student was the victim of an attempted kidnapping early Wednesday, according to University police. The victim was walking near the intersection of University Avenue Southeast...

A carbon monoxide leak forced University Village residents out of the apartment building for about two hours Friday night. Officials let residents back in shortly after 10 p.m. Minneapolis Fire Battalion...

A string of robberies Thursday night added to a growing list of similar incidents near the University of Minnesota campus. Just before midnight Thursday, a suspect approached two victims – one a...

  The fashion world is a time warp. Trends go in and out of style faster than you can say “jeggings,” things we laughed at in our parents’ old photographs have wiggled their way...

University of Minnesota Board of Regents member and former state legislator Laura Brod said in a statement last week that she is pursuing legal action after a private photograph of her — which she...

University of Minnesota graduate students on a summer internship in Egypt decided to leave the country last week, amid escalating violence and unrest. The four Humphrey School of Public Affairs students...

The University of Minnesota’s new vice provost for student affairs and dean of students was announced Friday, following a five-month search. Danita Brown, who has worked as Purdue University’s...

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association’s Board of Directors has named a new president and CEO. Lisa Lewis, who is currently serving a similar role at the University of Connecticut, will start...

Amid controversy and concern from all sides, proposals from both Sanford Health and the University of Minnesota to merge with Fairview Health Services were nixed Wednesday. The proposal from South Dakota-based...

  After a request for an investigation into research misconduct in a University of Minnesota clinical drug trial, University officials said they investigated and found the concerns are baseless. After...

Minneapolis FBI agents searched a student’s dorm room in the University of Minnesota’s Middlebrook Hall early Wednesday morning. University spokesman Matt Hodson said the agents had a search...

In November, Minnesota became the only state in the nation to reject a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage; now, after remarks from Gov. Mark Dayton in last week’s State of the State...

University of Minnesota administrators announced today that a committee will begin a national search for the next Vice Provost for Student Affairs and dean of students. Jerry Rinehart, who has held the...

Minnesota’s largest advertising agency sits in the Ford Center in downtown Minneapolis. Where Model Ts were once lowered from the ceiling and assembled piece-by-piece, advertising professionals now...

In the wake of the economic recession and amid rising tuition costs, college students nationwide are experiencing financial stress — and it’s impacting their academic work. The 2012 National...

Top research universities have traditionally been measured by the quality of their graduate programs. But recently the focus has shifted toward undergraduate education. Administrators at the University...

Every morning, Ahmed Musallam wakes up and checks Palestinian news sources to see if the list of casualties in his native Gaza includes any family or friends. As the only member of his family living outside...

The University of Minnesota has been involved in a number of academic freedom cases in recent years, leading it to establish guidelines on how the protection applies to faculty. But for graduate students,...

After a months-long search and a two-year vacancy, the University of Minnesota is one step closer to choosing a new vice president for equity and diversity. Last week the two finalists for the position...

The plan to restructure the University of Minnesota Graduate School is intended to streamline processes and cut costs, but some are worried that amid the changes, the University’s attention to diversity...

Though the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t expected to decide Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin  until July, individuals and institutions across the U.S. have taken public stances to support...

A University of Texas administrator will be the next head of the University of Minnesota’s research efforts and funding. Brian Herman will begin the job Jan. 1, pending regents’ approval. He...

The University of Minnesota announced its new vice president for research Thursday, following a five-month search. Dr. Brian Herman, a professor and administrator at the University of Texas, will begin...

Groups of students, faculty members and community leaders sat at tables and discussed their options, working on designs with materials like pipe cleaners, duct tape and clay. Their challenge? To re-design...

The University of Minnesota Senate suspended its rules to pass a resolution encouraging education on the voter ID amendment before the Nov. 6 election. The resolution was written by members of the Senate’s...

Of students who graduated from college in 2011, 66 percent graduated with student loan debt and averaged a total of $26,600, according to a recent report by the Institute for College Access and Success. Average...

University of Minnesota researchers who work with controlled substances now face one less obstacle in the process. After 13 years without an incident of substance diversion — a theft from a research...

Paula Polasky went to law school because she wanted to make a difference. Now in her third year at the University of Minnesota Law School, she’s done extensive legal volunteer work, including a weeklong...

Zhen Wang is a strong believer in the power of dialogue to make lasting change. So, when she discovered Tibetan political leader Dr. Lobsang Sangay would be at the University of Minnesota for an open discussion...

Donations to the University of Minnesota increased 10 percent this year to a total of $244 million. The donations, in the form of outright gifts and future commitments, came from more than 78,000 donors...

A former al-Shabab member testified Thursday that he lied to the FBI and a federal judge about his involvement with the terrorist group. Kamal Said Hassan, 27, is a witness for the U.S. government in its...

Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Tibet's prime minister, will arrive at the University of Minnesota Law School Friday, his first visit to Minnesota since coming to power. Sangay's visit comes in the wake of...

The University of Minnesota administration plans to analyze 2012 salary data for gender disparities this fall, which may lead to new review methods in the spring. The analysis, to be conducted by the University’s...

A University of Minnesota search committee announced three finalists for the University’s vice president for research position Wednesday. The finalists are Mark M. Banaszak Holl of the University...

People of color at the University of Minnesota can feel isolated on a campus where faculty, staff and students are primarily white. In an effort to change this, Alysia Lajune, assistant department director...

When Robert Jones took an assistant professorship at the University of Minnesota in 1977, he planned to stay for five years, or possibly until he got tenure. Thirty-four years later, the University’s...