Anarae Schunk’s room hasn’t changed.
Clothes hang in her closet, a pair of her shoes sits neatly near the door and books line her shelves — “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Life...
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...
An explosion and fire at a Cedar-Riverside building Wednesday morning injured 14 people, 6 critically.
The building, located at 516 Cedar Ave., is owned by Garad Nor of Wadani Properties LLC and houses...
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...
Two decades ago, only 15 percent of University of Minnesota students graduated in four years. It was a problem the Board of Regents asked administrators to tackle in the years that followed.
In the early...
Nicholson Hall on the University of Minnesota’s East Bank was evacuated at about 11 a.m. on Friday after a bomb threat was discovered earlier in the day.
University police called the all-clear a...
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...
On a quiet Monday evening in October 2007, police in Lynchburg, Va., surrounded the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.
The president of the college strode into the museum with art handlers, an attorney...
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...
On Friday, the University of Minnesota campus was silent.
Locked buildings full of empty classrooms were dark, and passersby were few and far between, bundled and walking quickly to escape the cold.
Only...
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,...
In four years, Michael Powers will reach the University of Minnesota’s Rule of 90 — when his age plus the number of years he’s worked at the University equal 90.
The rule allows University...
Sergey Bogza came to Minneapolis for two reasons: the University of Minnesota’s School of Music and the reputation of the area’s orchestras.
Growing up in Portland, Ore., Bogza — a second-year...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Light-rail construction has created new frustrations for every student on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus.
But for students with disabilities, closed sidewalks, fewer bus stops and...
Not long ago, going to law school was a safe bet — both for students who planned on practicing law and those who were less certain of their future career path.
But in recent years, a sputtering legal...
Many of those standing in front of classrooms at the University of Minnesota are not faculty members but professional and administrative employees — the University’s largest employee group.
But...
The common wisdom when applying to college is to choose a wide range of schools -- some that will be easy to get into, some that that are a little more of a challenge, and a couple "dream schools,"...
When Hyeryung Hwang first started work as a teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota, she asked a fellow non-native English speaker how long it would take to speak English fluently.
“She...
When the University of Minnesota’s Faculty Senate formed in 1912, its members probably couldn’t have imagined the challenges that confront the University today.
In celebrating its centennial...
After announcing a plan this summer to hire 100 new faculty members, the University of Minnesota has initiated the process across several of its campuses, with the first major rounds of hiring occurring...
For J.B. Mayo, writing is like running.
He tries to set aside a little time for it every day, and he’s found it’s easier to stay motivated when working alongside others.
This wasn’t always...
Harvard University accused 125 students Thursday of cheating on a take-home final exam, the New York Times reported. The students, representing nearly half of the total enrollment for an introductory government...
Parents across the nation no longer have 18 years to prepare for college tuition costs. According to a study released Thursday by Child Care Aware of America, infant child care is more expensive than in-state...
In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War, Governor Mark Dayton has declared Friday a Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation.
Five settlers in Meeker County were killed by a group of...
Michael Leisner, whose August 5th protest of General Mills resulted in a viral video, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
Leisner's protest, which involved igniting a box of Cheerios outside...
Minnesota schools may soon have to change the way they deal with bullying.
The Task Force on the Prevention of Bullying, appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in February, released their recommendations for...
Adam Lindberg is exhausted.
His son was born two years ago, in the midst of Lindberg’s doctorate program. When classes started in the fall, he told his students he would be sleep deprived that semester...
Each year, thousands of students leave their native country to study at a university overseas, leaving behind family, friends and the educational system they grew up with.
So why do it? The British Council's...
The University of Minnesota has completed an evaluation of 241 centers and institutes across all five campuses as part of President Eric Kaler’s ongoing mission of “operational excellence.”
Results...
After a summer of major policy decisions, administrative changes and plans for the University of Minnesota’s future, President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily for the last time before...
Jonah Lehrer, a staff writer at the New Yorker, has resigned from his position after admitting to fabricating quotes in his bestselling book, the nonfictional Imagine: How Creativity Works.
According to...
At its July meeting, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved revisions to its policy on administrative compensation. The policy, which provides a standard procedure for compensation,...
In its final regular meeting of the summer, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents finalized several anticipated decisions, including administrative leave policies, new administrators and...
Alcohol sales in TCF Bank Stadium were approved by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents last week, but administrators and students alike are approaching the change with caution.
Beginning this...
Beginning this fall, University of Minnesota fans will be able to purchase beer and wine at Gopher sporting events.
In Wednesday's much-anticipated decision, the University of Minnesota’s Board...
The University of Minnesota’s Smith Hall was evacuated Wednesday after a chemical spill at about 2:50 p.m.
No injuries have been reported. The building is expected to be open as usual Thursday morning.
According...
When the Board of Regents left for its annual retreat last year, it had a new president, a new chair and three new members.
After a year of administrative transitions, new policies and ever-dwindling state...
President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily to talk about new administrators and faculty, administrative leave packages and his plans for the Fourth of July.
Pam Wheelock was recently appointed...
Pat Bemrick has seen a lot of changes during his time at the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1996 with a degree in film studies, and has worked as a campus custodian for nearly 20 years....
Rick Castillo didn’t expect finishing his Master of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota to be one of the worst times of his life.
But after the Regents Scholarship that allowed...
University of Virginia President Theresa A. Sullivan was reinstated today by the board that ousted her earlier this month.
According to the New York Times, the 15-member Board of Visitors called a special...
In the wake of the September 11th attacks, California lawmakers spearheaded a program to provide scholarships to victims' families -- but many families never found out about the program or were told...
As universities nationwide receive less state support, many are looking for research funding from the private sector.
But this funding can come with stipulations — in the most extreme cases, faculty...
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's ousted leader, has been declared "clinically dead" by the Egypt state news agency, Reuters reported.
According to the Associated Press, the 84-year-old Mubarak was...
Amid skyrocketing student debt and the ongoing congressional battle over student loan interest rates, ten colleges and universities want to increase the transparency of financial aid.
According to the...
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved President Eric Kaler’s budget for fiscal year 2013 last week. The approval marked the beginning of Kaler’s second year in office.
The...
Providing alcohol to minors, sexual assault and bullying have long violated University of Minnesota policy. Proposed changes to the student conduct code place greater emphasis on these offenses and clarify...
Students transferring to the University of Minnesota will likely need to meet a minimum requirement of 26 credits starting this fall.
A policy recommended by a Faculty Senate committee would take...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet this week to approve President Eric Kaler’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The board will also discuss changes to the student...
Once a model of public higher education, the California State University system is suffering in the wake of massive budget cuts amounting to $1.6 billion in ten years, the New York Times reported.
The...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily last week to discuss his proposed undergraduate tuition increase — the lowest in 12 years — changes to the University...
University of Minnesota graduate students are anticipating a 4 percent tuition increase as part of University President Eric Kaler’s recently proposed budget for fiscal year 2013.
Though the increase...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily Thursday to discuss his proposed undergraduate tuition increase — the lowest in 12 years — the appointment of...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents held its May meetings Thursday and Friday to discuss the proposed 2013 operating budget.
The proposed budget drew students and faculty to testify at the public...
Perry Li’s renewable energy storage system started as an idea for powering energy-efficient cars.
Six years later, his isothermal compressed air energy storage technology, which provides large-scale...
For refugees adapting to new life in the U.S., accessing health care, child care and transportation is a challenge without knowing the language.
In the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, where a large portion...
When Mike Brown announced the discovery of Eris in 2005, it was initially hailed as the 10th planet. But by the following year, it had been demoted to a dwarf planet, taking Pluto down with it.
Brown,...
The University of Minnesota will expand its insurance coverage of contraceptive devices obtained outside of Boynton Health Service for students enrolled in the Student Health Benefit Plan...
Donning a headset, students working in the College of Design’s new virtual reality lab can transform the room into a life-like version of a building.
The lab opened this semester in Rapson...
