The construction in Dinkytown will affect more than automobile traffic this weekend. On Saturday, fiber-optic cables that control a portion of the University's computer communications in the St. Paul...

After more than a year of discussion on the subject, a uniform grading policy for the University system could be approved by fall. The University Senate decided earlier this month to send the proposed...

In a letter to Board of Regents Chairman Tom Reagan, Gov. Arne Carlson chastised the University because he said it will run up a $300 million debt by the year 2000. But Carlson has those numbers wrong,...

Sue Markham, the associate vice president for Facilities Management, announced her resignation Monday. She will step down June 14. "It's like leaving family," said Markham of her decision to resign and...

Despite the efforts of a few regents, student tuition will bear a 7.5 percent revenue increase next year. The Board of Regents voted Friday to approve the University's 1996-97 budget. Included in the...

The Faculty, Staff and Student Affairs Committee voted Thursday to change the tuition reciprocity agreement for Wisconsin students who wish to attend the University's Law School or College of Pharmacy. The...

Board of Regents committee members focused on proposed structural changes to Professional Studies, even though they won't vote on the issue until July. Gene Allen, provost for professional studies, made...

Wisconsin students who want to attend the University's Law School or College of Pharmacy will pay the same tuition as Minnesota students if the Board of Regents approves a reciprocity agreement this week. The...

Citing a need for fiscal responsibility, the Senate Higher Education subcommittee recommended Thursday a budget figure for Minnesota colleges and universities that was less than proposals from the House...

University students might get a tuition break next year, courtesy of the state Legislature. The Higher Education Finance Division of the House Education Committee approved legislation Wednesday that will...

The University's Academic Health Center might receive more money from the Legislature -- but there's a catch. The University of Minnesota Finance Division of the House Education Committee recommended...