A vast majority of candidates considered for the University of Minnesota presidential position listed higher education experiences, according to recently obtained candidate information.
The Minnesota Daily...
Following the second alcohol-related death of a campus fraternity member within a year, the University of Minnesota is in the midst of re-examining Greek life policy.
University sophomore Dylan Fulton,...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University President Eric Kaler for the final monthly interview of the 2017-18 school year.
Kaler reflected on challenges and successes of the year, as well as discussions...
A Papa John's delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in the restaurant's parking lot early Thursday morning in Prospect Park.
Minneapolis police responded to a robbery at the restaurant, located at 2639...
Thousands of University of Minnesota students see Krista Soria’s name in their inboxes every spring semester.
Soria, the University’s data analyst, sends messages encouraging students to take the Student...
University of Minnesota sophomore Samantha Truesdell fills her planner with meticulous notes every day.
She organizes everything, from tracking her bills – rent, tuition, insurance and others – to...
After police were called to a Friday night event hosted by the Somali Student Association at Northrop auditorium, the two groups are disputing the facts of the event.
University officials say police officers...
UPDATE: GROUPS DISPUTE FACTS OF INCIDENT AT SOMALI STUDENT ASSOCIATION EVENT (Sunday at 8:15 p.m.)
University of Minnesota Police Department and Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to an incident...
In the absence of a system-wide strategic plan, University of Minnesota administrators are emphasizing the plan’s creation this academic year.
The University’s Board of Regents and President Eric Kaler...
The Minnesota Daily met with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler last week for a regular monthly interview about University news.
Kaler discussed the recent UMN Divest referendum, the outlook...
University of Minnesota students presented top student concerns, including diversity efforts and student information privacy, during an annual report to the Board of Regents Friday.
The eight undergraduate...
Student representatives to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents presented their top student issues and concerns at Friday’s Board of Regents meeting in Rochester.
At the meeting, the regents...
The landscape of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will change this spring after a long-serving member’s resignation.
Regent Patricia Simmons announced on March 7 her intention to resign...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved a supplemental $10 million request to the Minnesota State Legislature at a Thursday meeting.
Approved by an 8-1 vote, the supplement to the 2019...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler for this semester's second monthly interview about University news and events.
Kaler discussed the St. Paul campus vision,...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler addressed campus free speech, sexual misconduct and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in his annual State of the University speech Thursday afternoon.
University...
University of Minnesota students threw kicks, punches and blocks to practice self-defense Saturday afternoon.
Around 40 students attended the Self Defense Workshop hosted by Student Unions and Activities...
Ten years after launch a neighborhood partnership program, the University of Minnesota is considering some changes.
The University’s Board of Regents discussed expanding the University’s community...
A group of around 1,000 University of Minnesota faculty and staff are piloting a new, mandatory sexual misconduct training.
The training — part of the President’s Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler Friday for this semester’s first monthly interview.
Kaler discussed the University’s legislative priorities, the President’s...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents discussed a potential tuition increase, a new sexual misconduct initiative and institutional risks, among other topics, at its meetings Thursday and Friday.
The...
The University of Minnesota Marching Band performed alongside Justin Timberlake in Super Bowl LII’s halftime show.
The band was prominently featured in Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” on Sunday night...
As the new interim dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering, Mostafa “Mos” Kaveh says he’ll focus on faculty recruitment and the college’s physical spaces.
Kaveh,...
UPDATE: SUSPECT IN GRADUATE HOTEL STANDOFF IS IN CUSTODY, POLICE SAY (TUESDAY, 1:43 p.m.)
Roads and buildings on East Bank campus remain closed Monday morning as police negotiate with at least one individual...
UPDATE: SUSPECT IN GRADUATE HOTEL STANDOFF IS IN CUSTODY, POLICE SAY (TUESDAY 1:43 p.m.)
Roads and buildings near the Graduate Hotel on East Bank campus remain closed Monday morning as police negotiate...
New research shows focus suffers when tasks are interrupted and workers don’t have a plan in place.
Creating a plan to resume interrupted work can increase productivity and improve performance on an...
University of Minnesota student groups may see new standards of responsibility under a proposed amendment.
The proposal is two-fold. Student groups would be held liable for conduct they direct, sponsor...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents is set to consider institutional risk-management plans next month as they review the school’s top risk-related priorities.
The institution’s risk profile...
Unionized University of Minnesota service workers accepted a final contract offer from the University Tuesday after months of negotiations, avoiding a potential system-wide, 1,500-person strike.
According...
The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering's new interim dean assumed his role Jan. 16.
Mostafa “Mos” Kaveh joined CSE in 1975 as an electrical and computer engineering faculty...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will vote on a resolution aimed at improving retention and recruitment of underrepresented students at its February meeting.
The resolution includes five strategy...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate Wednesday, replacing Sen. Al Franken as he prepares to resign amid groping allegations.
“Though I never anticipated this...
The University of Minnesota Transitway – connecting East Bank to the St. Paul campus – may be relocated.
The University of Minnesota and the Prospect Park Association have held conversations...
Three Espresso Royale locations in the Twin Cities — including Dinkytown — are set to close Dec. 21, according to employees.
The Dinkytown location and the two other shops, located at 475 Fairview...
The City of Minneapolis is gathering community input to decide which Cedar-Riverside neighborhood organization to fund.
The West Bank Community Coalition and the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood Revitalization...
Armed with signs and megaphones, more than 200 graduate students, research assistants, teaching assistants and instructors left classes Wednesday to protest a tax reform package being considered in Congress.
Those...
The Southeast Como Improvement Association saw a spike in students elected to its board earlier this month.
Three University of Minnesota students were elected to SECIA’s 13-member board on Nov. 14,...
A new technology center in Cedar-Riverside will connect youth from immigrant families to high-end technology.
Kids and teenagers are already testing the equipment and professional software tools at the...
A new coalition aims to expand the bike path network in the Twin Cities.
The Extend the Greenway Partnership is looking to expand the Midtown Greenway, a protected bike path that spans from south...
University of Minnesota students can expunge low-level crimes from their records by participating in a local community outreach program.
The Restorative Justice Community Action program offers an...
Samuel Mukasa, dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering, led a forum Wednesday on the current state of the school.
At the forum, hosted by the Science and Engineering...
Around 50 attendees at state Rep. Raymond Dehn’s election party watched the Minneapolis mayoral candidate take in about 17 percent of first-choice votes on Tuesday night.
“We’re looking at the numbers,...
Armed with plastic bags and rubber gloves, University of Minnesota students took to the streets Sunday to combat litter in Dinkytown.
The student-organized “Dinkytown Clean Up Day” was held in collaboration...
A dispute between city officials and owners of local Somali malls has pushed some to work for solutions on their own.
City officials have clashed with Sabri Properties over alleged tenant mistreatment...
Diini Sabrie spoke to his longtime friend Ahmed AbdiKarin Eyow for the last time on Oct. 14.
The two exchanged messages that Saturday afternoon about Eyow’s trip to Mogadishu and what it felt like for...
A man hit by a semi truck near the Stadium Village light rail station Wednesday afternoon died Thursday morning at the Hennepin County Medical Center.
The truck was heading east on University Avenue...
All three candidates vying for a seat on the Minneapolis Park Board want to make the parks system more accessible to students.
The race for the District 1 park board commissioner position, which covers...
Minneapolis officials are trying to encourage recycling in apartments near the University of Minnesota as part of a citywide plan to cut waste.
The city’s Zero Waste Draft Plan identifies insufficient...
Prospect Park groups are looking to diversify neighborhood housing by bringing a slate of affordable options to the area.
The Towerside Innovation District is leading an affordable housing movement to...
The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association will hold its first-ever October election in hopes of strengthening student participation.
With students moving in and out of the neighborhood as academic...
A new project in Cedar-Riverside seeks to mend cultural gaps between community members and health care providers.
The Mixed Blood Theatre’s 154 Project pairs medical providers and patients to start...
The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association is putting the area’s art history in focus.
MHNA debuted Creative Spark: Marcy-Holmes, a website dedicated to displaying historic and contemporary art of the...
Cam Gordon has used cross-party collaboration to accomplish Green Party priorities in his time on the Minneapolis City Council.
Gordon, a council member representing the city’s second ward, which covers...
New developments in Prospect Park have sparked the creation of a business alliance.
The Towerside Business Alliance, set to publicly launch Monday, will promote and advocate for businesses in the University...
More students are succumbing to housing scams as the University of Minnesota's rental market tightens.
Scammers posted fake subleasing advertisements on Craigslist and in unofficial University housing...
New Al’s Breakfast co-owner Alison Kirwin is taking the 67-year-old business in an unexpected direction.
Al’s Breakfast began offering weekend late-night hours — with an exclusive menu — for the...
A new Cedar-Riverside employment organization seeks to slash unemployment rates in the community.
Pioneer Staffing and Training, which will launch next week, will be the first employment center in Minneapolis...
As students and faculty return to campus each fall, crime rates frequently spike.
Some types of crime were reported more during this year’s welcome week than last. Incidents of theft and property...
A plan proposed by a University of Minnesota forestry class could ease traffic woes in a local neighborhood.
Many Southeast Como residents want renovations to the neighborhood's 40-year-old traffic diverters...
Construction began last week on a bridge to connect the Cedar-Riverside and downtown neighborhoods.
Samatar Crossing, a new pedestrian and bicyclist bridge near 15th Avenue South and South 6th Street...
