UMPD Community Investigator Beth Thomas listens to her police radio during conservative comentator Lauren Southern's talk in Anderson Hall on West Bank on Oct. 25, 2017.
As declining enrollment has forced universities across the country to shake up their master of business administration programs, the University of Minnesota has tried to be proactive.
Business schools...
Melvin Carter III is poised to become the next mayor of St. Paul.
Carter was at almost 51 percent of votes with all precincts reporting. Ranked-choice voting rules dictate the winner needs more than...
Chris Meyer, the DFL candidate for Minneapolis Park Board District 1, lead the Minneapolis Park Board race Tuesday night.
Meyer secured 44.5 percent of first-choice votes with all precincts reporting.
Green...
Cam Gordon, the unopposed Green Party candidate for Minneapolis City Council’s Second Ward, secured his victory shortly after polls closed Tuesday.
This will be Gordon’s fourth term. Ward 2 covers...
With the Minneapolis municipal election set for Nov. 7, learn about the candidates, rank-choice voting and where you can vote in the Minnesota Daily's election hub. This year, positions in the mayor's...
University of Minnesota officials are lauding its most recent freshman class, but its large size has caused problems for some professors.
The University enrolled 6,195 new freshmen this fall, on top of...
Protest, an arrest and fights marked the campus' reaction to right-wing commentator Lauren Southern's talk at the University of Minnesota Wednesday night.
A group of nearly 200 demonstrators gathered outside...
Update: Police break up West Bank protest of right-wing speaker
Right-wing commentator Lauren Southern is scheduled to speak on the University of Minnesota campus Wednesday at 7 p.m., and demonstrators...
With a projected $166 million bill, the University of Minnesota’s Athletes Village will be funded in part by the largest fundraising campaign its athletics department has ever undertaken.
The department...
Twenty-five years ago, Nikos Papanikolopoulos started his work in the University of Minnesota’s Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Vision lab.
For the first five years, the lab researched and developed...
Former Minnesota Student Association presidents have often used the position as a springboard into post-college careers.
While some former presidents used networking in MSA as a catalyst to a future career,...
A small group of students stood in front of Coffman Memorial Union Wednesday afternoon to protest a list of perceived failures by the University of Minnesota administration during the school's annual activities...
A Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion released Tuesday said the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services lacked the authority to assign University of Minnesota teaching specialists, lecturers and faculty...
As Big 10 conference schools have grown more diverse over the years, the universities often show higher levels of diversity than their states.
For universities in the Big 10, growing diversity over...
Fulfilling a divisive Trump campaign promise, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the end of the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
In a statement released Tuesday...
President Donald Trump officially announced Tuesday the Department of Homeland Security will end the federal program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
In a statement released Tuesday morning,...
A University of Minnesota student was robbed Sunday night at the intersection of Oak Street Southeast and East River Parkway near the Ronald McDonald House, according to a University of Minnesota Police...
More students than ever want to study at the University of Minnesota, but the school’s admission standards have become stricter, pushing thousands to out-of-state schools and two-year colleges.
The stringent...
A University of Minnesota health care economist in an intended nomination for a post in President Donald Trump’s administration.Stephen Parente, a Carlson School of Management health care economics professor,...
The University of Minnesota is proceeding with the demolition of the Electric Steel elevators near TCF Bank Stadium despite legal attempts to halt the process.Demolition of the elevators began last month,...
The University of Minnesota is undergoing significant changes to make its administrative structure more efficient.The school is currently searching for a new vice president of information technology, who...
Recently passed spending bills by the Minnesota Legislature would provide significantly less state funding for the University of Minnesota than requested by the school.The House higher education omnibus...
The University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing is expanding mental health services to underserved parts of the state.After receiving a $2.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration,...
Mary Holz-Clause has been appointed chancellor of the University of Minnesota Crookston, pending approval by the University’s Board of Regents in May. Holz-Clause has served as dean of the Huntley College...
the University of Minnesota’s Student Unions and Activities announced this year’s Spring Jam lineup Monday.The lineup includes headliner A$AP Ferg, Jon Bellion, Robert DeLong and Bad Bad...
A University of Minnesota student was assaulted and robbed near the Carlson School of Management Sunday night, according to a campus-wide alert.The assault and robbery happened at around 8 p.m., according...
University of Minnesota students could see tuition hikes next year.At last week’s board meeting, the University outlined preliminary tuition increases for Twin Cities campus students. Rates would remain...
University of Minnesota administrators and Regents mulled tuition hikes Friday.At the Board of Regents meeting on the Duluth campus, the University outlined preliminary tuition increases for Twin Cities...
A University of Minnesota law professor who specializes in business investments allegedly embezzled millions from investors in companies he controlled.Edward Adams — an expert in commercial, bankruptcy...
Two newly-elected members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents are looking to bolster transparency and trust with lawmakers after fielding their criticism.Former regent Steve Sviggum and...
Three Gophers football players won appeals Monday over University of Minnesota sanctions for their alleged involvement in a September sexual assault case.University Provost Karen Hanson — who oversees...
Some have raised concerns about a perceived lack of diversity and gender-balance on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents election last month.Concerns were raised after a regents election for...
Charges against a University of Minnesota law professor accused of raping and stalking an ex-girlfriend were dropped Thursday. Criminal sexual conduct and stalking charges against Francesco Parisi, which...
University of Minnesota crews reopened the Southeast Steam Plant Thursday returning heat to campus buildings.Crews identified the problems in steam tunnels and were able to fix them after Interim...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University President Eric Kaler in his office Wednesday for the March edition of Kickin’ It with Kaler.Kaler discussed alleged recruiting violations by Gophers head...
As the University enters its fourth year in a plan to trim $90 million in administrative costs by 2019, school officials say the last round of cuts will be the hardest. Starting in fiscal year 2014, University...
The dean of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public
Affairs will step down in June to lead an international refugee advocacy group.Eric Schwartz, who joined the Humphrey School in 2011,...
University of Minnesota representatives continued to make their case to state legislators for millions of dollars in additional state funds. University administrators, faculty and students presented the...
Two incumbent regents, a former regent and the CEO of a Fortune 500 company were elected to the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents Wednesday.Incumbents David McMillan and Darrin Rosha were reelected....
During its meeting Friday, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents voted to approve renovations to its academic health center and discussed changes to the Athletics Department, among other topics....
Despite approving the largest coaching contract in school history last week, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents is divided over whether they should approve large coaching contracts.Regents...
Legislators recommended three current regents and a former board member on Tuesday for four open seats on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.A joint meeting of the Senate and House Higher...
Though she would eventually serve for years on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents, Laura Brod’s first memories of the school were watching her brothers play hockey.“My parents would throw...
After days of interviews from a screening council, the list of candidates for the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents was narrowed to 12 last month.The Regent Candidate Advisory Council —...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University President Erik Kaler Wednesday for the first Kickin’ It with Kaler of 2017. Kaler talked about the Gophers football boycott and concerns over immigration...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler released a statement Sunday night expressing concern over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim...
A bill was introduced in the Minnesota State Senate Tuesday that could ease the burden of debt for Minnesota college students.The bill — authored by Sen. Matt Little, DFL-Lakeville, and Sen....
In the next five years, new Gophers football head coach P.J. Fleck could rake in $18 million, generating concern among some University of Minnesota regents.The compensation — making Fleck the highest...
The list of candidates vying for a seat on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has been narrowed to 12 after three days of interviews.The 12 finalists, which include three current regents,...
A University of Minnesota police officer was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday after allegedly grabbing a woman by the throat during an altercation following a traffic incident in St. Paul. Phillip...
After narrowing the pool from 35 to 17 candidates, the Regent Candidate Advisory Council will interview applicants next month for the four vacant seats on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.Four...
Following a decision to demolish the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center and the Masonic Memorial Building, University officials are planning to move the buildings’ operations to a new location....
The parents of a University of Minnesota student are suing over his 2013 death.Jacob Anderson, a first-semester University freshman, was found frozen under the 10th Avenue Bridge on Dec. 15, 2013. His...
With control of both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature shifting to Republicans, the University of Minnesota may have to change the way it lobbies the state for funds.Legislators have expressed mixed...
As the University of Minnesota prepares for major building development on the school’s East Bank, officials are creating a plan to completely change the face of an area called East Gateway District.Representatives...
Participants in psychiatric drug trials at the University of Minnesota that have complaints now have a direct line to the state ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities.A law passed last...
Eight University of Minnesota officials will reimburse the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority for suite tickets to games at U.S. Bank Stadium after public outcry about the use of suites by public officials...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler named Allen Levine — a former dean of the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences — as interim vice president for research Thursday....
For the last time this semester, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily Monday afternoon.Kaler talked about Thanksgiving food, a University decision to demolish...
The University of Minnesota- Morris announced Michelle Behr as its next chancellor.Behr will take over the position Feb. 6, pending approval by the University’s Board of Regents. Current Chancellor Jacqueline...
When Dean Johnson ran for a seat on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents, he was no stranger to elections.Johnson was elected twice to the Minnesota House of Representatives and eight times...
After nearly four years as a top administrator at the University of Minnesota, Vice President for Research Brian Herman is stepping down.University President Eric Kaler announced Herman’s decision in...
For over 15 years, outside groups have worried about the University of Minnesota’s hardline stance on its autonomy, and now a decision to demolish historic grain elevators has reignited that debate.While...
About 50 students congregated in Coffman Union Wednesday to air frustrations and grievances about the University of Minnesota’s campus climate.The event, hosted by Students for a Democratic Society,...
An unidentified individual died after a fall from the Washington Avenue Bridge just after 11 a.m. Tuesday near the University of Minnesota’s West Bank, according to a University spokesman.The Office...
The University of Minnesota will fight a lawsuit that would prevent it from demolishing the Electric Steel Elevators near TCF Bank Stadium.A group of preservationists filed a lawsuit against the University...
Despite ramped-up efforts at the University of Minnesota to provide housing on or near campus for students, lodging continues to be a big concern for the school.Debate over how to house more students —...
Four of Minnesota's Democratic politicians visited the University of
Minnesota Friday to encourage students to vote in the Nov. 8 elections.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota,...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Wednesday that Vice President for Research Brian Herman will be resigning from his position effective Dec. 31. In an email to faculty Wednesday, Kaler...
Restraining orders against five University of Minnesota football players were dismissed Wednesday after a settlement was reached during a Hennepin County District Court hearing.The five players must stay...
Demonstrators, including members of Black Lives Matter, gathered outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Friday to support those protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.More than 200 demonstrators...
The way the University of Minnesota lobbies the state Legislature has recently come under scrutiny from school officials.As the University prepares to ask for $100 million for infrastructure fixes in the...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler Friday for the semester’s second installment of “Kickin’ it With Kaler” to talk about free speech and faculty unionization,...
While serious crime rates have gone down at the University of Minnesota over the last decade, crime increased slightly last year compared to 2014.According to the University’s latest Annual Security...
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents voted Friday to demolish the grain elevators near TCF Bank Stadium to build a new track and field facility, but failed to decide where to move the sports...
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will vote Friday on approval of a $1.6 billion plan to fund capital projects across the system over six years. Under the plan, the University would foot...
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will vote this week on plans to demolish 115-year old grain elevators near TCF Bank Stadium and a police union contract.At meetings Thursday and Friday,...
In the fall of 1963, 5-year-old Tom Anderson was admitted to the Variety Club Heart Hospital at the University of Minnesota for a risky open-heart surgery.Anderson had a congenital atrial septal defect,...
Amid declining enrollment and budget deficits at the University of Minnesota’s Law School, the new dean wants to shift the narrative.
Since taking over leadership at the law school in July, Garry...
Last summer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter retired and Vice President for University Services Pam Wheelock resigned, taking with them decades of combined experience...
On his 60th birthday, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily for the school year’s first Kickin’ It.Kaler talked about former wrestling coach J Robinson, faculty...
The University is expected to reallocate about $70 million into its academic mission, as a result of the school’s long-term goal of trimming administrative expenses.
Starting in fiscal year 2014,...
Christina Ewig and her husband Will Jones each spent 11 years teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But shrinking state funding to the UW system and the adoption of controversial new tenure...
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine visited Coffman Memorial Union Tuesday amid a swarm of TV cameras and young voters hoping to catch a few minutes of the senator’s time. The unannounced...
While not completed, spending reforms in the University of Minnesota’s Athletics Department are on track.Two internal audits from last December this May — spurred by the resignation of former Athletics...
Pioneer Hall, the University of Minnesota’s oldest residence hall in the Superblock, is getting a costly facelift.The University’s Board of Regents approved plans for the $104.5 million renovation...
Pioneer Hall, The University of Minnesota’s oldest dorm, will get a more than $100 million facelift.The University’s Board of Regents approved plans for the $104.5 million renovation by a 9-3 vote...
More than 20 years after Michael Hsu toured the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents chamber as an honors student, he was elected as a member of the school’s governing Board.Since taking his...
Following an August goal-setting retreat, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents emerged with four main priorities for the upcoming school year: boosting the Medical School’s national profile,...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler attended the Minnesota State Fair last week, touring several University of Minnesota exhibits alongside University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank.The...
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association — a body that advocates for the University with the support of graduates —elected a new chair to its Board of Directors.Daniel McDonald, a partner...
Set to begin in the fall, Denise Young will take over as the Bell Museum and Planetarium’s new executive director — helping to lead the 144-year-old institution as it prepares for the unveiling...
Gophers basketball player Reggie Lynch won’t face sexual assault charges, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.Hennepin County declined to pursue charges against Lynch — a 21-year-old...
As the Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement age, colleges and universities — including the University of Minnesota — across the country are dealing with growing numbers of retiring faculty...
