During their March meeting, the regents also heard from their student representatives about on-campus student issues.

Regents Robyn Gulley, Penny Wheeler and Mary Turner talk about their first summer experience on the Board and their future goals.

The initiatives include restrictions on public building access, residence hall protection, Dinkytown police presence and a review of SAFE-U alerts.

An aura of mystique makes it impossible to meaningfully question the way critical decisions around tuition and spending are made.

Students at the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses face a 3.5% tuition increase.

The regent nomination joint committee voted on candidate recommendations for four open positions on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents Wednesday night.

Candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents from Congressional Districts 2 and 3 share about themselves and their vision for the board leading up to this spring’s election.