74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this yearMarch 29, 2023 2:13 PMBy Manuela López Restrepo The fatal school shooting in Nashville this week is part of what one expert describes as an “astronomical increase” in violence on school campuses since the pandemic.
Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concertMarch 29, 2023 5:27 AMBy The Associated PressAdministrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."
With upcoming vote, U of M joins national wave of higher-ed unionization effortsMarch 28, 2023 4:00 AMBy Abbey MachtigIf successful, University of Minnesota graduate student workers would join graduate students who have recently unionized at other universities including Temple University and the University of Chicago.
Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attackMarch 27, 2023 11:33 AMBy The Associated PressNashville police released video Tuesday from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school, then confronting and opening fire on an assailant who had murdered three children and three adults in the latest school shooting to roil the nation.
To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating gradesMarch 26, 2023 5:10 AMBy Jon Marcus Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.
Play4min 26secLegislators consider bill requiring ethnic studies in Minnesota high schools March 24, 2023 11:14 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanA bill that would require Minnesota school districts offer optional ethnic studies classes has advanced through committee with amendments.
Play8min 06secUMN looks to state for help with tuition shortfall, potential merger falloutMarch 22, 2023 5:04 PMBy Tom Crann and Megan BurksThe University of Minnesota is calling on the state legislature to help it offset a tuition shortfall and, potentially, buy health facilities it currently operates with Fairview Health Services ahead of a proposed merger with Sanford Health.
Play3min 15secLegacy grant lifts Duluth Black nonprofit, launches creative space Studio XMarch 21, 2023 7:58 AMBy Dan KrakerImagine you're retiring from your job, and your employer says, “Here's $100,000 to give to any local organization you want.” In Duluth, that scenario led to the creation of Studio X.
Students urge University of Minnesota to better fund scholarship, Native American studies March 19, 2023 8:30 AMBy Feven GerezgiherStudents and activists protested in the freezing cold to urge the University of Minnesota to follow through on promises to tribal communities. At the top of their list was an expansion of a tuition program they say too few can access.
Bemidji State University set to lay off 23 employeesMarch 17, 2023 4:45 PMBy Mathew Holding Eagle IIIThe decision was made to address a $9 million loss in revenue which also created a $9 million deficit for the university. BSU attributes this to an almost 20 percent decrease in enrollment in the dawn of COVID-19.
