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MSU, Mankato pays $117,500 to professor who claimed accent cost him promotion
Minnesota State University, Mankato paid $117,500 in November to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by a job candidate who claimed he was passed over because of his accent. Ka-Wah Wong (Courtesy...
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A Hamline prof showed painting of Prophet Muhammad. She lost her job.
Hamline University campus in St. Paul on Dec. 30, 2022. After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, school officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the...
View ArticleFeds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to...
View ArticleDFL plan to pay for school meals gets first legislative hearing
Minnesota would become the fourth state in the nation to make school meals free for all students under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday. Advocates for years have tried to enact...
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Concordia College in Moorhead names its 12th president
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia College welcomed its next president during an on-campus program Wednesday. Colin Irvine, 54, is currently provost and senior executive vice president at Augustana University...
View ArticleUS kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up. Usually, 94% to 95% of...
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Islamic council’s national office defends professor in Hamline’s art history...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday came to the defense of a former Hamline University art history professor, saying her classroom use of ancient art depicting the Prophet Muhammad was...
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Advisory panel passes over chair Ken Powell in UMN regents re-election bid
A panel tasked with recommending candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has declined to endorse the board’s current chairman, Ken Powell, for a second term. Ken Powell (Courtesy of...
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Southeast Minnesota school adds Dakota language course
One thing Barry Hand is trying to get across to his students is this: Language is power. For the first time in years, students at Red Wing High School can take a class in the Dakota Language. It’s not...
View ArticleConcordia University, St. Paul restructures with eye toward online growth
Concordia University, St. Paul has created separate divisions for its on-campus and online programs in hopes of doubling total enrollment over the next 10 years. The private university now has nearly...
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St. Thomas receives $75 million donation toward new hockey, basketball...
The University of St. Thomas has received a record $75 million donation from Lee and Penny Anderson toward design and construction of a shared Division I hockey and basketball facility on its St. Paul...
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Walz calls for $12B in new spending to make MN ‘best state in country for kids’
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz detailed a big part of his coming budget proposal Tuesday, saying he wants $12 billion in new state spending over the next four years to make Minnesota the “best state in the...
View ArticleHamline University leaders admit to ‘misstep’ in Islamophobia controversy as...
The adjunct professor accused of Islamophobia for showing artwork in class that depicted the Prophet Muhammad filed a lawsuit against Hamline University on Tuesday as Hamline’s president conceded the...
View ArticleStillwater’s Da Vinci Fest to feature film, art and science
DaVinci Fest, the free festival that promotes student art, science and film projects in the St. Croix River Valley, will be 12:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Stillwater Area High School. This year, more than...
View ArticleUMN president’s seat on corporate board finds high-profile criticism
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel’s acceptance of a paid position on the board of a corporation that does business with the U is coming under increased scrutiny, one month after the U’s...
View ArticleTracking Gov. Walz’s spending plans for the $17.6 billion surplus
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has made it clear he wants to leverage the state’s historic $17.6 billion budget surplus to fulfill some of Democrats’ long-standing priorities. The governor has already...
View ArticleUnder fire, UMN President Gabel resigns position on Securian Financial board
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel on Monday resigned her position on the Securian Financial board of directors, citing five weeks of “extremely painful” public scrutiny over potential...
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Walz’s budget: Tax rebates of up to $2,600, plus $11B for schools, housing,...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz released his two-year budget plan Tuesday that the Democrat said cuts taxes by $5.4 billion and increases spending by more than $11 billion on schools, housing, workforce,...
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Hamline U. faculty call on President Miller to step down over Islamophobia...
Hamline University’s full-time faculty on Tuesday asked President Fayneese Miller to resign over her administration’s handling of a Muslim student’s complaint about an adjunct professor who showed...
View ArticleEXPLAINER: University of Wisconsin latest to ban TikTok
By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System has joined a number of universities across the nation that have banned the popular socail media app TikTok on school-owned...
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