Legislature passes higher ed bill
(5/22/2007) On the final day of the 2007 session, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a higher education spending bill that would provide an increase in funding of about $149 million for the University of Minnesota for the 2008-09 biennium.
Fighting words
(5/22/2007) Ann Hironaka's new research shows that civil wars are nearly three times longer than they were 60 years ago. What's behind this disconcerting trend? And what does it mean for Iraq?
In good company
(5/15/2007) From great literature to hidden political motivations to the underpinnings of all mathematics and science, three College of Liberal Arts professors' contributions to their fields have earned them election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Continuing the work of a lifetime
(5/8/2007) Retiring Regents Professor Ed Schuh devoted his career to the economics of agriculture--and he's not done yet.
Vice President Mondale returns to the classroom
(5/4/2007) Walter Mondale, the former Vice President of the United States (1977-1981), U.S. senator, and ambassador to Japan, will be returning to his alma mater this fall to teach a lower-level course examining the ongoing battle between the President and Congress over control of the country's most vital decisions.
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