If you live in the state of Minnesota, free college tuition is coming your way. The Minnesota state legislature passed, in both chambers, a bill that allows students of families making less than $80,000 a…
Topic: University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Offers Illegal Immigrant Students Scholarships under State’s ‘Dream Act’
The University of Minnesota offers scholarships for students who are not legal immigrants, otherwise known as DACA recipients or ‘Dreamers.’
Academic Conference Paper Explores White Privilege behind White Female ‘Becky’ Stereotype
At a conference in Toronto, Canada, a student at the University of Minnesota presented a paper on how to examine the stereotypical white woman ‘Becky’ and how white privilege influences ‘Becky’s’ decisions.
Professor Files Complaint Against University of Minnesota over Women-Only Scholarships
Mark Perry, who works as an economics and finance professor at the University of Michigan-Flint, recently filed a complaint against the University of Minnesota over its use of two women-only scholarships. Perry has filed complaints…
University of Minnesota Sued over Moving Conservative Speaker to Smaller Venue
The University of Minnesota is facing a lawsuit from the Young America’s Foundation over the university moving an event with conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to a smaller venue over alleged security concerns.
Abstract Painter in Academe
Actually, Painter is his name.
University of Minnesota President Critical of Student Resolution Supporting BDS Movement
An anti-Israeli resolution narrowly passed at the University of Minnesota, but whose language led to strong comments by the university president on the flaws of the resolution itself.
University of Minnesota Department Rescinds Christmas Guidelines
University of Minnesota, after an outcry over an internal e-mail that suggested not using Christmas-related words in staff parties, condemned the e-mail and said it was not university policy to impose such rules.
University of Minnesota Department: For Christmas Parties, Use Neutral Themes and Not Bows
A college department felt that bows and wrappings for Christmas parties were not neutral enough, and encouraged employees to call parties a “winter celebration.”
Trump’s Immigration Policies Fueled by ‘Racist Nativism’, Claimed Professor
Apparently, the incorporation of the American Dream into President Trump’s campaign rhetoric is why one college professor thinks the president is fueled by “racist nativism.”