UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

University of Minnesota tried to give money to children to play with 'MyGender Dolls' with swappable genitalia

‘We are looking to hear from transgender and gender diverse children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old and the…

By Elad Vaida
Dec 18, 2024

University of Minnesota activists say they have been suspended for multiple semesters after occupying campus building

Seven members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter at the University of Minnesota say the school …

By Campus Reform
Dec 12, 2024

Minneapolis mayor vetoes city council resolution defending arrested anti-Israel demonstrators at UMN

The Minneapolis mayor has vetoed a city council resolution designed to protect arrested anti-Israel students from v…

By Campus Reform
Dec 10, 2024

University of Minnesota activists have meltdown over being fined after vandalizing building in anti-Israel protest

‘As punishment, the administration has decided that all 7 students must pay over $5,500 each in restitution and wil…

By Elad Vaida
Dec 4, 2024

‘HARDCORE JEW HATER’: U Minnesota TA who said ‘Israelis have to be bombed’ will talk at Minneapolis Federation of Teachers event

Herzallah said that Israel is ‘an illegitimate creation born from colonialism and racism.’

By Elad Vaida
Nov 21, 2024

University of Minnesota to host LGBTQIA+ farming conference

The University of Minnesota Extension is hosting an LGBTQIA+ conference in March of 2025.

By Maura Okula '26
Nov 2, 2024

11 arrested in pro-BDS occupation, barricade of University of Minnesota administrative building

Eleven anti-Israel protesters were arrested on Monday at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities after attempting t…

By Campus Reform
Oct 22, 2024

University of Minnesota rejects anti-Israel divestment proposal after extensive, activists respond by saying 'we don't want to make the regents’ lives comfortable'

The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents rejected a proposal to divest from companies connected to Israel, de…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 1, 2024

Kamala’s VP pick Gov. Walz supports free college for illegal immigrants

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

By Adam Sabes
Aug 6, 2024

UMN president admits to previously signing document with Hamas reference to 'exterminate Jews'

On June 25, Jeff Ettinger, interim president at the University of Minnesota, admitted to having signed a document t…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 11, 2024

University walks back hiring of Holocaust center director who accused Israel of 'genocide'

The University of Minnesota withdrew its decision to hire Raz Segal as its new director for the Center for Holocaus…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Jul 7, 2024

‘ANTI-SEMITIC HATE RALLY’: Pro-Hamas students disrupt commencement despite school caving to activists’ demands

Several University of Minnesota student activists disrupted a graduation ceremony, holding signs bearing messages l…

By Alex Price '24
Jun 4, 2024

Rutgers and University of Minnesota cave to anti-Israel campus occupiers

Rutgers University and the University of Minnesota both gave in and accepted some demands from anti-Israel encampme…

By Adam Sabes
May 3, 2024

9 arrested at University of Minnesota anti-Israel encampment, Ilhan Omar says she was 'moved' by protest

Nine people at the University of Minnesota were arrested after creating an anti-Israel encampment on campus.

By Campus Reform
Apr 25, 2024

University of Minnesota sudent body approves anti-Israel referendum in campus-wide election

Students at the University of Minnesota overwhelmingly voted to approve a referendum aimed at getting the school t…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 4, 2024

Federal government spent $1 million to butcher basic biology in three states

Three universities received a sum total of almost $1 million as part of a federal agency’s project to ‘create a mor…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Feb 22, 2024

University of Minnesota under federal investigation for handling of anti-Semitism

The University of Minnesota is under investigation for its alleged mishandling of anti-Semitism on campus after th…

By Campus Reform
Jan 22, 2024

Indigenous Minnesota prof admits 'the goal' is to 'dismantle' the U.S.

An instructor whose specialties include 'Indigenous feminist and queer studies' and 'Diné/Navajo studies' called to…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jan 11, 2024

Prof who denies Hamas raped Israelis NOT selected for top DEI role

Minnesota Professor Sima Shakhsari made her claims during the interview for an associate dean position at the Offic…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Dec 29, 2023

National Students for a Democratic Society glorifies Hamas for 'humiliating' Israel

Countless student organizations across the country have come out in support of Palestine and bashed Israel followin…

By William Biagini '24
Oct 10, 2023

U of Minnesota health certificate requires course on 'transgender' children, based on controversial WPATH guidelines

'[N]ow is the time to make a commitment to provide gender-affirming care,' the University of Minnesota states.

By Emma Arns '26
Aug 21, 2023

Ben & Jerry's call to 'return' land to Native Americans echoes university signaling

The University of Minnesota has implemented the TRUTH project with plans to cede 3,400 acres of land located on an …

By Emily Fowler '24
Jul 22, 2023

Universities across U.S. offering 'transgender studies' certificates

Many American universities are now offering various certificates in 'transgender studies,' including curricula gear…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Jun 15, 2023

'The City of White Supremacy': U of Minnesota offers courses on how public policy seeks to 'criminalize' race, gender, and sexuality

University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs offers courses on how urban planning, policing, and pol…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jun 13, 2023

UMinn reconsiders summer internship designed only for 'students of color'

The University of Minnesota is re-examining a summer internship program that was initially offered only to 'student…

By Austin Cowley '26
May 30, 2023

University of Minnesota students protest crisis pregnancy center

On the night of Nov. 11, Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Minnesota protested a local pro-lif…

By Georgia Lucas '23
Dec 5, 2022

UPDATE: Free speech watchdog sends letter to medical school challenging woke white coat ceremony oath

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says that 'students may refuse to say [the oath] without penalty' a…

By Kate Anderson
Oct 20, 2022

Students recite woke pledge during white coat ceremony

University of Minnesota Medical School students recited an oath that commits to fighting oppression during a white …

By Noelle Fitchett '25
Sep 26, 2022

Doctors have an ‘obligation’ to ‘expand’ abortion access, university researchers claim

Three University of Minnesota (UMN) researchers argued in a Sept. 7 journal article that clinicians have a “profess…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Sep 22, 2022

REPORT: Freshman orientation materials dominated by DEI agenda

Speech First obtained freshmen orientation material from various colleges through Freedom of Information Act reques…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 19, 2022

This is how professors have reacted to the Dobbs decision

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe is being confronted by professors at the nation’s major universities.

By Emily Fowler '24
Jul 14, 2022

Pro-abortion students protest end of Roe

Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee advertised an abortion protest hosted b…

By Alexa Schwerha and Logan Dubil
Jul 7, 2022

Pro-abortion protests erupt on college campuses after SCOTUS leak

As pro-abortion activists protest outside the Supreme Court and in major US cities, college students nationwide are…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
May 10, 2022

Academic calls GOP voters 'ghoulish' while labeling Ted Cruz a 'white Southern good ol' boy'

William Stancil made the comments in reaction to Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination hearing.

By Terrance Kible '24
Mar 30, 2022

'Gopher Equity Project' targets first-year students with DEI discussions, books, podcasts

The Gopher Equity Project is a 'campus-wide collaboration' that incorporates DEI as an 'online module for all under…

By Gianfranco Bravo
Mar 24, 2022

Democratic Socialist student groups are pushing these leftist policies on college campuses

Campus Reform took a deep dive into the leftist agenda of Young Democratic Socialists of America chapters across th…

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Mar 18, 2022

University's DEI objectives focus on K-12 education

University of Minnesota's strategies include developing ‘relationships with’ and to ‘recruit from local high school…

By Gianfranco Bravo
Mar 12, 2022

Google is racist, according to UMN research guide

University of Minnesota hosts a guide on its website for 'Conducting research through an anti-racism lens.'

By Robert Schmad '23
Nov 10, 2021

Court delivers setback for Ben Shapiro free speech suit

The Eighth Circuit denied an appeal from conservative plaintiffs on Monday in their lawsuit against the University …

By Alexa Schwerha
Oct 12, 2021

A look back at politicized reactions to 9/11 on America's campuses

Campus Reform has compiled a list of some of the most shocking campus reactions to efforts to memorialize 9/11.

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 8, 2021

UMN prof opposes school hiring police 'in the city of George Floyd Uprising'

An English professor at the University of Minnesota tweeted his objection to the school hiring more police officers…

By Sydney Fowler '21
Aug 6, 2021

University of Minnesota to send campus cops to patrol Minneapolis streets

Following a shooting that left three students injured, UMN president Joan Gabel says she's committing campus police…

By Angela Morabito
Jun 24, 2021

ADF and YAF conduct oral arguments in federal court after Ben Shapiro censored at University of Minnesota

Conservative organizations argued their case against the University of Minnesota for censoring commentator Ben Shap…

By Ben Zeisloft
May 25, 2021

University of Minnesota student leader: make life ‘hell’ for campus cops

A University of Minnesota student government member requested that classmates make life “hell” for police officers…

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 29, 2021

UMN student claims officers racially profiled him. Police come back with the receipts.

A student claimed he was racially profiled during a police stop.

By Christopher Tremoglie
Mar 23, 2021

This insurance company is dropping $5 million for University of Minnesota's anti-racist health center

The University of Minnesota is using a $5 million donation from a leading insurance company to launch an antiracist…

By Ben Zeisloft
Mar 20, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: UMN pays former Obama task force member $25k PER MONTH for 'consulting'

The University of Minnesota paid a consulting firm headed by a former Obama task force member $25,000 per month to …

By Alyssa Rinelli
Mar 8, 2021

Profs plot new strategy to smash racism in branding as flat as an Aunt Jemima pancake

Two graphic design professors built a course called “Racism Untaught,” which applies the framework of anti-racism t…

By Ben Zeisloft
Mar 1, 2021

Medical profs argue against sex designation on birth certificates

Three professors argued that birth certificate sex designations should be reconsidered because of “ harmful effects…

By Ben Zeisloft
Jan 12, 2021

STUDY: Over 90 percent of U Minnesota top faculty donations went to Dems

The vast majority of the top 100 political contributions from University of Minnesota employees and affiliates were…

By Haley Worth '22
Dec 10, 2020