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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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
UMN students demand Dem governor 'drop the charges' against arrested protesters
Students at the University of Minnesota gathered to demand school administration tell Gov Tim Walz to drop charges …
By Jezzamine Wolk 
Nov 19, 2020
Obama-appointed judge sides with UMN in Ben Shapiro free speech lawsuit
Shapiro, Young America’s Foundation, and Students for a Conservative Voice filed a free speech lawsuit against UMN,…
By Leana Dippie  '23
Sep 3, 2020
Students see spike in reported violent crime after University of Minnesota cuts ties with Minneapolis Police Department
Students have expressed serious concerns about their safety at the University of Minnesota due to an increase in cr…
By Alyssa Rinelli 
Jul 27, 2020
'Great god of political correctness' under fire at UMN
“The University of Minnesota has created a student-services-fee-funded shrine on the second floor of Coffman Memori…
By Clay Robinson 
May 9, 2020
REPORT: Minnesota student arrested in China for criticizing president
A University of Minnesota student was reportedly in detained in China.
By Jon Street 
Jan 23, 2020