Hannah Ward

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

Department chairs were invited to a Zoom meeting at 5 p.m. on Saturday by College of Liberal Arts Dean GerShun Avilez regarding “updates on institutional statements based on information (Avilez had) just received from the Provost,” according to an email obtained by the Minnesota Daily.

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Thursday night, according to a statement from University leadership. The international graduate student was detained at an off-campus residence. The University does not know the student’s name or where they are being held, University spokesperson Andria Waclawski said. There are more than 5,200 international students at the University, roughly 11% of the total student body.

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved a resolution Friday allowing the University president to limit statements from groups of faculty on “matters of public concern.”This means units — departments, centers or institutes — within the University can only publish statements on political matters at the University president’s discretion. It does not limit individuals from expressing their opinions.

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

The University of Minnesota expelled a third-year Ph.D. student in January after he was accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) on an exam. He appears to be the first student expelled from the University over AI. MPR News was the first to report on Haishan Yang’s expulsion. Yang’s lawsuit against the University claims he was wrongfully accused of breaking the University’s scholastic dishonesty rules by using AI on his preliminary exam last August.

Dec 11, 2024 | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

Former president Donald Trump’s reelection is igniting fears of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and federal restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans people of all ages. At an event in August, Trump promised to sign an executive order “instructing every federal agency to cease the promotion of sex or gender transition at any age.”He also frequently said that public schools will not receive federal funding if they promote gender transitioning, NPR reported.