Boomerang families
What to expect if your newly graduated student moves back home.
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University of Minnesota Audience View: Parent
Stories about the U
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Boomerang families
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The human art of financial aid
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Parents: Speak up for the U
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Parent: Learning through service
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Step in or bow out?
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A more hopeful future
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Ecologist nets top honor
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Adapting to extreme weather
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Better care, learning, and research
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History Day: changing futures
The human art of financial aid
Tuition was due and money was already low. Then her mother lost her job ... the car broke down ... the illness struck. Kris Wright wants every U student to get the opportunity to graduate.
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Parents: Speak up for the U
The U seeks funding from the Legislature to freeze tuition for the next two years. The governor's budget proposal supports this. Please reach out to lawmakers in St. Paul and make your voice heard.
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Parent: Learning through service
A student writes of her eye-opening experience with learning outside the classroom.
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Step in or bow out?
Your student calls with a problem. Should you get involved, or let your child take care of it? Here is a short guide.
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A more hopeful future
A company’s gift to the U supports the integration of psychotherapy treatments for adolescents and young adults facing mental illness.
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Ecologist nets top honor
Sarah Hobbie, whose studies of carbon and nutrient cycling have revealed hidden complexities, is elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Adapting to extreme weather
Last year’s heat and drought and this year’s belated spring have added extra stress to lawns and trees across the state. University of Minnesota Extension experts are here to help.
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Better care, learning, and research
The U has entered an agreement to enhance its working relationship with Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) on the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview campus and in service lines managed by UMP.
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History Day: changing futures
Discovery of the past is changing the future for many of Minnesota's young minds.
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Featured Events
Question of the Month
This month, we continue to gather information about the parents who respond to our monthly poll.
What is your highest level of education?
Highlights
In the News
- 5-20—Tuition freeze, DREAM Act pass both House and Senate.
- 5-20—U program targets trash from student moves.
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