
Boomerang families
What to expect if your newly graduated student moves back home.
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Boomerang families
The human art of financial aid
Parents: Speak up for the U
Parent: Learning through service
Step in or bow out?
He thought on his feet
Historic U budget approved
At home in her environment
Working in the achievement gap
Mind over mechanics

What to expect if your newly graduated student moves back home.
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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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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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A student writes of her eye-opening experience with learning outside the classroom.
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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 surgical procedure, invented by a U doctor during an operation and based on simple biomechanics, has helped children like Donovan Bohn grow an esophagus.
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It freezes Minnesota undergraduate tuition and pushes research for key industries.
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Kate Knuth has already served three terms in the Minnesota Legislature. Now she’s finishing a Ph.D. at the U while directing a leadership program at the Institute on the Environment.
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A new endowed chair in the College of Education and Human Development will lead the University's efforts to close Minnesota's achievement gap.
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In a jaw-dropping feat of engineering, electronics turn a person's thoughts into commands for a robot. Its aim: to help paralyzed people control their environment.
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Knowing why parents contact the University helps us determine parent and student information needs.
During spring semester, on what topic(s) regarding your student did you personally contact the University?
University of Minnesota parents support the University through membership in the Minnesota Parents Association, a joint collaboration with the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
Find out more about the Minnesota Parents Association >
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