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Though Minnesota Legislature's budget increases total spending by $210 million over the last two-year budget, the overall amount is much lower than what higher education leaders wanted.

The students are suspended for three trimesters. They must also complete community services and alcohol education requirements.

A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas, though it may only apply to public schools.

The review comes after a KSTP-TV report last week that an administrator in the athletics department is facing an internal investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

In a letter sent to the governor and legislators Thursday regents say they "take sexual harassment very, very seriously" and want to "set the record straight" about their handling of leaked information in a sexual harassment investigation.

One racist note was a fabrication, school officials say. But supporters of a student coalition describe a bigger problem.

Controlling tuition is a priority as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a higher education spending bill. But some worry there won't be enough left for other pressing needs in the state's university systems.

The Minnesota Department of Higher Education runs a program based on research that shows texting students over the summer can help nudge them to show up to college in the fall.

One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade, according to a federal study.

Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page was the first African-American on Minnesota's high court.

Marion Barber Jr. says graduating fulfills a promise he made before hitting any football records.

University of Minnesota regents wouldn't respond to a KSTP news report alleging an athletics department official had sexually harassed an employee but said they'd launched an inquiry to find the leaker and urged KSTP to cooperate.

A racist note that rocked St. Olaf College was a fabrication written by a student apparently to draw attention to campus climate concerns, the college said Wednesday, adding other incidents remain under investigation.