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How did a tiny slice of Indigenous land get pressed into service for the benefit of Missoula’s longtime collegiate rival?

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas State University celebrated its state economic impacts at the Capitol Wednesday. University President Richard Linton shared the results of an economic impact study the university conducted. He says they’re pleased with their findings. “In the fiscal year of 2023 alone,” Linton said, “Kansas State University contributed a staggering $2.3 billion to […]

BEFORE IT dies, I want to come out in favor of the hyperloop project in Minnesota to create underground tubes in which people would travel in capsules propelled by electromagnetic

The University of Minnesota is moving forward with its plan to return about 3,400 acres of land it has held for the last century back to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe. Since 1909, the land—entirely within the tribe’s boundaries— has been occupied by the university’s Cloquet Forestry Center, a research center with a stated goal to “build an understanding of northern forest ecosystems through field-based research, education, and outreach.&...

In its 170 years, the Republican Party has had occasions of nobility. In its infancy, it redefined the Union while preserving it. Ten decades later, larger percentages of House and

Alina Sierra needs $6,405. In 2022, the 19-year-old Tohono O’odham student was accepted to the University of Arizona, her dream school, and was excited to become the first in her

This story was written by Grist, which describes itself as “a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.” This is an abridged

In its 170 years, the Republican Party has had occasions of nobility. In its infancy, it redefined the Union while preserving it. Ten decades later, larger perc

Today I’m delighted to share fantastic news about your university: Spring enrollment at Montana State set a new all-time record, with 16,110…

Data obtained from Grist shows the University of Wisconsin gets about $1 million of per year from historical tribal lands.