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Mike Bird The University of Nebraska (NU) Foundations Mike Bird is stepping down as Vice President of UNO Advancement, effective May 1. During his nearly seven years with the foundation, Bird has led the UNO Advancement Team in partnership with UNO leaders and donors to secure more than $186 million in private support for UNO projects and priorities. He also helped cultivate strategic business partnerships and collaborations with the UNO Alumni Association, leading to the integration of the alu...

Joined together near the Broyhill Fountain, students urged University of Nebraska administrators to commit to full divestment. Aila Ganic and Madison Whitney, Sustain UNL’s president and vice president, respectively, and Divest NU organizers, presented three demands to the university. These include a call on the NU Board of Regents to commit to full divestment of its controlled funds by its August meeting, pass a resolution calling on the NU Foundation to fully divest by the end of the yea...

Today Scattered thunderstorms this morning, then mainly cloudy during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely. High 53F. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.. Tonight Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 44F. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Updated: April 7, 2021 @ 5:58 am

    LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The push from students for the University of Nebraska to divest from fossil fuels began well before Veronica “Roni” Miller joined the Board of Regents in the spring of 2020. After he was announced as the next university leader in late 2019, President Ted Carter was questioned by students at a public forum to articulate his thoughts on climate change, and pressed to commit NU to divestment. Following the lead of other colleges and univers...