This year marks the 50-year anniversary of the start of the African American Studies department at the University of Minnesota. The University established the department in 1969, but only after pressure and protests from black student activists.

Warren MacKenzie's ceramic pots are sought after by collectors and museums, but he said he was proud of being able to sell them for daily use, on the honor system.

An up-and-coming painter from northeast Minneapolis who's won awards and international scholarships, Fina Mooney may be prepared to settle an age-old artistic debate: Are artists born or made?

Gov.-elect Tim Walz picked Mary Cathryn Ricker to head the Education Department, Dennis Olson for higher education and Paul Schnell to head corrections.

Joan Gabel, currently provost at the University of South Carolina, was the sole finalist for the Minnesota job. She succeeds Eric Kaler.

The University of Minnesota regents approved hiring Joan Gabel as the university's next president. If hired, Gabel will be the university's first female president.

A businessman struggling to recruit employees opened the school despite objections from the local school board.

A week of interviews, handshakes, car rides and public forums at all five University of Minnesota campuses is over, and now Joan Gabel awaits a decision on whether or not she'll be the next president of the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota is facing a shortage of teachers of color as the student population continues to get more diverse.

In its latest filing, the defense team wants a chance to question the prosecutor under oath.

Following a Twin Cities visit Monday, Gabel is heading to Morris and Crookston Wednesday, then Duluth and Rochester on Thursday. Her final interview is on Friday with the Board of Regents, which is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks.

The school principal described Monday's confrontation as the product of the "poor choices of a few individuals." The altercation follows similar incidents last week.

Jon Krakauer discusses his newest book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town."

Joan Gabel, currently the University of South Carolina's chief academic officer and provost, was named the sole finalist Wednesday to take over the University of Minnesota. She'll be the first woman to lead the system.