Mila Koumpilova

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Higher education
A former North Dakota Rookie Reporter of the Year, Koumpilova has received recognition from the national Education Writers Association, the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and others. She graduated from the American University in Bulgaria and the Missouri School of Journalism. She is passionate about the key role of news in a democracy. Koumpilova lives in St. Paul with her husband and two children.

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MeToo era slow to arrive at Minnesota State campuses

Complaints at Minnesota State often result in reprimand or short suspension.
February 23, 2020
Portrait of Katie Corwin, a Minnesota State graduate who last year filed a sexual misconduct complaint against a Normandale admissions office staffer. The college found he had violated the system's sexual harassment policy after he and Katie ended their relationship, but she was taken aback when he was only suspended for five days. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, February 13, 2020
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University of Minnesota aims to think bold about tuition costs, enrollment

In a discussion about the U's budget outlook, regents again suggested the university should not be complacent about the status quo.
February 14, 2020
Incoming University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, June 28, 2019 We speak with incoming University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel about her goals, her ideas for the kind of innovation regents are clamoring for, her plans to navigate the fraught issue of renaming campus buildings and her thoughts about criticism of her $250,000 September inauguration. Gabel, the first female president in the U's history, begins her presidency Monda
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Star Tribune community impact in 2019: Covering it all in Minnesota

February 12, 2020
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U mines China connection but worries about future

Chinese students now make up 45% of all international students at the U, providing a major cash infusion. But the U's success recruiting students from China is facing fresh threats.
February 10, 2020
Pai Liu, left, led a group from China on a tour during orientation for parents of incoming U freshmen last summer.
Migration Catchall

U's academic work with China chilled by federal concerns

Collaboration with China has long been a linchpin of U research, but the work has been shaken recently by federal investigations.
January 31, 2020
Qingfeng Cao, a U postdoctoral associate from China, worked on measuring the airflow patterns of pleated filters in the Particle Technology Lab. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Researchers work inside the Particle Technology Lab at the University of Minnesota's School of Mechanical Engineering in Minneapolis on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
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Email: U student imprisoned in China for tweets is released

Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation and free-speech advocates voiced support for a University of Minnesota student sentenced in China for tweets he made while studying in the United States.
January 24, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Tina Smith had called on the Chinese government to release Luo Daiqing.
West Metro

Twin Cities-based Rasmussen graduating from college to university

Bloomington for-profit school's leaders say the name change signals a renewed push to expand options for students.
January 16, 2020
Rasmussen College in Eden Prairie hosted a job fair in 2010.
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Richard Pellow, salvage and towing entrepreneur and a former state lawmaker, has died

During three terms in the Minnesota Legislature, the father of five drew votes and made friends across the political spectrum.
January 4, 2020
Richard Pellow
Migration Catchall

U's academic work with China chilled by federal concerns

Collaboration with China has long been a linchpin of U research, but the work has been shaken recently by federal investigations.
January 31, 2020
Qingfeng Cao, a U postdoctoral associate from China, worked on measuring the airflow patterns of pleated filters in the Particle Technology Lab. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Researchers work inside the Particle Technology Lab at the University of Minnesota's School of Mechanical Engineering in Minneapolis on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
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Email: U student imprisoned in China for tweets is released

Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation and free-speech advocates voiced support for a University of Minnesota student sentenced in China for tweets he made while studying in the United States.
January 24, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Tina Smith had called on the Chinese government to release Luo Daiqing.
West Metro

Twin Cities-based Rasmussen graduating from college to university

Bloomington for-profit school's leaders say the name change signals a renewed push to expand options for students.
January 16, 2020
Rasmussen College in Eden Prairie hosted a job fair in 2010.
Local

Richard Pellow, salvage and towing entrepreneur and a former state lawmaker, has died

During three terms in the Minnesota Legislature, the father of five drew votes and made friends across the political spectrum.
January 4, 2020
Richard Pellow
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