The Washington Post takes a look at colleges that use dogs on campus to a create a more relaxed atmosphere, including Macalester College in St. Paul.

Fred Wood says Crookston has an innovative campus with technology-rich learning. He comes to Minnesota after 26 years at the University of California-Davis, where he earned degrees in chemistry before becoming an administrator.

St. Louis Park-based Granite City Food and Brewery says it will open its first new location in nearly two years. The new restaurant in Troy, Mich. will be the chain's 27th location. It's scheduled to open in February.

Students at North Dakota State University in Fargo were evacuated Friday morning from classes after a bomb threat was made, the Valley News reports. An emergency message sent to students and posted on the university's website ordered all students and employees to leave campus by 10:15 am. A similar incident was reported at about the same time at the University of Texas at Austin.

A new law on how sexual assault is handled and reported on college campuses in MN goes into effect on Monday.

Spring Lake Park police caught the suspects due to a report from an observant resident who saw the pair take mail from her mailbox. Police are now investigating how many people were victimized by the thefts.

Just how political are Minnesota's colleges? According to a new poll, Minnesota students come down on both sides of the political divide.