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Why do University of Minnesota athletes need their own academic center?

Why do University of Minnesota athletes need their own academic center?

Here’s what University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague had to say on this morning’s Daily Circuit when host Tom Weber asked him why athletes needed their own (privately funded) academic center — and don’t just go to the library or some other place to study: “We demand a lot out of our student athletes,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Macalester College’s video explaining Campus Life

Macalester College’s video explaining Campus Life

Found a link to this on Twitter. In just the first minute or so, the video hits me with these expressions: “work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students to create the best possible student experience at Macalester.” “work to build relationships and develop community to maximize student learning beyond the classroom” “aims to enhance student…
by Alex Friedrich

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More mergers as school districts face tight budgets, fewer students

More mergers as school districts face tight budgets, fewer students

People rarely want to see their neighborhood school close or see their children bused to the next town, even if it makes financial sense. But this spring and summer, eight districts are combining into four new districts, the largest number of consolidations in 16 years, the Minnesota Department of Education says.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Ruining humanities, UK expansion and LGBT evangelicals

Saving Liberal Education From ‘The Humanities’ A bit more should be said in the service of my conservative defense of liberal education, part of which is the defense of the humanities from self-destructive extremes of scientism and relativism. (Minding the Campus) Janet Napolitano picked to lead UC system Nomination of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, an outsider to academia,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Malala to UN: Books are 'our most powerful weapons'

Malala to UN: Books are 'our most powerful weapons'

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, celebrated her 16th birthday Friday by demanding in her first public speech since the attack that world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child.

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The feeling you get when comparing info on college price and debt

The feeling you get when comparing info on college price and debt

You may not be feeling this way about all the student debt and tuition data floating around — as shown by posts such as this, this and this — but the average Minnesotan probably is. I’m hoping to talk next week with an analyst from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Maybe she can help…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU: Measured correctly, our grads have the least debt

MnSCU: Measured correctly, our grads have the least debt

The comment-area debate over this table of debt levels of students at Minnesota’s public and private colleges — put out by the Minnesota Private College Council — has drawn a response by the spokesman for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. (You may remember that MnSCU itself stirred the pot a bit last…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bethel: Airing our grievances with the DoE this month

Two updates to the Bethel-University-v.-The-Feds story I covered last week: It sounds like Bethel will get a chance to air its grievances with the U.S. Dept. of Education later this month over the department’s financial-health test, and it should get some breathing room on a penalty it says it shouldn’t have to pay. In detail:…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hennepin Tech goes smoke-free

Hennepin Tech goes smoke-free

Hennepin Technical College President Cecilia Cervantes says in the Sun Current that both of the college’s campuses have gone smoke-free this month: “It’s important to note that we’re not asking campus users to quit using tobacco products but to refrain from using them while in campus buildings and on campus grounds. Hennepin Technical College’s tobacco-free…
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