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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Notes in the Margins: Commencement fights, attention spans and winning coaches

Legitimacy and usefulness of academic blogging will shape how intellectualism develops Academic blogging has become an increasingly popular form, but key questions still remain over whether blog posts should feature more prominently in formal academic discourse. (LSE / Impact of Social Sciences) Pay Dispute Heats Up at N.Y.U.’s Florence Campus The American Association of University Professors, the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Parents, staff to speak out for reassigned Washburn High principal

A half-dozen parents, and current and former staff of Washburn High School plan to speak out Tuesday night at a Minneapolis school board meeting about the recent reassignment of principal Carol Markham-Cousins.
by Tim Post

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Why would MSU-Mankato students walk 97 miles?

Why would MSU-Mankato students walk 97 miles?

Minnesota State University – Mankato student and U.S. Army vet Michael Hanson tells The Free Press the most important thing he and two classmates have to remember during their three-day, 97-mile walk from Mankato to St. Paul in support of $97 million in additional funding for MnSCU: “You have to change socks a lot when…
by Alex Friedrich

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The name of the University of Minnesota – Rochester mascot

The name of the University of Minnesota – Rochester mascot

Remember when I joked during my visit last week that the University of Minnesota – Rochester had no intercollegiate sports program — but had a mascot that had no name? The Raptor finally got one:
by Alex Friedrich

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What’s on at the University of St. Thomas

What’s on at the University of St. Thomas

Nicholas James ‏@nick_geeeee 11 May I love that the fountain is back on!
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Chinese, Ronald Reagan and the British liberal arts

Seeking College Edge, Chinese Pupils Arrive in New York Earlier A growing number of teenagers from wealthy families in China are attending schools in New York City, seeking an advantage in admission to American universities. (The New York Times) High School Senior Explains Why He Rejected Ivy League School For UVa In his essay, Kevin Cao says…
by Alex Friedrich

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Macalester prez highest earner among Minnesota private-college presidents

Macalester prez highest earner among Minnesota private-college presidents

As a side note to the recent ranking of public-university presidents, Macalester College President Brian Rosenberg topped the most recent Chronicle of Higher Education ranking of the highest-paid presidents among Minnesota private colleges. (Warning: A subscription may be required.) Not listed in the snapshot above are Pamela Jolicoeur of Concordia College – Moorhead ($185,763), Sister…
by Alex Friedrich

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How Central Minnesota students got a wake-up call about politics

How Central Minnesota students got a wake-up call about politics

After students in St. Joseph were caught of guard by the passage of three drinking-related city ordinances, College of St. Benedict senior Jenny Kunkel of Roseville told MPR that students are ready to get involved in some city issues: “To even consider going to a council meeting … that would be talking about school levies…
by Alex Friedrich

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Kaler among top 10 highest-paid presidents of state flagship universities

Kaler among top 10 highest-paid presidents of state flagship universities

It’s the annual Chronicle of Higher Education survey, and University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler is ranked 10th among 57 presidents of the state flagships. Overall, he’s 33rd, and the Pioneer Press has him ranked 6th among current and future Big Ten presidents. A large percentage of his overall compensation — 90.1 percent — is…
by Alex Friedrich

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When the Minnesota higher-education conference committee meets today

When the Minnesota higher-education conference committee meets today

Got this announcement over the weekend (bold italics are mine). The conference committee will meet to hash out differences between the House and Senate higher-education bills and synthesize them into one piece of legislation, which must then be voted on. If the various documents listed below, I tend to find the language summary most helpful…
by Alex Friedrich

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