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Why UMN regents haven't addressed many Capitol hearings

Why UMN regents haven't addressed many Capitol hearings

Yesterday on the House floor, House higher-education committee Chairman Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) repeated an item of irritation for him: that University of Minnesota regents rarely if ever appeared before his committee in past years to protest budget cuts. In a recent discussion, I asked regent and former board chairman Clyde Allen what he thought of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why UMN regents haven’t addressed many Capitol hearings

Why UMN regents haven’t addressed many Capitol hearings

Yesterday on the House floor, House higher-education committee Chairman Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) repeated an item of irritation for him: that University of Minnesota regents rarely if ever appeared before his committee in past years to protest budget cuts. In a recent discussion, I asked regent and former board chairman Clyde Allen what he thought of…
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Notes in the Margins: AP, performance funding and the so-called STEM shortage

Study: There may not be a shortage of American STEM graduates after all The EPI study found that the United States has “more than a sufficient supply of workers available to work in STEM occupations.” Basic dynamics of supply and demand would dictate that if there were a domestic labor shortage, wages should have risen. Instead,…
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The purpose of higher education

The purpose of higher education

This week on the Friday Roundtable, our panelists will discuss the purpose of higher education.
by Maureen Ramirez

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Mac students: Prez will meet with us over Wells Fargo

Mac students: Prez will meet with us over Wells Fargo

Update: I got this response from Mac spokeswoman Barbara Laskin: At the 1 pm meeting tomorrow between Pres. Brian Rosenberg and the KWOC students, the topic of discussion will be the college’s relationship with Wells Fargo.  Other than that, there is no predetermined agenda. I’ve got a call in to Macalester College for confirmation, but…
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What the Dream Act would cost the UMN and MnSCU

MN Senate Fiscal Note for Dream Act – S0723_1E When I posted a while back about the cost of the Minnesota Dream Act — About half a million dollars a year in State Grant funding — I neglected to include a couple of additional costs. It’s estimated that the University of Minnesota would take a…
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Higher-ed bill passes House, gets bipartisan praise for toughness, tuition control

Higher-ed bill passes House, gets bipartisan praise for toughness, tuition control

The Minnesota House passed a higher education bill that drew bipartisan praise for its tough-minded approach to tuition and administrative spending. The bill, which passed 86-44, would prohibit MnSCU and the U from using state appropriations for executive bonuses. And the systems would have to report more closely what they spend on administration. Higher-education committee…
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House DFL research brief on omnibus higher-education bill

Just got this in advance of the House floor debate/vote on the higher-education omnibus bill. It’s scheduled for 10 a.m., but word from the DFL Caucus is the floor will take an immediate recess and likely reconvene around 11 a.m.
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