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Photos from the Macalester College bank protest

Photos from the Macalester College bank protest

Just a photo or two from today’s anti-Wells-Fargo rally today at Macalester College: Here are a couple of photos from the scene of the Mac student protest against Wells Fargo. Student Alexander Bartiromo says state Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis), a Mac alumnus, addressed them in the photo above, and said the protest had about 90…
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What a MnSCU trustee wants from Minnesota business and industry

What a MnSCU trustee wants from Minnesota business and industry

As you may know, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is in the middle of a large workforce-development program. The goal is to revamp curricula to get Minnesota employers the workers they need. Last year, it teamed up with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce as well as state Department of Employment and Economic…
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Macalester students: We protest college ties to Wells Fargo

Macalester students: We protest college ties to Wells Fargo

Some Macalester College students say they’re upset with President Brian Rosenberg, saying he has refused to cut the college’s business ties with Wells Fargo. They’re apparently demonstrating at noon today outside Weyerhaeuser Hall on the eastern side of campus. According to a press statement by a student group that calls itself Kick Wells Fargo Off…
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Are Minnesota politicians mucking around too much with tuition?

Are Minnesota politicians mucking around too much with tuition?

The first line in this Star Tribune editorial on legislative control/pressure on tuition is the brassiest: It takes considerable gall for the Minnesota Legislature to deal the state’s two higher-education systems nation-leading cuts in state aid — a nearly 50 percent reduction over the last decade — and then complain about the decisions of the…
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Notes in the Margins: Porn, pop culture and a MOOC report card

Professors embrace pop culture to teach economics A growing number of academics are reaching beyond dense economic texts and into the world of pop culture to help students and others recognize that business and economic concepts are all around us. (USA Today) Part-Time Work Becomes Full-Time Wait for Better Job Even for those who have been able…
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Minn. school district gets bulletproof whiteboards

A central Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting is getting a new device that officials hope adds another layer of defense should a gunman enter school grounds: bulletproof whiteboards.

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Teens better in science than thought

American teenagers aren't doing as poorly on international science tests as adults think. Despite the misconceptions, the adults surveyed still don't think the subject should get greater emphasis in schools.

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MnSCU eliminates bonuses for executives

MnSCU eliminates bonuses for executives

Trustees at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system have eliminated the executive bonuses that have upset unions and lawmakers in past years.
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MnSCU chancellor, trustees eliminate executive bonuses

MnSCU chancellor, trustees eliminate executive bonuses

Top executives at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system will no longer get the performance-based “bonuses” that have caused so much controversy in the past few years. Trustee Phil Krinkie confirmed that the board this week eliminated the performance-based payments as part of a compensation proposal for administrators. The elimination affects the chancellor,…
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