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St. Thomas' female president reflects trends in Catholic education

St. Thomas' female president reflects trends in Catholic education

University of St. Thomas trustees have broken with tradition and named as woman as president-elect. Every previous president in the 128-year history of the school has been a Catholic priest.
by Alex Friedrich

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Minneapolis couple gives $8M to Marquette

A Minneapolis couple has donated about $8 million to Marquette University in Milwaukee to establish a journalism fellowship.

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Notes in the Margins: Prof advice, transgender students and tech schools

College Health Plans Respond as Transgender Students Gain Visibility Over the last decade, as activists started pushing colleges to accommodate transgender students, they first raised only basic issues, like recognizing a name change or deciding who could use which bathrooms. But the front lines have shifted fast, particularly at the nation’s elite colleges, and a growing…
by Alex Friedrich

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Will the University of St. Thomas be led by a woman?

Will the University of St. Thomas be led by a woman?

The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports that the University of St. Thomas might name its first female leader: If approved by St. Thomas’ Board of Trustees this week, Julie Sullivan would be the St. Paul-based school’s first female and first lay person to serve as president. She is currently the chief academic and…
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Notes in the Margins: Bus rides, ethics and a high school warning

Does an ‘A’ in Ethics Have Any Value? Four years after the scandals of the financial crisis prompted deans and faculty to re-examine how they teach ethics, some academics say they still haven’t gotten it right. (The Wall Street Journal) A warning to college profs from a high school teacher Now you are seeing the results of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Report: Cities have hundreds of empty schools

Hundreds of schools in the nation's largest cities are sitting empty as education officials struggle to sell these potentially valuable properties that are a drain on school district finances, a studay says.

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What UMN med school dean says about his resignation

What UMN med school dean says about his resignation

Here’s a statement by Dr. Aaron Friedman, who is resigning at the end of the year as vice president of health sciences and dean of the University of Minnesota medical school. A university spokesman sent it to me:   After three years as vice president of health sciences and dean of the Medical School, I…
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University of Minnesota medical school dean resigning

University of Minnesota medical school dean resigning

This announcement from University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler was forwarded to me: Dear Colleagues, Dr. Aaron Friedman, vice president for the health sciences and dean of the Medical School, has informed me of his plans to step down at the end of the calendar year, which is also the end of his current, three-year…
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