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U of Minn. 'Physics Circus' set for Mpls.

Hurry, hurry. Step right up to the University of Minnesota's "Physics Circus."

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Notes in the Margins: Prof stress, homelessness and tech-school teachers

Top 10 Reasons Being a University Professor is a Stressful Job Being a university professor is in no way the least stressful job for 2013, as a recent Forbes article stated. In fact, 2013 is likely to be one of the worst years to be a university professor. (Forbes via Education Dive) Tech school teachers are paid more…
by Alex Friedrich

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Pay college athletes? The debate has changed

Pay college athletes? The debate has changed

Paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, but the enormous television revenue generated by sports and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

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Winona State seeks honor for 2 buildings

Winona State University is hoping to get two of its oldest campus buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and thousands of other veterans trying to get a higher education are being penalized for that enforced rootlessness.

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Notes in the Margins: Crowd-sourced loans, aid fraud and the Millennial brain

Millennial Brain Responds Differently to Digital Media These younger brains have the ability to switch tasks and integrate information much more quickly than earlier generations. (ClickZ) 3 Law School Trends to Watch for in 2013 The new year could bring shifts within law schools and the legal industry. (U.S. News & World Report) Student-aid fraud not limited…
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Why STEM must offer students a dose of reality

Yvonne Ng of St. Catherine University writes on the LearnMoreMN blog why hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) courses would be more appealing to women: It’s not surprising that reality is important for females. The majority has not had these experiences as children so they need to have the time to play in reality.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Chat rooms, tuition and the fiscal cliff

Colleges using online chat rooms to reach high school students The service, called CollegeWeekLive, is a sort of a virtual college fair, without a crush of students crowding around a table in a school gymnasium. (Los Angeles Times) More private colleges holding line on tuition At least 24 private schools froze tuition this year and eight…
by Alex Friedrich

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Are U of Minn. tuition rates unfair to in-state students?

Are U of Minn. tuition rates unfair to in-state students?

The University of Minnesota dropped its nonresident tuition four years ago and now it's the cheapest school in the Big Ten for out-of-state students. Is it time to look at tuition prices?

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How would the fiscal cliff affect Minnesota students?

Minnesota Office of Higher Education policy analyst Tricia Grimes has this recap in light of the sequestration-delaying agreement today on the Minnesota State University Student Association website. I think it’s kind of a what-did-we-just-delay piece: (The scheduled cuts) would likely include reductions in Federal SEOG Grants and Federal Work-Study. It would also increase student loan…
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