ND higher ed board to sue to drop Fighting SiouxFebruary 14, 2012 8:53 AMNorth Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to attempt to block a public vote on a state law that requires the University of North Dakota's athletics teams to be called the Fighting Sioux.
Play3min 47secAnoka-Hennepin drops controversial 'neutrality policy'February 14, 2012 6:45 AMBy Tom WeberThe state's largest school district has dropped a controversial policy that requires teachers to stay neutral when issues of sexual orientation come up in class.
Why Capella Education Company laid off 63 peopleFebruary 14, 2012 3:31 AMBy Alex Friedrich“2011 was a year marked by a challenging economic environment and increased competition for the high-quality learners Capella serves.” Capella Education Company CEO Kevin Gilligan on last year’s revenue drop and news that it had to lay off 63 non-faculty positions. The company owns Capella University. (Note: The previous version of this post had an…
What Northland Community College got from the PistonsFebruary 14, 2012 3:20 AMBy Alex FriedrichThis just seemed cool. WDAY News 6 reports that none other than the Detroit Pistons has donated a DC-9 to Northland Community and Technical College’s aviation program. Students won’t fly it; they’ll take it apart and put it back together. Read the full story and see some of WDAY’s footage here.
Notes in the Margins: Cheating, modernizing a library, and Obama's college fundFebruary 14, 2012 1:48 AMBy Alex FriedrichCourt hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California’s 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state’s elite campuses. (Associated Press via The Boston Globe) Obama emphasizes education in economic…
What legislators should do to improve postsecondary accessFebruary 13, 2012 11:35 AMBy Alex Friedrich“Whether we close the educational achievement gap for children from low-income families and communities of color will largely determine whether Minnesota continues to outperform the nation economically.” — Growth & Justice President Dane Smith, writing on his organization’s Web site about the need to adopt what he considers three bipartisan policies to improve access to…
UMN grad assistants: An unofficial majority say they want a unionFebruary 13, 2012 5:55 AMBy Alex FriedrichA majority of the University of Minnesota’s 4,500 or so graduate assistants have signed cards indicating they want a to form a union, a representative of the group told me today. They’re actually having a rally this morning with a number of supportive politicians, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. Spokeswoman Diane O’Brien said the…
Notes in the Margins: Obama's college aid, Occupy and the $10k degreeFebruary 13, 2012 2:08 AMBy Alex FriedrichObama to Propose Community College Aid President Obama will propose an $8 billion program with the goal of training two million workers for well-paying jobs in high-demand industries, officials said. (The New York Times) Universities are bringing Occupy into the classroom Social movement has sparked widespread interest on college campuses. (USA Today) Claremont McKenna’s inflated scores bring…
Grant to expand services for parenting college studentsFebruary 12, 2012 12:00 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarFederal funds will help pay for special support centers for pregnant or parenting students at 11 Minnesota colleges and universities.
Play2min 08secU of M Regents chairwoman orders legal opinions on Sviggum caseFebruary 10, 2012 12:20 PMBy Alex FriedrichUniversity of Minnesota Board of Regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen announced that she has asked for two legal opinions to advise whether regent Steve Sviggum has a potential conflict of interest with his GOP staff job.