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Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition

Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition

Participants in a veterans writing seminar immerse themselves in the basics of the craft and learn how to plumb for therapeutic and creative purposes their experiences in places like Iraq, Bosnia and Vietnam. The class is soon to be adapted for student veterans.

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Prairie Seeds Academy disqualifed from soccer tourney

The Prairie Seeds Academy will not be allowed to compete in a state soccer tournament, a judge ruled today.
by Laura McCallum

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Notes in the Margins: Endowments, vets and minority profs

Why Professors Love Veterans What do the schools stand to gain from veterans? According to the professors who have taught them, quite a bit. (The Huffington Post) College Endowment Returns Fall Steeply A preliminary report says the average college endowment fell by 0.3 percent, in contrast to a gain of 19.2 percent last year. (The…
by Alex Friedrich

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How the president of St. Scholastica sees MOOCs

How the president of St. Scholastica sees MOOCs

I’ve been looking into Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) ever since the Coursera-Minnesota flap. Here’s part of a faculty/staff address given by The College of St. Scholastica President Larry Goodwin back in August. I’ve included a transcript of the section where he discusses them. He sees a lot of promise in them, and goes over…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Retired profs, women's salaries and the flipped classroom

Student Debt Debacles Many borrowers did not learn about the differences between private and federal loans until after they became deeply indebted. And because of confusion about variable rates, they are sometimes shocked to learn what they owe when that first bill arrives. (The New York Times) Starting salaries: How can women catch up with the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Concordia Language Villages founder dies

The founder of Concordia College's Language Villages, a program that teaches foreign languages to thousands of students, has died at age 84.

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How Coursera would make money, view regulation

How Coursera would make money, view regulation

During the flap between the state Office of Higher Education (OHE) and Coursera, the website offering Massive Open Online Courses, I had a quick talk with Coursera’s cofounder, Andrew Ng. You may remember that Coursera offers these free, noncredit Massive Open Online Courses — known as “MOOCs.” The company’s prestigious partner colleges and universities (such…
by Alex Friedrich

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Who is required to report suspected child sex abuse?

Who is required to report suspected child sex abuse?

In Minnesota, teachers, doctors, and other professionals who have frequent contact with children are required by law to report even suspected child abuse. But there are no state guidelines for training so called "mandated reporters" and the process they use to file a report varies.
by Elizabeth Baier

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College price hikes more modest but still painful

College price hikes more modest but still painful

The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities climbed about $400 this fall, an increase of nearly 5 percent that brought the average to $8,655.

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