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Mankato provost, ex-MnSCU exec named Winona prez

I’ve been out doing interviews today, so didn’t have time to post this morning’s news. Here’s Winona State University‘s press release: Scott R. Olson Appointed President of Winona State University Connie J. Gores to serve as interim president                The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today appointed Scott R. Olson as…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Pro wrestling, gap years and tuition discounts

State grant aid goes increasingly to the wealthy State grant and scholarship programs for college students increasingly favor students who aren’t needy, according to a new report. (The Washington Post) College Costs Weighing Down a Generation With Student Debt A new series from The Times examines the implications of rising college costs and the indebtedness of students and their…
by Alex Friedrich

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Recent college grads face underemployment, debt

Recent college grads face underemployment, debt

The classes of 2006-2011 continue to face underemployment and overwhelming debt, according to a Rutgers University study released last week on workforce trends.

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Quebec students protesting tuition hike

Students in Quebec have been protesting a plan to raise university tuition 75 percent over the next five years.
by Alex Friedrich

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Struggling borrowers enriching Minn.-based student loan guarantor

Student debt is a big industry. This according to a Bloomberg News exclusive story on Educational Credit Management Corp., a Minnesota-based student loan guarantor that bills itself as "one of the country's top 10 guaranty agencies and the U.S. Department of Education's designated provider for student loan bankruptcy services."

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MnSCU: Average tuition could rise 3.9 percent

This press release just came in from MnSCU: Proposed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Budget Aims to Maintain Affordability Tuition Increase for Full-time Students Held to $171 at State Colleges and $285 at State Universities The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees will consider a proposed fiscal year 2013 budget at its…
by Alex Friedrich

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What some U regents said about executive compensation

I’ve been at the second of three meetings of the University of Minnesota‘s Board of Regents’ special committee on executive compensation and administrative transitional leaves. They’re reviewing the U’s policy on the subject, and how it compares to peer universities’. It comes after an uproar over news that former President Robert Bruininks’ paid out $2.8…
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Duluth grad finishes 4 majors with 4.0 GPA

Brock Erdahl says he tried to carefully manage his time from the outset. He says he figured out exactly what he wanted to accomplish and planned accordingly.

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Think-Off: Is humankind inherently good?

This year's question asks whether humankind is inherently good or evil. Four finalists will debate the question June 9.

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Should college students break up with their parents?

Snow-plow parents: Those who clear every obstacle out of the way of their children. Road-grader parents: Those who smooth out the bumps in life for their kids. Yet two more terms I’ve heard, thanks to this morning’s discussion of helicopter parents on MPR’s The Daily Circuit. Below is the program’s live-blog session, which focuses on…
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