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April 11, 2012 8:10 AM

How has life after graduation been?

Some MPR colleagues in the Public Insight Network are conducting a survey of college graduates of the Class of 2011: Class of 2011: What have you been up to since graduation? Maybe it’s a question you’re dreading — or one you’re eager to answer. Regardless of how it’s been, MPR News wants to hear your…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 11, 2012 4:13 AM

Reader: Why I'm bagging chemistry for accounting

Seems like some comments I posted by University of Minnesota chemistry professor Chris Cramer on the marketability of chemistry degrees touched a nerve with one reader, MSChemist: I have a Master of Science in Chemistry and have come to regret it intensely. Companies do not value chemists at all. The pharmaceuticals industry has been the…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 11, 2012 2:53 AM

Notes in the Margins: Cash cows, admissions goofs and rethinking the biz major

The ‘Cash Cow’ of U.S. Universities: Professional Certificates Instead of Degrees Responding to demand from more and more students, universities are jumping into the business of providing professional certificates that were once the domain of community colleges and for-profit providers like the University of Phoenix. (Time via University Business) Nearly 900 wrongly told they’re admitted to…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 10, 2012 10:54 AM

SJU chooses layperson as new president

The St. John's University board has chosen economics professor Michael Hemesath as its new president, marking the first time a non-clergy member has held the top position at the 155-year-old institution.

by Madeleine Baran

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April 10, 2012 5:20 AM

Carleton professor, layman named president of St. John's

This just in: Michael Hemesath named 13th president of Saint John’s University COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Michael Hemesath, professor of economics at Carleton College, has been appointed the 13th president of Saint John’s University by the university’s Board of Regents. He will begin his official duties on July 1, 2012. A 1981 SJU graduate, Hemesath is…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 10, 2012 4:38 AM

How do you know if a college is right for you?

MPR’s current Question of the Day, “How do you know if a college is right for you?” has produced some good tips so far, as well as a little snark and cynicism. (The tips so far tend to be practical. They don’t address the emotional ties that prospective students form to a college.) James writes…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 10, 2012 2:37 AM

Notes in the Margins: Waitlists, ROI and an essay-mill prof

Measuring College ROI Calculating the return on investment (ROI) for a college education is a complex endeavor, with the outcome deeply dependent on methodology, assumptions, and other factors. One of the key factors that sets the PayScale methodology apart is that it results in an ROI figure that reflects not only costs and earnings, but also the likelihood…

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April 9, 2012 4:38 PM

Boost aid for students to afford college, say Dayton, Franken

Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken said today that the federal government should boost financial aid for college students to make college more affordable.

by Alex Friedrich

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April 9, 2012 3:00 PM

Majority of states with early education cut program spending in 2011

A new report to be released Tuesday shows that roughly two-thirds of the states with early childhood education programs cut spending on those programs in 2011.