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Turkish group takes U of M back to court

It’s been the better part of a year since Alex wrote about the court fight between a Turkish group and the University of Minnesota over the reliability of the group’s site, specifically its information (or lack thereof) on Armenian genocide. Last April a judge dismissed the suit, but the Turkish Coalition of America is appealing…
by Bill Wareham

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Off for a week's vacation

Off for a week's vacation

Just letting you know I’ll be gone for several days, but will be back on Tuesday, Feb. 22. My editor, Bill Wareham, might post a few things in my absence, but it would be light.
by Alex Friedrich

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ND higher ed board to sue to drop Fighting Sioux

ND higher ed board to sue to drop Fighting Sioux

North 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.

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Anoka-Hennepin drops controversial 'neutrality policy'

Anoka-Hennepin drops controversial 'neutrality policy'

The 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.
by Tom Weber

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Why Capella Education Company laid off 63 people

“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…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Northland Community College got from the Pistons

What Northland Community College got from the Pistons

This 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.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Cheating, modernizing a library, and Obama's college fund

Court 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…
by Alex Friedrich

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What legislators should do to improve postsecondary access

“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…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN grad assistants: An unofficial majority say they want a union

A 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…
by Alex Friedrich

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