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Notes in the Margins: Free courses, president-profs and on-campus recovery

University presidents pitch in as professors You roll into class with your cup of coffee, grab a seat and open up your laptop. The professor at the front of the room is one of the most well-known and powerful people on campus, the university president. (The Washington Post) Free courses may shake universities’ monopoly on…
by Alex Friedrich

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What MN students are eyeing this legislative session

As I try to get a view of what might be discussed this legislative session, I thought I’d talk to representatives from the two groups representing students in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. I spoke recently with Jonathan Bohn of the Minnesota State University Student Association, as well as Geoff Dittberner and…
by Alex Friedrich

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University of Vermont: Provost Tom Sullivan wants to be our prez

University of Vermont: Provost Tom Sullivan wants to be our prez

Outgoing University of Minnesota Provost Tom Sullivan is a finalist for the presidency of the University of Vermont, the university in New England has announced. Sullivan, who is reportedly scheduled to interview there on Wednesday and Thursday is apparently one of five finalists — yes, five and not just one — each of whom is…
by Alex Friedrich

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U ag dean Levine: Why Yahoo! blogger has no idea about agriculture

U ag dean Levine: Why Yahoo! blogger has no idea about agriculture

Agriculture is a far different industry than it was 50, 30, or even 10 years ago, and agricultural education has changed in similar ways. To make assumptions based on outdated stereotypes about agriculture unfairly misleads young people. — University of Minnesota Dean Al Levine of the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences on a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Student paper: Board of Regents becoming politicized

“Now that Sviggum’s job has drawn public criticism, we hope the board will act diligently to guard against partisan influence.” — A Minnesota Daily editorial, saying Sviggum’s recent attempt to hold his regent’s post and new Republican job, along with last year’s selection of former Republican legislator Laura Brod as regent, is politicizing the Board…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Digital badges, the new activism and curbs on aid

The New Student Activism Occupy-related student protests stand apart from much of the campus activism that has come before. (The New York Times) Business schools braced for sharp decline in MBA students The Financial Times reports that, on the 16 full-time MBA programmes participating in its 2012 rankings, enrolment of overseas students is down 10 per cent on this…
by Alex Friedrich

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Gay and lesbian issues on tap at Minn. bullying summit

Gay and lesbian issues on tap at Minn. bullying summit

Organizers of an anti-bullying summit in St. Paul Friday say they're glad the issue is getting wider attention, but schools still have more to do.
by Tom Weber

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What some students are saying about MnSCU's transfer report

Earlier this week, when MnSCU rolled out the report it’ll give the legislature on how smoothly students are able to transfer schools, it touted the statistic that: “… 91 percent of students who transfer within the system do so successfully without experiencing any problems.” (See the executive summary and pg. 7) But Associate Director Jessica…
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What the MnSCU CFO told pols about retirement payouts

Here’s the full text of MnSCU CFO Laura King testimony at yesterday’s legislative subcommittee hearing on MnSCU sick pay and vacation payouts to retiring employees. If you know MnSCU, you can skip the first couple of pages and focus on the retirement issue.
by Alex Friedrich

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