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December 16, 2011 6:35 AM

A comparison showing how much harder it is to pay for college now

In an essay on the Occupy Wall Street movement, Minnesota state Senator John Marty (DFL-Roseville) writes about the cost of college today vs. the cost in 1968: Hamline University professor David Davies provides an illustration of how much harder it is to get by today: Davies pointed out that in 1968, a University of Minnesota…

by Alex Friedrich

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December 16, 2011 6:19 AM

At what point is it fair to abandon the hiring of a faculty candidate?

After posting about the hiring flap between Hamline University and former Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, I wanted to get some views on a few elements. I asked several hundred college faculty and administrators in MPR’s Public Insight Network what they thought about college faculty hiring practices and the role that job candidates’ politics (or…

by Alex Friedrich

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December 16, 2011 6:11 AM

Minnesota among 9 states to win 'Race to the Top' education grant

Minnesota will receive $45 million in federal education money from the competitive grant program known as Race to the Top, specifically to enhance early childhood education programs.

by Tim Pugmire and Tom Weber

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December 16, 2011 3:03 AM

Why we shouldn't listen to those college naysayers

Kent Pekel of the University of Minnesota and Dane Smith of Growth & Justice explain in the Star Tribune why succumbing to the “Is College Worth It?” mentality — fostered by many recent articles and commentaries — is dangerous: Allowing these nuances and footnotes to foster a new public policy fad — along the lines that…

by Alex Friedrich

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December 16, 2011 2:31 AM

Why Gustavus thinks reading for fun isn't dead — just on hold

Gustavus Adolphus junior Tristan Richards, an avid reader, nonetheless tells U.S. News & World Report why she doesn’t read much for pleasure while in college: “I just don’t carry a book around [with] me anymore because I should be using my time for school. And personally, when I have a ton of pages to read…

by Alex Friedrich

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December 16, 2011 1:58 AM

Notes in the Margins: Pells, law school, therapy dogs and CEO pay

CEO pay comparison unrealistic What salaries CEOs make and what leaders at traditional colleges and universities are an apples to oranges comparison. (CareerCollegeCentral.com) UC Berkeley to offer financial aid to more middle-income families Students from households earning $80,000 to $140,000 will be eligible for a new aid program at UC Berkeley, funded by philanthropy and tuition…

by Alex Friedrich

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December 16, 2011 12:00 AM

U of M graduate students try to unionize

A group of graduate students are trying again to unionize at the University of Minnesota.

by Alex Friedrich

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December 15, 2011 10:23 AM

What was said at the University of Minnesota grad-student unionization forum

Here are the highlights of today’s University of Minnesota grad-student unionization forum as I tweeted them. It’s the fourth time grad students are trying to organize, the last time being in 2005. But it’s the first time they’ve ran a campaign into a second year, Aldarondo said, as well as the first to be affiliated…

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December 15, 2011 7:15 AM

Putting lipstick on a parent

Principal Wollersheim issued an apology this week for organizing a prank at a school pep rally, but in an editorial the local paper said the apology wasn't called for.

by Hart Van Denburg