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My impression of MCAD students — It's the studio

As a wrap-up to the coverage of my visits to Minnesota colleges, I try to write a post summing up my impressions of the campus and its students. This time, though, after visiting the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I realize I need to highlight an essential part of the students’ lives: their studios.…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Kaler is telling the University of Minnesota about reporting sexual assaults

What Kaler is telling the University of Minnesota about reporting sexual assaults

Just got this forwarded to me: To: Members of the University Community From: Eric W. Kaler, President Re: Reporting Sexual Assaults I have been saddened by the deeply disturbing reports from Penn State University in recent weeks, and all of us are understandably upset by the horrific allegations of sexual abuse of children by a…
by Alex Friedrich

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After saving athletics, St. Cloud students veto student center renovations

After saving athletics, St. Cloud students veto student center renovations

St. Cloud State University students have again rejected a fee increase to pay for renovations of Atwood Memorial Center, the St. Cloud Times reports. Nine percent of the student body voted, and 42 percent supported the increase, which would have been an additional $4.20 a credit, up to 12 credits, for the next two decades.…
by Alex Friedrich

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How Minnesota college business instruction is changing

The Minnesota Private College Council newsletter takes a look at how programs in entrepreneurship are becoming all the rage among colleges: Deeds sees the spate of new programs and centers promoting entrepreneurship as part of a larger trend. “In the 1990s, most of the major business schools had one entrepreneurship course in their MBA program.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Snacks, campus police and Paterno's discipline problem

A Discipline Problem Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno clashed repeatedly with the university’s former chief disciplinarian over how harshly to punish players who got into trouble, internal emails suggest, shedding new light on the school’s effort to balance its reputation as a magnet for scholar-athletes with the demands of running a nationally dominant football…
by Alex Friedrich

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Judge rules Minn. online charter school should stay open

State officials had moved to close BlueSky Online, saying the school wasn't meeting state standards and had graduated students who didn't deserve a diploma.
by Tom Weber

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How the U is framing the transfer access-collaboration issue

How the U is framing the transfer access-collaboration issue

Just over a week ago I wrote about a conversation I had with Robert McMaster, the University of Minnesota’s dean of undergraduate education, about the U’s decision to cut back a little on the number of transfers it’s accepting. The decision had raised a question in my mind about the U’s commitment to increased cooperation…
by Alex Friedrich

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How some UM-Duluth medical faculty are irritating students

“As a student it’s really frustrating to hear. Because it’s like, ‘I thought you were here to help me learn.” — Jamie Totman, vice president of the second-year class at the University of Minnesota – Duluth‘s medical school, on the decision by some faculty not to allow their lectures to be recorded despite the U’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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Infographic: Why increasing community college grad rates is important

Infographic: Why increasing community college grad rates is important

You may have noticed this in the source material for yesterday’s piece by The Wall Street Journal on the fact that six in 10 community college students in the New York area drop out.
by Alex Friedrich

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What a Wisconsin prof thought about RateMyProfessors.com

“Students who use RateMyProfessors.com are likely providing each other with useful information about quality of instruction.” — UW-Eau Claire associate professor April Bleske-Rechek and student Amber Fritsch in the journal Practical Assessment Research & Evaluation on a study they recently conducted of the controversial collegiate Web site. They cautioned, however, against basing promotions on the scores. Read…
by Alex Friedrich

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