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MN colleges — Are we done with this transformative-change thing already?

MN colleges — Are we done with this transformative-change thing already?

When I read that teacher and author Roxanna Elden had listed the expression transformational change as one of the “5 catchiest (and most annoying) reform phrases,” I had a flashback to last fall and winter. That’s when “transformational” and “transform” seemed to be on the lips of everyone involved in the hiring of Minnesota State…
by Alex Friedrich

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Former coach: Why the Penn State scandal is different from many others

Former coach: Why the Penn State scandal is different from many others

Amid all the talk of the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal, I asked Public Insight Network member Lisa Nordeen to write a guest post fleshing out some ideas she sent in. Nordeen, who works as coordinator in Hamline University’s academic skills and tutoring programs, is a former athlete and coach. She also worked as the coordinator…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Blogging, green schools and mandatory retirement

Debt by Degrees There’s a big flaw in the bubble argument: Things may look grim for college graduates, but they’re much grimmer for people without a college degree. (The New Yorker) Why your school might be greener than you think We’ve all heard about going green, but for many colleges and universities across the country, the commitment to…
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Capella announces layoffs in cost-cutting move

Minneapolis-based Capella Education Corp., which runs the online Capella University, is laying off 65 employees.
by Martin Moylan

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Video: How 60 Minutes inspired MnSCU trustees today

Video: How 60 Minutes inspired MnSCU trustees today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bryQ9xt5gwk For a bit of inspiration this morning, the board watched this recent “60 Minutes” segment on Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He’s apparently working wonders getting a racially diverse student body hooked on science, technology, engineering and math. The video above is just a snippet. You can apparently view the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why MnSCU will look again at its sexual-violence policy

As I noticed earlier this morning, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system trustees are taking another look at their sexual-violence policy. As minutes show, the board was discussing a revision months ago. Today it passed that revision, which does away with internal dispute resolution, changes some language and changes the definition of what a…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's in LSC's new swipeable student ID

What's in LSC's new swipeable student ID

Lake Superior College in Duluth has announced a new all-in-one swipeable card for students. There’s a lot in it. Check out what the colleges says is in it. I’ve put the items in bold: Beginning November 21st, LSC students will receive a new student ID in the mail, called the “LSCPlus Card. The cards will…
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: 2 MnSCU stories from yesterday's Pell announcement

Video: 2 MnSCU stories from yesterday's Pell announcement

In case you missed the press conference yesterday, Minnesota student leaders announced they were handing over a petition — with 4,000-plus signiatures — to the Minnesota Congressional delegation asking them to save the Pell Grant program, which faces potential cuts. I didn’t get a chance to mention two students who talked about what the Pell…
by Alex Friedrich

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How MnSCU is changing its sexual violence policy

Just found this little tidbit interesting in light of the Penn State case. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is revising its sexual violence policy, and one of the changes, according to minutes of a July 20 meeting, is this:  Internal dispute resolution mechanisms, including mediation, are removed as options, as they are…
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