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What the U will do now with the Tubby Smith hiring case

What the U will do now with the Tubby Smith hiring case

Having been ordered by a state appeals court last month to pay $1 million to former Oklahoma State assistant coach Jimmy Williams over his botched hiring by Tubby Smith, the University of Minnesota has decided to take the case all the way to the top. General Counsel Mark Rotenberg writes today in an e-mailed announcement:…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why for-profit colleges didn't appear on last week's debt report

After I ran a few posts and charts last week on this years’ Project on Student Debt report and an interpretation of the Minnesota data, Minneapolis College of Art and Design spokesman Rob Davis pointed out this part of the report: A Note on For-Profit Colleges Private for-profit colleges are not included in the lists…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minnesota Varsity returns!

Minnesota Varsity returns!

We're thrilled to announce the opening of our 2nd annual Minnesota Varsity project. Now through January 19th 2012, we're accepting submissions from Minnesota's high school-level Classical and Music Theater musicians for a chance to be heard on-air, online and on stage.

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Why some Tommies are off Facebook this month

Why some Tommies are off Facebook this month

TommieMedia discusses the ins and outs of “No Facebook November,” an annual campaign started by student Brandon Miranda at the University of St. Thomas: Giving up Facebook has challenged some of the participants. Miranda said the first few days are the most difficult, and it gets easier over time. Senior G Lee Xiong said the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why are those bags lying around in some Gustavus dormitory halls?

Why are those bags lying around in some Gustavus dormitory halls?

Gustavus Adolphus sophomore Drew Olmen says in The Gustavian Weekly why North Hall (part of the dorm facility unofficially known as “Complex”) seems to have a rampant tidiness problem: “It is very messy. You just learn to work around it. Literally, after Saturday night, only two showers work because the rest are full of trash.” The…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: China, underground atheists and affluent two-year students

Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard) The bulk of attrition comes in engineering and among pre-med majors, who typically leave STEM fields if their hopes for medical school fade. There is no doubt that the main majors are difficult and growing more complex. Some students still lack math preparation or aren’t…
by Alex Friedrich

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Going online, teachers aim for cheap, custom textbooks

Going online, teachers aim for cheap, custom textbooks

Instead of mass-produced textbooks, the more than 3,100 sophomores in Minnesota's largest district are learning from an online curriculum developed by their teachers over the summer with free software distributed over the web.
by Chris Williams

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Charts: Comparing student debt among Minnesota colleges

My editor, Bill Wareham, fooled around with the Minnesota data from yesterday’s Project on Student Debt report, and put it into chart form. Click on the tabs at the bottom of the frame to view public-school charts, private-school charts, and the various raw-data tables. Source: The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.
by Alex Friedrich

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What Minnesota students may do today for the Occupy movement

What Minnesota students may do today for the Occupy movement

Just surfing a few Occupy sites on the Web and found this: Friday, November 4 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm The People’s Plaza 300 S 6th St Minneapolis, MN Students and Youth March on the Banks! 5-7pm Unity Rally 7pm Student and Youth March @the People’s Plaza (Hennepin County Gov. Ctr), Minneapolis Join Occupy MN as…
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