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ARW Podcast: Efficiencies on Campus

ARW Podcast: Efficiencies on Campus

Many corporations are demanding cheaper, faster and more efficient work from their employees. Now that bottom-line kind of thinking is coming to higher education.

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U of M to seek $170M from state for building plans

U of M to seek $170M from state for building plans

The regents of the University of Minnesota are scheduled to approve a formal request to the Legislature for $170 million for building and renovation projects during their regular meeting Friday.
by Tim Post

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UMN regents give thumbs up to bonding request

UMN regents give thumbs up to bonding request

The University of Minnesota’s board of regents has approved the school’s 2012 bonding request. Next legislative session the U of M will ask lawmakers for nearly $170 million in state money. The bulk of the money is for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR), essentially the pot of money used to keep buildings in shape…
by Tim Post

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U of M freshman class posts highest ACT scores

The freshman class at the University of Minnesota's flagship Twin Cities campus arrived with the highest-ever average ACT scores and the highest number of National Merit Scholars.

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MnSCU enrollment dips slightly after years of increases

MnSCU enrollment dips slightly after years of increases

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system released its fall enrollment numbers on Thursday. Take a look at the overall headcount and you’ll see just a slight decrease, 1.5 percent.  But the decline in full-time students is a bit more, 2.5 percent. There are a variety of reasons, but some think the poor economy is…
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: College students protest nationally, UMN protest fizzles and colleges consider asking students' sexual orientation

College students echo Occupy Wall Street with protests Anger at high tuition bills and a lack of jobs propelled U.S. college students into streets and quadrangles on Thursday in the latest offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement. (Reuters) Few UMN students turn out for Occupy Colleges march The Occupy Colleges movement — one of the…
by Tim Post

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MnSCU enrollment dips; more students going part-time

MnSCU enrollment dips; more students going part-time

After years of growth, enrollment dipped this fall in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, compared to last year.
by Tim Post

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Hamline professor's empathy with 'The 99 Percent' goes viral

Hamline professor's empathy with 'The 99 Percent' goes viral

If you've been on Facebook in the last few days, you may have seen David Davies rail about the cost of education.

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What is this on the University of St. Thomas campus?

What is this on the University of St. Thomas campus?

TommieMedia is holding a weekly contest in which readers identify something on the University of St. Thomas campus. Here are the details: Here is a closeup picture of a building or object on campus. Can you guess what it is? Enter by filling out the form below. Entries will be accepted until 7 p.m. Sunday,…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Cloud president's response to unrest over admin firing

Just got a copy of what appears to be (part of?) St. Cloud State President Earl Potter’s e-mailed reaction — he’s apparently away on a foreign trip — to the campus unrest over the firing of its associate VP for enrollment management, Mahmoud Saffari: From: President’s Office Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:39 AM To:…
by Alex Friedrich

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