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Which instructor would you give the last seat on your life raft to?

Which instructor would you give the last seat on your life raft to?

MPR Photo / Alex Friedrich Math: The root of it all? Now here’s an event that shows some intellectual playfulness: The Life Raft Debate. It pits a handful of instructors against each other in an attempt to determine which is most valuable to society. The scenario (according to the program): There has been a nuclear…
by Alex Friedrich

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What the Inver Hills president wants to do with the college

What the Inver Hills president wants to do with the college

I’ve had a chance to talk with President Tim Wynes. Good interview – low key, but engaged and with a sense of humor. Seems to make sense, considering his background. Chancellor, Iowa Valley Community College District Executive dean of governmental affairs, grants and college research and director of development, Indian Hills Community College General counsel…
by Alex Friedrich

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One way Inver Hills students can get a sense of community and learn from it

One way Inver Hills students can get a sense of community and learn from it

I’m in a photography and writing class, and there seems to be more cohesiveness than first meets the eye. In front of the class of 25 are photography instructor Paul Wegner and writing-and-research-skills instructor Lisa DuRose, who are tag-teaming in a program called “The Observant Eye.” Wegner is discussing the work and themes of photographer Sally…
by Alex Friedrich

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My arrival and breakfast at Inver Hills Community College

My arrival and breakfast at Inver Hills Community College

When I drive onto the Inver Hills Collegecampus this morning, I find it’s quite different from the other two community colleges I’ve visited so far. Unlike Saint Paul College and South Central, which have essentially one main building where most things take place, Inver Hills is much more spread out. I have to drive past…
by Alex Friedrich

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Blogging today from Inver Hills Community College

Blogging today from Inver Hills Community College

I’m off this morning to Inver Grove Heights to spend the day at Inver Hills Community College. It’s my third community college, and so far may be the one with the most campus life — even as it sits a little isolated from the rest of the community. (It’s right near the intersection of Minnesota…
by Alex Friedrich

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'My heart leapt': Wayzata teacher gets $25,000 award

'My heart leapt': Wayzata teacher gets $25,000 award

An eighth grade math teacher at Wayzata West middle school has won a $25,000 award.
by Tom Weber

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U of M names Karen Hanson as provost

U of M names Karen Hanson as provost

The University of Minnesota has announced that Karen Hanson will be the school's next provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.
by Tim Post

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Former Bemidji State University president dies at 86

From The Bemidji Pioneer via MPR’s Minnesota Today: The man who was once dubbed “Bemidji’s best friend” has died. Lowell “Ted” Reno Gillett, former Bemidji State University president and founder of the Joint Economic Development Commission, died Sunday morning at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. He was 86 years old. Memorial services will be held at…
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: How St. Thomas had Gehry's Winton house moved

Video: How St. Thomas had Gehry's Winton house moved

Now that the Frank Gehry-designed Winton Guest House has been moved to the grounds of the University of St. Thomas’ Daniel C. Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna, Minn., St. Thomas has released the video on the move. Reassembly at the St. Thomas site comes in around the 8-minute mark. (The grand opening is Sunday, and here’s the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Where the Nobel winners in economics worked in Minnesota

In case you haven’t heard, this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize for economics are former University of Minnesota professors. This from the U: U of M President Kaler congratulates former U faculty on receiving the Nobel Prize in economics Two former University of Minnesota Department of Economics faculty – Thomas Sargent of New York…
by Alex Friedrich

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