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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Notes in the Margins: ROTC, dual degrees and grad student loans

ROTCs return to Ivy League ROTC is returning to Ivy League schools and it is causing little commotion. But few students at the nation’s most elite schools consider military service. Military officials worry that the all-volunteer force doesn’t fully reflect the nation it is supposed to protect. The all-volunteer military draws heavily from the south and…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU chancellor asks for systemwide input

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system chancellor Steven Rosenstone has apparently sent out a systemwide e-mail asking for employee suggestions: One of my jobs as chancellor is to create an environment that fosters bold, courageous and creative thinking so that the best ideas will bubble up from wherever they reside. And that’s where you…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why Metropolitan State will set up shop in the west metro

Why Metropolitan State will set up shop in the west metro

“It will be the biggest thing we’ve done since this campus.” — Metropolitan State University President Sue Hammersmith on plans to establish a campus in the west metro area to centralize a number of programs now being held at sites all across the Twin Cities region. Read the full Star Tribune article here.
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Where is aviation going? Will global biz help college programs?

Where is aviation going? Will global biz help college programs?

Last week I wrote about Minnesota State University – Mankato’s aviation program and its potential contract with the Chinese government — apparent success amid news of closures of aviation programs at St. Cloud State and the University of Illinois. Is international business the way to go? Is Mankato doing something right? I was hoping to…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why Mankato paper wants campus-program consolidation

The Free Press of Mankato talks of the need for consolidation — both within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota systems  — in a recent editorial: MnSCU and the Legislature need to look at reducing the number of campuses in the state. …  The Legislature may need a process similar…
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Notes in the Margins: Fraternities, transgender students and the arts

Arts Education Gets White House Attention Officials from President Obama’s administration have met with arts education activists, including nonprofit executives, actors, and school administration officials, to discuss the impact of arts education and express concerns about its diminished role in school curricula. (U.S. News & World Report) Women’s colleges examine transgender policies What place do…
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Debt ceiling agreement protects Pell Grant funding

As I write this, Congress is debating the debt limit compromise agreed to by President Obama and Republican lawmakers. At this point it looks as though the agreement holds Pell Grants harmless.  In recent weeks some worried congress could cut federal funding for needy college students. Here’s a news release we just received from the Minnesota Office…
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Pres. Kaler's message to UMN: "Pick up the pace"

University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler sent out an email to faculty and staff on Sunday that recapped recent legislative action and hints at how he’d like to see the U change in the future. First, Kaler notes the lumps the U took in the budget agreement between Governor Mark Dayton and lawmakers to end…
by Tim Post

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Mr. Kaler goes to southwest Minnesota

Mr. Kaler goes to southwest Minnesota

University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler hits the road this week for a quick tour of southwestern Minnesota. It looks like he’ll get his first taste of Farmfest near Redwood Falls as well. I covered Farmfest several times during my eight years as an MPR reporter in central Minnesota. My advice for Kaler: bring your mud…
by Tim Post

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St. Cloud State University moves toward tobacco ban

St. Cloud State University moves toward tobacco ban

Like a smoker ramping down their cigarette puffing in an effort to quit, St. Cloud State University will spend the next year moving toward an all out tobacco ban. The St. Cloud Times today reports on how SCSU will phase in a tobacco ban that starts a year from today. Between now and August 1st of 2012, smokers…
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