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Do colleges adequately prepare students for the job market?

Do colleges adequately prepare students for the job market?

As unemployment remains high, there is also a mismatch between the skills of many workers and unemployed and available jobs. How well are colleges preparing students for today's job market? Has the recession changed the learning focus?

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MPR readers: How MN colleges should change

Inspired, perhaps, by University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s appearance on today’s Midmorning program, MPR readers had no lack of answers to Today’s Question: What change would you most like to see at Minnesota’s public colleges and universities? Many centered on cost-cutting efforts and tuition, but a number hit on curriculum, standards and instructors. Here…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why the U didn't want other sites for CLA graduation

You may have caught Tim Post’s article Friday about how the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts is canceling its fall commencement ceremony. The cancellation has caused a bit of a stir among U watchers, and people are asking: Aren’t there any alternatives to the Northrop Auditorium, which because of renovation won’t be large…
by Alex Friedrich

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How sticking with Fighting Sioux could harm North Dakota

How sticking with Fighting Sioux could harm North Dakota

“I think we have to explain to them why we passed the law.” North Dakota state Rep. Al Carlson, a Fargo Republican who pushed for a new state law requiring the University of North Dakota to retain the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo — despite a 2009 agreement from the university and state Board of…
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Duluth's new attempt to manage student housing

Duluth's new attempt to manage student housing

Oy, the city ordinances: They’ve attempted to control everything from how many student roommates can live in the same residence to where they can park and whether they’ve mowed their grass. The long-maligned 300-foot rule even tried to control how close rentals could be to each other. The hodge-podge of local laws is taking a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Audio: Kaler's Midmorning interview

Audio: Kaler's Midmorning interview

[audio href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=minnesota/news/programs/2011/07/25/midmorning/midmorning_hour_1_20110725_64" title="U of M President Eric Kaler on the U's future"]His Midmorning chat with host Kerri Miller[/audio]
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Notes in the Margins: Pell Grants, branding and 3-year degrees

Students Influence Business School Brands Thanks to blogs, Twitter, and Facebook, brand and reputation have fallen out of business schools’ hands. (U.S. News & World Report) The peril of cutting Pell Grants Any decision to reduce federal aid as a result of federal budget negotiations will have a significant and chilling effect on millions of…
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The future of the University of Minnesota

The future of the University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota faces more challenges than ever, from relevance to reputation to funding, even as a new leader takes over. U President Eric Kaler joins Midmorning to discuss those challenges and how he plans to respond to them.

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