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Corncordia College breaks ground on biz school

Corncordia College breaks ground on biz school

MPR’s Dan Gunderson has this little bit on Minnesota Today on the groundbreaking yesterday for Concordia College’s (Moorhead) planned $13 million Offutt School of Business.
by Alex Friedrich

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Midmorning today: Student loans, from the parents' perspective

Just after 10 a.m., I’ll be live-blogging this segment of today’s Midmorning program. Subject: Student loans — from the parents’ perspective. Here’s the Midmorning intro: When college students take out loans to pay for school, they are assuming a large load of debt that could affect their finances for years. What role should parents play…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Recruiters, essays and cutting job-rich classes

Cuts Hit Classes That Lead To Jobs When it comes to cutting millions of dollars out of state community- and technical-college budgets this spring, perhaps the most vexing issue is that the very programs that could kick-start new careers won’t be available for all the students who want to enroll. (The Seattle Times) College group…
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Student loans, from the parents' perspective

Student loans, from the parents' perspective

When college students take out loans to pay for school, they are assuming a large load of debt that could affect their finances for years. What role should parents play in guiding their children through that process, and should parents jeopardize their own financial future to help pay for higher education?

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ARW Podcast: The Myth of the Starving Artist?

ARW Podcast: The Myth of the Starving Artist?

A new survey of college graduates indicates that the myth of the "starving artist" might be just that - a myth. The study shows that a majority of art majors end up being very satisfied with their careers, whether they work in the field they studied or not.

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14-year-old Pa. girl wins National Spelling Bee

14-year-old Pa. girl wins National Spelling Bee

Sukanya Roy's winning word was cymotrichous, which relates to wavy hair. It also means the more than $40,000 in cash and prizes for the eighth grader.

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What makes a great graduation speech?

It's graduation time, and today MPR's Midmorning took a look at some of the best commencement speeches -- and what makes them great.

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Globe official: Feds listened, but measurements still off

I’ve just spoken with Thomas Kosel, director of government relations for Globe University / Minnesota School of Business, to get his reaction to the gainful-employment rules. He said he hasn’t had a chance to talk to the members of the Minnesota Career College Association about the rules, so is not speaking for them. But here’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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Analyst: For-profits have won a decisive victory

Analyst: For-profits have won a decisive victory

Thought I’d give you an afternoon update on the gainful employment story. Looks like Wall Street is loving those gainful employment rules, which ended up being much less stringent than it thought. Stocks have surged in response. This from Bloomberg: By John Lauerman and John Hechinger For-profit colleges surged the most in six years in…
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