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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.

Midmorning tomorrow: A great commencement address

Midmorning tomorrow: A great commencement address

At 9 a.m. tomorrow, MPR’s Midmorning program will ask the question: What Makes a Great Commencement Address? It’s graduation season, a time when students and their families celebrate proud achievements. But as everyone sits through ceremonies, will the commencement address connect and make a lasting impact? Guests: Tony Balis, Founder of The Humanity Initiative Drew…
by Alex Friedrich

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Unspecified terrorist threat at MSU-Mankato

This from KSTP: The Minnesota State University Mankato issued a safety alert Tuesday after receiving (an unspecified) terrorist threat. The threat was received via e-mail and was extremely brief saying very little about what, when or where an attack may happen. The university believes that this person is not a student or affiliated with the…
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Will higher college enrollment hurt standards?

It’s time to discuss some nitty gritty here at On Campus. This week we’ll be monitoring this Insight Now debate on MPR: Will expanding college admissions downgrade college standards? (There will be some structured back-and-forth debating among the participants, with plenty of time for you to chime in. To jump right in, you can read…
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The cool quiet of Northwestern College

The cool quiet of Northwestern College

Caught this on Twitter this morning — a shot of Northwestern College from Micah Stelter’s yfrog page. The Northwestern admission counselor says in his tweet, “A gorgeous day to be on campus.” Yep, looks wonderfully green and cool. But interestingly, it looks almost chilly without students and faculty roaming the grounds, don’t you think? I…
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Schwartz named dean of Humphrey School

Schwartz named dean of Humphrey School

This just in from the U: Eric P. Schwartz named dean of University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs Schwartz will apparently replace interim dean Greg H. Lindsey, a Humphrey professor who was also going for the job. The official announcement: University of Minnesota Provost Tom Sullivan today named Eric P. Schwartz, assistant secretary…
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Hey, grads: Your parents were wrong. It's not about you.

Columnist David Brooks writes in The New York Times about the perils of graduating the “most supervised generation in American history”: No one would design a system of extreme supervision to prepare people for a decade of extreme openness. But this is exactly what has emerged in modern America. College students are raised in an…
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Can college help you generate entrepreneurial ideas?

Can college help you generate entrepreneurial ideas?

We’ve received a number of comments on yesterday’s question of the day, Would you take $100,000 to forgo college? As I mentioned in my post, it stems from news that the Thiel Foundation is offering some young people $100,000 to skip college and pursue their entrepreneurial ideas instead. I’ve heard a lot recently about how…
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Notes in the Margins: Part-time faculty, AP credit and 529 plans

Contributions to college-savings 529 plans are rising sharply after falling during recession The amount of money flowing into government-sponsored 529 plans has surged 75% in the last two years as fear of rising college tuition trumps fear of the stock market. Still, contributions remain well below the 2006 peak. (Los Angeles Times) Use Of Part-Time…
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Staffing trends at public colleges and universities

Staffing trends at public colleges and universities

Caught this on the MnSCUfan Twitter feed. (Trying to send a message to legislators?) It shows how the staff-to-student ratio at public universities has dropped 8 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to the report Staffing Trends at Public Colleges and Universities, put out by the State Higher Education Executive Officers. The main thrust: Increases…
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