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When meeting the college prez is worse than your hangover

When meeting the college prez is worse than your hangover

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. explains why meeting with students who have had drinking-related medical emergencies might help curb the campus drinking problem: To their credit, the handful of students I’ve met with to date all seemed uncomfortable during these meetings, embarrassed by the attention from their college president and by the reason…
by Alex Friedrich

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Washington Ave closure marks big changes at U of M

Washington Ave closure marks big changes at U of M

The main artery through the University of Minnesota’s east bank campus closed down early this morning. Washington Avenue has been shut down by construction work on the Central Corridor light rail line between St. Paul and Minneapolis. That means the 25,000 vehicles that normally travel Washington every day are being redirected around campus.  It’ll be…
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Germany, bottled water and sites to plagiarize

Study: 8 top sites for potential plagiarism A new study of student plagiarism finds that the vast majority of “unoriginal” content in papers comes from legitimate sites rather than paper mills and “cheat” sites. (The Washington Post) Financial picture improves at Harvard Harvard University’s financial picture improved in its most recent fiscal year, although the…
by Alex Friedrich

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MPR News investigation: Minnesota lacks strong bullying law, state oversight

MPR News investigation: Minnesota lacks strong bullying law, state oversight

Minnesota Public Radio news presents the results of a six-month investigation on bullying in schools, policies, and what schools are, and aren't doing, to stop bullying.
by Tom Weber

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Video: Bullying on stage

Minneapolis' Youth Performance Company actors bring their own experiences to the stage for the production "Mean," a play about bullying in school.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Part 3: School boards sought weaker law

Part 3: School boards sought weaker law

State Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights proposed Minnesota's first bullying law in 2002, when she was a state representative.
by Tom Weber

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Rochester School Board chooses new superintendent

The Rochester School Board has chosen a veteran school administrator from Iowa to be the district's next superintendent.
by Elizabeth Baier

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How much the State Grant might change

Just talked to analyst Tricia Grimes at the state Office of Higher Education to see just how last night’s conference committee budget will affect the State Grant. Her calculations: It’s a cut of about $8 million to the program, but because it’s spread out among 95,000 students, they won’t take much of a hit —…
by Alex Friedrich

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Just how peeved is the U of M prez about the higher-ed bill?

“I’m as hot as hell about it.  I think it’s the wrong way to go.  It’s the wrong way to direct the investment of the University of Minnesota and the fortunes of the state.” — University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks on the higher education bill that was passed by the legislative conference committee last…
by Alex Friedrich

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