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April 21, 2011 2:31 AM

How to rein in your child's race to nowhere

Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews recalls one father’s solution to reducing the amount of stress in the life of his overachieving college-bound child: Parents such as that father I knew could limit the number of advanced courses, impose bedtimes and cure stress and exhaustion all by himself if he made one crucial adjustment. “It’s…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 21, 2011 2:17 AM

Notes in the Margins: Green colleges, GPA context and tenure revision

UNC adds context to GPAs to combat grade inflation A 3.1 in one college course is not the same as a 3.1 in another. Subject matters range in difficulty, as do the grading styles of professors. But how does an employer know the difference? (The Washington Post) College hopefuls look for green universities More applicants…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 20, 2011 4:15 PM

Colleges put on full-court press for top high schoolers

Parents of college-bound high school seniors may grow tired of all the phone calls this spring -- not from their friends, but from schools hoping to lure them to campus.

by Tim Post

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April 20, 2011 3:54 PM

Central Minn. schools in lockdown over Facebook threat

Local police in central Minnesota are supervising students from Eden Valley-Watkins Schools Wednesday afternoon as they board buses for the ride home.

by Rupa Shenoy

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April 20, 2011 12:27 PM

Why four MnSCU college presidents?

The appointment of four college presidents in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system this afternoon might not be unusual, but it’s a reminder that the Boomer generation is retiring — and their replacements face the challenges of a system stretched for money. The new chiefs: Saint Paul College: Rassoul Dastmozd, vice president of…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 20, 2011 10:36 AM

New MnSCU chancellor to make $360,000 base

Was listening into the MnSCU board meeting and got this: MnSCU Chancellor-elect Steven Rosenstone’s contract will be the same as the current chancellor’s: $360,000 base salary with up to $50,000 in “performance achievement” pay. There are other “minor” changes, the board says. Will post the contract when I get it. Some stats given at the…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 20, 2011 10:30 AM

MnSCU appoints Saint Paul, Century, SW MN, Anoka chiefs

Working on related stuff, so for now I’ve got this: This afternoon the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Board of Trustees appointed these new presidents: Saint Paul College: Rassoul Dastmozd, vice president of instruction at Clark College in Washington; Century College: Ron Anderson, vice president of academic affairs at Century College. Anoka-Ramsey Community…

by Alex Friedrich

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April 20, 2011 7:00 AM

Educators are getting social

In checking out the other blogs in the Argo network (of which On Campus is a part), ran across this item at Mind/Shift on how college educators are using social media.

by Bill Wareham

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April 20, 2011 6:05 AM

MnSCU board considers new presidents

The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are considering the appointments of several new college presidents during their regular monthly meeting.