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Notes in the Margins: Stonewalling, Muslim chaplains and overeager parents

Students starting college search too early? Some people are visiting colleges in eighth grade and practicing the SAT in seventh. One veteran college counselor thinks even first semester of junior year may be too early. (The Washington Post) More U.S. colleges adding Muslim chaplains More colleges have full-time Muslim chaplains working alongside the Christian and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anti-cloning amendment in Senate higher-ed omnibus bill

Anti-cloning amendment in Senate higher-ed omnibus bill

The inclusion of an anti-cloning amendment into the Minnesota Senate higher education committee’s omnibus bill, approved this evening, has DFLers suggesting the Republicans pulled a fast one. The amendment essentially prohibits the use of state and federal funds for “human cloning,” and is a paired-down version of what came up in the Senate this week.…
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Michelle Rhee speaks at the City Club of Cleveland

Michelle Rhee speaks at the City Club of Cleveland

The controversial figure in education reform was tapped by former Washington D.C. Mayor to head the city's public school district. She speaks at the City Club of Cleveland, Ohio about her contentious tenure as Chancellor of public schools and why she still firmly believes she made the right choices.

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What was said in the House higher-ed omnibus hearing

It’s tough to include all the good quotes from a five-hour hearing in the usual news post. So here are a few of the more interesting ones from yesterday’s House higher-ed committee debate on the omnibus bill. (As usual, they’re from my notes and so not necessarily verbatim.) Rep. David Hancock (R-Bemidji) on the appropriateness…
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Carleton College reports flooding

Carleton College reports flooding

As if last fall wasn’t enough, the Cannon River has flooded portions of Carleton College again. Students are on break until Monday, and school staffers are bracing for the cresting of the river — though when that will happen no one is sure. It could be worse, the school says on its Web site: As…
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Financial disclosure form didn't require Sviggum to disclose U income.

Financial disclosure form didn't require Sviggum to disclose U income.

Financial disclosure forms filled out by Steve Sviggum shortly after he was elected to the U of M’s Board of Regents did not require the former speaker of the Minnesota House to disclose his income as a lecturer at the University of Minnesota. The forms require “all sources of compensation for the previous twelve months”…
by Tim Post

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Which professors make the highest salaries?

Which professors make the highest salaries?

In case you missed this earlier, here’s a list of academic fields and what their faculty make, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. (Thought it might be appropriate during the current state budget talks on higher education.) The top five fields for professors at four-year universities: Legal: $134, 162 Engineering: $114,365 Business: $111,621 Computer…
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Notes in the Margins: Cars, charter universities and university mergers

Notes in the Margins: Cars, charter universities and university mergers

New Trinity policy bars cars from entering campus after midnight A new policy at Trinity Washington University bars cars from entering campus after midnight. (The Washington Post) Senate panel: Consider merging two state universities A Maryland Senate budget panel voted to ask the University System of Maryland to consider fusing campuses in College Park and…
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House higher-ed committee passes omnibus bill

House higher-ed committee passes omnibus bill

Got out of there around 8:45, with the bill having passed after a lot of partisan bickering, failed DFL amendments and one Republican dissenter. So the bill remains relatively unchanged from its condition in the first part of today’s session, with the exception of tuition. The committee adopted an amendment proposed by Rep. Tom Rukavina…
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