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Why don't we have more computer science majors?

Why don't we have more computer science majors?

Amid the debate about how to increase students’ interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), I found this bit in the Washington Post about why there are so few computer science majors. I’ve summed up the four key points below, but you can read the full piece here. Many don’t realize the world-changing potential…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Rehab, nudity and the stock market

Schools set up resources for students in recovery Universities are moving to establish on-campus recovery programs for students who have gone through drug or alcohol treatment. (USA Today) Tufts president ends ‘Naked Quad Run’ It started as a way to cut the stress of Tufts’ winter exams in the 1970s, but the Tufts University president…
by Alex Friedrich

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Kline says education overhaul shouldn't be rushed

President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to rewrite the nation's governing education law by next fall, but an influential congressman from Minnesota says the job is too important to rush.

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Audio: Mac's Rosenberg on the importance of the liberal arts

Audio: Mac's Rosenberg on the importance of the liberal arts

So what’s the value of a liberal arts education in the 21st Century? American Public Media’s Stephen Smith is working on a documentary on the subject, and recently sat down with Brian Rosenberg, president of Macalester College, who said employers are looking increasingly for well-rounded employees and leaders. Click to hear the interview here. (Clicking…
by Alex Friedrich

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Committees' higher ed budget bills expected next week

The Minnesota State University Student Association reports that the state’s higher education legislative committees should have budgets reflecting their respective targets next week: Republican leaders said today that the finance committees will be working overtime to put together the budget bills. The Senate Higher Education committee has said they expect to pass a budget bill…
by Alex Friedrich

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How Tommies deal with sleep — or the lack thereof

How Tommies deal with sleep — or the lack thereof

“I try to take naps, but it never happens. I have three classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so I’m in the middle of the day when I have my math class, and I am always dozing off.” — University of St. Thomas freshman Maddie Hodapp in a TommieMedia story on students’ lack of sleep and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Concordia-Moorhead committee recommends new prez

Concordia-Moorhead committee recommends new prez

Concordia College Craft Concordia College in Moorhead is close to naming a presidential successor to Pamela Jolicoeur, who died in June after a stroke. The search committee for Concordia College — not to be confused with Concordia University in St. Paul, which is also selecting a president — has recommended William J. Craft, vice president…
by Alex Friedrich

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New at the U: March 7-11

New at the U: March 7-11

U posted this late Friday. … We look at U research that says salmonella could help fight cancer, go behind the scenes with on the set of the new music video “Crank Dat Gopherboy” and go inside a “smart house” at the Goldstein Museum.
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Retired college prez: Why huge salaries are bad for colleges

Retired Princeton President William Bowen explains why he thinks why “huge” salaries for college presidents — specifically, those of $1 million and up — are too much: “These are hard jobs. But people don’t really do them for the money. What kind of message do you really want to convey concerning the nature of the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Frat chefs, unions and the sustainable MBA

The Sustainable M.B.A. Profit is at the core of the business world, but several b-schools are emphasizing a more selfless view. (US News & World Report) AAUP: How unions help higher ed Professors and librarians may not immediately spring to mind when we think about unions, but in fact academic unions play an important role…
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