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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.

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College robots on parade, Part II

College robots on parade, Part II

Hmm, must be robot season. Today, the University of Minnesota is hosting a show of student built robots at the McNamara Alumni Center on the Minneapolis campus till 4:30 p.m. The Pioneer Press features one of the student competitors, 28-year-old mechanical engineering junior Ryan Blesi: Blesi built a robot that tilts a cup and a…
by Alex Friedrich

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15 tips for doing well on your finals

15 tips for doing well on your finals

The Professors’ Guide blog on the US News & World Report Web site has these tips for students taking final exams. I’ve included the shortened list, but you can read the whole thing here. Hang in there till the holidays! 1. Count your way forward. Count up from the day the study questions are handed…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Cloud State's reorganization

St. Cloud State's reorganization

I wanted to get back around to St. Cloud State President Earl Potter’s presentation Friday of a plan to reorganize the university into six colleges and schools and five new centers and institutes, something the St. Cloud Times reports. Most obvious victim: the aviation program, which, as you’ve read here before, has been on the…
by Alex Friedrich

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(Updated) How the blizzard has affected colleges

(Updated) How the blizzard has affected colleges

I’ve been calling around to see how badly the Winter Warlock hit Minnesota’s colleges and universities. So far I’ve received these reports: Hamline University: We canceled all events and classes Saturday– so that included finals for the law school, which have been rescheduled, our Row of Honor basketball event, and the Trans-Antarctica Polar Explorer Reunion…
by Alex Friedrich

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How a higher-ed government relations officer sees the MN political landscape

Q: How do you foresee having a Democratic Governor and Republican House and Senate playing out for higher education in MN? A: It’s interesting because it is the exact flip from what we had for the last four years with a Republican governor and Democrats controlling both chambers. So, I think that it will play…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Tenure tales, waning influence and St. Cloud's new structure

St. Thomas student hailed as hero who saved friends St. Thomas student Michael Larson yelled to wake his friends sleeping in the house they shared. All but Larson made it to safety. (Minneapolis Star Tribune) In era of budget cuts, let’s get our priorities straight; MCTC is an example of assembly-line education As we approach…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M Professor Tilman's reaction to Himle's resignation

University of Minnesota ecologist David Tilman, who appeared in Troubled Waters — and had publicly doubted that the university bowed to outside pressure in its pulling of the film — told me when I asked him about Karen Himle’s resignation: I envisioned we’d be hearing something like this. I’m not surprised this happened. Troubled Waters…
by Alex Friedrich

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U administrator in middle of 'Troubled Waters' flap resigns

The University of Minnesota's Vice President of University Relations Karen Himle is resigning her position to return to work in the private sector.

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Big push for improved early childhood education

Big push for improved early childhood education

Two influential Minnesota organizations say Minnesota must do more to educate the youngest children and say this must be a priority for the new DFL governor and new Republican Legislature. What can be done, what would it cost, and who would pay for it?
by Duane Benson

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State higher-ed official leaving for for-profit school

Just got this. I’ve edited the release so that it focuses on the Metzen stuff: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2010 Office of Higher Education Director David Metzen Leaving Governor Pawlenty’s Administration Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty announced today that David Metzen, Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, will be leaving his…
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