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Overview of Kaler's appointment

In case you missed it, Tim Post did his own wrap-up of yesterday’s appointment of Eric Kaler as University of Minnesota president, and revealed some of Kaler’s views on running the U: “We’re not going to slash and burn,” Kaler said. “But we are going to look critically at best practices from higher education operations…
by Alex Friedrich

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Light posting today

I’m working on a radio piece — just writing the text and editing the audio — so you won’t see as much out of me today. Enjoy your Friday — but please do check in from time to time.
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Memories of wacky Penn college interviews

The Daily Pennsylvanian student paper recalls several goofy University of Pennsylvania applicants who stand out in the minds of interviewers — for all the wrong reasons: … 1984 College graduate Betsy Levine remembers one interviewee who ended an hour-and-a-half meeting by saying, “I can’t believe you’re ending the interview — the guy from Princeton spent…
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Notes in the Margins: Online ed, commercialization and student engagement

Four Loko ban fuels buying binge While federal officials announced plans this week to outlaw alcoholic energy drinks like Four Loko, five 20-somethings living in a Columbia Heights group house hatched a plan of their own: Anytime someone sees Four Loko for sale, buy as much as possible. (The Washington Post) Enrollment in Online Courses…
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What a U of M – Morris student has to say about Kaler

So far we’ve heard comments mostly from folks at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. So I asked Mark Privratsky, a U of M Morris student who’s also vice chairman of the University of Minnesota Student Senate. He was one of the student leaders who has a sit-down with Kaler today before he faced…
by Alex Friedrich

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Kaler on recent controversies

Kaler on recent controversies

Some local reporters (including me and Tim Post) sat down this afternoon with University of Minnesota president-designate Eric Kaler for a talk. You can see Tim Post’s upcoming piece on that, but I’ll concentrate on Kaler’s views of recent controversies the U has undergone in the past few months — as well as one of…
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Journalists' society leader: Why a lawsuit is unlikely

I just spoke with MN SPJ secretary Art Hughes. Although the regents were successfully sued in 2004 over a similar issue, he said this time he doesn’t see legal action on the horizon: The regents, or administration, did a pretty good job of insulating themselves from any sort of legal challenge. Last time they blatantly…
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St. Cloud State students approve athletics fee

Wow, just after U of M president declares his commitment to athletics, I get this announcement from the St. Cloud State student government, which has been trying to raise money so it won’t have to cut sports such as football: Record turnout approves athletic fee increase ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A record number of St.…
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Journalists' society denounces U of Minnesota regents' lack of transparency in Kaler appointment

Journalists' society denounces U of Minnesota regents' lack of transparency in Kaler appointment

Reporters covering the choice of sole finalist Eric Kaler as the University of Minnesota’s next president have asked regents repeatedly about potential public concern over both the speed of the process and the lack of an alternative candidate. The regents’ answer, boiled down: You’ll just have to trust us. We couldn’t do it any other…
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Student leader would like Kaler to embrace more shared governance with students

President-elect Eric Kaler seems to have impressed a lot of people at the U, including students. But Dan Garon, a senior who’s the director of strategic communications for the Minnesota Student Association, expressed concern over Kaler’s interpretation of “shared governance.” Students have long wanted a seat at the table when decisions are made, Garon said.…
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