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Video: College mattress jousting

Video: College mattress jousting

Read more here about what people do in the dorms when they have too much time on their hands.
by Alex Friedrich

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Democracy works best when the people understand it

Democracy works best when the people understand it

A former Supreme Court justice was onto something when she helped launch an online tool for teaching civics.
by Gordon C. Stewart

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Notes in the Margins: textbooks, female academics and illegal student voting

Washington’s 2-year colleges out to beat high cost of textbooks The state’s community and technical colleges are leading the way with an ambitious new initiative: They’re assembling previously published “open-source” textbooks and course materials for the 81 most popular classes at state two-year colleges — including for such mainstays as “General Psychology” and “Introduction to…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M president's job down to final four candidates

A committee has sent the names of four semi-finalists for the top job at the University of Minnesota to the board of regents.
by Tim Post

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Why the Southwest MN State / MN West study?

Why the Southwest MN State / MN West study?

I called MnSCU system spokeswoman Melinda Voss for a little more info on the system’s study of its colleges and university in southwest Minnesota. Specifically, officials there want to see how Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College could work better together. If you look at a map, Southwest Minnesota State…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU to study southwest MN higher ed needs

Just got this from the HQ of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system: November 5, 2010 The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has launched a study of regional higher educational needs in southwest Minnesota to determine if there is a better way to align educational programs and services offered by Southwest Minnesota State…
by Alex Friedrich

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Search for U-Minnesota prez down to four

Just got this from the U: (11/05/2010) —University of Minnesota Board of Regents Chair Clyde Allen announced today that the Presidential Search Advisory Committee has forwarded recommendations of four semi-finalists for the position of university president to the Board of Regents. Currently, Regents are individually reviewing the written files on each semi-finalist. The Board will…
by Alex Friedrich

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Wheaton referendum question could see recount

In addition to the governor's race and at least three legislative races, this week's election could also produce a recount in a small school district in western Minnesota.
by Tom Weber

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German criminal? Or college freedom fighter?

From the Chicago Tribune: Federal officials in Iowa have charged a 19-year-old from Germany with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship so he could vote. The U.S. attorney’s office says Christopher Mettin entered the country in August to study at Morningside College in Sioux City. In September, he claimed he was a U.S. citizen to register to…
by Alex Friedrich

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How many extracurriculars to list on an application?

Jacques Steinberg of The New York Times has a good piece on how students should approach the application section that asks for a list of extracurricular activities. He quotes Monica C. Inzer, the dean of admissions at Hamilton College in New York, and member of the Common Application board: We’d rather see depth than a…
by Alex Friedrich

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