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One way Duluth works to keep students

One way Duluth works to keep students

We’ve all read about the need for better integration of the education and business world. Looks like Duluth is addressing that, at least from one angle. FUSE Duluth’s “College Connection” program, now in its fourth year, pairs 100 college students — from the University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica, Lake Superior College and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why veterans feel little support in college

NPR’s news blog, The Two-Way, has this bit on the report on the “culture shock” that returning vets feel in the college world, and the lack of support they feel they’re getting from colleges and universities: Compared to regular students, most veterans seldom interact with instructors. They’re less likely to sign up for internships or…
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Where Lake Superior College gets all its growth

Where Lake Superior College gets all its growth

It’s all online, according to data from the Web site of Barry Dahl, vice president of technology and Lake Superior Connect e-Campus at the college. Apparently the enrollment growth hasn’t put much demand on the campus facilities, either. Check out his findings here.
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Life as an MSU-Moorhead campus tour guide

Minnesota State University Moorhead student tour guide Michael Russell tells the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead what his favorite part of a campus tour is: Probably talking about the meal plans. I always talk about how it’s an all-you-can-eat setup, so I say, “If you worry about your freshman 15, this is where you’re going to get…
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College admissions' dirty little secret

Dean P. Skarlis, president of The College Advisor of New York in Albany, explains how parents misunderstand the role of money in admissions decisions: A piece of conventional wisdom imparted by colleges that I routinely recommend consumers ignore is to “let Johnny first select the school and then mom and dad can figure out how…
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How safe do Minnesotans feel at frat parties?

In light of this fall’s sexual assault cases at three University of Minnesota fraternities, I recently I asked members of our Public Insight Network about how safe they felt at fraternity parties — and how comfortable they would be if a young family member attended. It’s not a scientific survey, of course. But here’s the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Sex columns, veterans and reach schools

Should You Apply to a Reach School? I happen to believe that applying to reach schools, with some exceptions, is risky. Here’s why: Colleges and universities possess a finite amount of money for financial aid. Most schools can’t give handsome financial aid or merit aid to all the members of their incoming freshman class. (google.com)…
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Death of a St. Mary's University ghost story

Death of a St. Mary's University ghost story

I’ve been set to post a Huffington Post list of haunted campuses, which included St. Mary’s University of Minnesota and its Heffron Hall. (Still on that Halloween groove.) The Post makes it sound juicy: In 1915, Bishop Patrick Heffron was shot to death in a chapel on St. Mary’s campus by a bitter Father Lesches,…
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Two reasons why more students don't vote

Is the hassle to register and vote a whiny gripe among lazy students — or are they actually onto something? The Minnesota Daily has two pieces about student complaints with the current election: 1) Documentation requirements. The documents needed to register are too restrictive for many students and the rules behind them are a bit…
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Video: Lake Superior College's quirky ads

Video: Lake Superior College's quirky ads

As I reported recently, Minnesota West Community & Technical College student leader Ryan Lubke complained about the overall low quality of community college commercials. That’s a potential problem, now that the two-year institutions face stiff competition from heavily marketed for-profits. I just ran into these two ads by Lake Superior College. I don’t know how…
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