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A new way into med school

A new way into med school

A New York medical school is reserving a few spots for humanities and social sciences majors without requiring hard sciences. Midmorning asks how essential those "weed-out" sciences like organic chemistry and physics are for creating great doctors.

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Why St. Paul College is "Shakespeare with power tools"

Why St. Paul College is "Shakespeare with power tools"

MPR/Alex Friedrich Best in America Washington Monthly’smethod of ranking colleges, preferred by one New York Times economics blogger for its emphasis on graduation rates, has championed one St. Paul community college — but may have goofed the results for another. The magazine had nothing but praise for St. Paul College, which topped its list of best community colleges in America:…
by Alex Friedrich

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What really happens on Move-in Day

What really happens on Move-in Day

Crispy Chicken via Flickr Hi, Mom When my parents and I first stepped into the elevator of Russell Hall during Move-In Day at the University of Georgia, it reeked of vomit and stale beer. That was 1984. From a glance at the police report on St. Cloud’s recent 3-day move-in period, it looks like not much has…
by Alex Friedrich

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What NOT to look for in the next university chief

What NOT to look for in the next university chief

Let’s talk about student fees — not my housing costs Former University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof is upsetting colleagues at the University of California, where his housing shenanigans have cost the cash-strapped university system $600,000 over the past two years. When he recently vacated his rented house in Oakland Hills: in his haste to get…
by Alex Friedrich

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School starts for 16,000 students in southwest Minnesota

School starts for 16,000 students in southwest Minnesota

Monday is the first day of school for more than 16,000 students in southwestern Minnesota, even though state law prevents most schools from starting before Labor Day. A group of schools got special permission to start early, saying it would help them raise test scores.
by Tom Weber

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A different way to study global warming

MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill has a piece on a $10 million grant for the University of Minnesota to study climate change. Kumar said researchers will design new analytical models, based on existing climate data, rather than existing physics-based models. He said that could pave the way to more detailed predictions.
by Alex Friedrich

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Why it's not over for Grandma & Grandpa

roblisameehan via Flickr Cough it up   A conversation is heating up on Facebook over reporter Tim Post’s story on how some students are relying on their grandparents to help pay for college. Most of the back-and-forth appears to be about whether today’s college students are working hard enough to pay for their own education. Are they…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: A news roundup

Goldy ain’t cool: Because the Gopher is not on this list of 12 coolest college football mascots. But a tiger is? And a bulldog? And a Spartan? Zzzzzzz. Now that’s a project: Listen to this audio about Century College Student Andy Richardson, who built a solar air furnace for his garage.  It’s all about money: In…
by Alex Friedrich

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Strategies for lowering drinking in college

Strategies for lowering drinking in college

A new school year begins soon for college students around the country, and school leaders are concerned about the rate of binge drinking among those students. Nationally, more than 1,400 students die every year in alcohol-related incidents.
by Phil Picardi

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Why one author has had it with rankings

Kit from Pittsburgh, USA via Wikimedia Commons Success at this has little to do with rankings Tired of college rankings? Zac Bissonnette sure is. The author of Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching Off My Parents — called by a Washington Post writer the best and most…
by Alex Friedrich

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