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Education News

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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

This prank sure beats toilet-papering

Gustavus Adolphus has an appetite for the bizarre this summer. Right on the heels of the blooming of its stinking Corpse Flower comes news of a prank in which students of associate professor of chemistry Scott Bur returns from vacation to find his entire office covered in aluminum foil. And I mean everything. Items were even individually…
by Alex Friedrich

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Studying abroad? Sure, party — but focus.

Studying abroad? Sure, party — but focus.

This article in the Chronicle of Higher education brought back memories and frustrations over my 10 years spent overseas, both working and studying. As the article points out, too many students (including ones I’ve met) can’t really say what they get out of ther semester/summer/year spent abroad. They just say they’ve “done the Europe thing.”…
by Alex Friedrich

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The U: We're big bucks in Crookston

The U: We're big bucks in Crookston

It’s budget-cutting time at the University of Minnesota, so I suppose it’s perfectly natural for everyone to start indicating how important their positions are. UM-Crookston campus This article in the Grand Forks Herald got my interest, because it mentions a University of Minnesota Extension report that is more detailed than what I’m used to seeing in the news. The…
by Alex Friedrich

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What’s that stench coming from Gustavus Adolphus?

Don’t be surprised if you get a whiff of rot coming from the Gustavus campus this week. Gustavus Adolphus Web cam Perry could bloom as early as today. It’s not the cafeteria. For the first time in three years (and only the second time in its life), the college’s rare Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) named…
by Alex Friedrich

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Ideas on narrowing the grad gap for minorities — 10 a.m

Check out MPR’s Midmorning program on a new report showing that minority students are not graduating college at the same rate as their classmates. One of the guests is President William Flores of the University of Houston-Downtown, one of the institutions backing the DREAM Act, which I’ve discussed in an earlier post. It’s federal legislation…
by Alex Friedrich

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Study: Leadership in school admins plays huge role in performance

A new study from the University Minnesota re-affirms the importance of having strong leadership from school principals and superintendents.
by Tom Weber

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MnSCU trustees appoint committee to find new chancellor

The board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has appointed a committee to help find the system's new leader.
by Tim Post

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College graduation gap is still wide for minorities

College graduation gap is still wide for minorities

Many colleges are recruiting and enrolling more underrepresented minority students, but a recent report shows that these students are not graduating at as high rates as their peers. Midmorning asks what kind of policy and cultural changes could help these students succeed.

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Recruitment of the MnSCU chief begins

We finally have a look at the 16 people who will help the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system find the replacement for Chancellor James H. McCormick, who is retiring next year after a decade in the position. The people announced today are: Travis Johnson, president of the Minnesota State College Student Association; Andrew Spaeth, state…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M Fulbright winners make us look dull

Among these scholars’ destinations: China … Jordan … Ukraine … Brazil …..
by Alex Friedrich

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