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Notes in the Margins: Browbeating, delayed tuition and soft power

Survey: journal editors coerce researchers Journal editors browbeat researchers into citing their journals in studies, a survey suggests, a practice perverting the scholarly record. (USA Today) Harvard Targeted in U.S. Asian-American Discrimination Probe The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that Harvard rejected an Asian- American candidate for the current freshman class…
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MPR story: Maturi stepping down

MPR story: Maturi stepping down

I’ve been off helping cover the retirement of University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi, and hope to have some updates and tidbits here later today or tomorrow. We’ve talked to both coaches and students, so I hope we can provide a few insights. For now, here’s the MPR story.
by Alex Friedrich

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U has announcement with Maturi late this morning

Big changes? This just in: U of M President Eric Kaler and Athletics Director Joel Maturi to make announcement during news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 President Eric Kaler and Athletics Director Joel Maturi What: News conference When: 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 Where: Media Room, TCF Bank Stadium, enter through Dodge County entrance University of…
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Notes in the Margins: Turnitin, exchange students and the liberal arts edge

Claremont McKenna Not Alone in Admissions Mischief The news that Claremont McKenna College submitted false SAT scores for incoming freshmen to U.S. News & World Report (and other outlets, including the Department of Education) is causing a ripple of shock throughout higher education. (Bloomberg/SFChronicle via University Business) Liberal arts education lends an edge in down economy Grads…
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Why Inver Hills is targeting middle-ranked students

Why Inver Hills is targeting middle-ranked students

“There are a lot of kids we’re missing with College in the Schools or AP. It’s preparing them for college and actually helping them see that there is potential and they are college material.” —  District 196 Superintendent Jane Berenz to an InverGroveHeightsPatch reporter on why her district is teaming up with Inver Hills Community College to…
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Notes in the Margins: Social ineptitude, faked SAT scores and reality TV

100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School #77. It attracts the socially inept. (100rsns.blogspot.com) College administrator faked SAT scores to boost ranking An administrator at Claremont McKenna College admitted he falsified SAT scores to publications such as U.S. News & World Report. (USA Today) Attributive justice The practice of “blind marking” students’ written work has become almost…
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How sincere is Kaler about transparency?

How sincere is Kaler about transparency?

University of President Eric Kaler’s told reporters Friday: “I’m going to be very open and transparent about what we do at the university. We’re frequently criticized for being big and bureaucratic and arrogant and nonresponsive. We’re going to be none of those. We are the University of Minnesota. We belong to the people of Minnesota.”…
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Kaler on Obama, unions, STEM and performance measurements

Here are some more bits from the interview that University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler had with reporters Friday: On President Obama’s calls for higher-ed reform: “I don’t mind the federal attention. I think we need to see the specifics of what the president might propose. … It has been very undefined so far. But…
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Tomorrow at 9 on Midmorning: Obama and higher education

Tomorrow at 9 on Midmorning: Obama and higher education

I’ll be live-blogging this, so come to On Campus tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. and join in the conversation. Here’s the official agenda: President Obama unveiled his plan to control the ever-rising costs of higher education last week at the University of Michigan. His decision to focus attention at the cost of college was universally…
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