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What's a stealth parent?

What's a stealth parent?

Remember those hovering helicopter parents? Dakota County Technical College VP Kelly Murtaugh tells me she and her colleagues are seeing an even more problematic type: the stealth parent. Stealth parents (a term new to me) are harder to manage than helicopter parents because they control everything from behind the scenes, she says. Helicopter parents might…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why MSU-Moorhead is closing its continuing studies department

Why MSU-Moorhead is closing its continuing studies department

Minnesota State University – Moorhead President Edna Szymanski tells The Advocate student paper why the university is phasing out its continuing studies department, which handles public-outreach programs: “Right now, this university is supported 64 percent by your tuition; for that reason, I can’t continue anything that doesn’t either benefit you directly, or in someway, generate a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Hazing, legacies and successful cohorts

Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Aim to Raise Their Higher Education Profile Education ministers from those countries have decided to band together to learn from each other and make strides toward reforms to help them compete with their Western counterparts. (The New York Times) Tenured UC Riverside professor faces rare firing discussions The UC Board of…
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University of Minnesota officials: Sviggum did not consult with us

I’ve already gone over the point that University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum says he “vetted” his new state Senate Republican Caucus spokesman position with board Chairman Linda Cohen and David Larson last week to make sure it didn’t present a conflict of interest with his regent’s job. He also told me he’d also mentioned…
by Alex Friedrich

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A short overview of the current Sviggum-Regents affair

A short overview of the current Sviggum-Regents affair

I’ve got calls in to see where we go from here with the University of Minnesota’s review of whether  regent Steve Sviggum’s two jobs conflict with each other. For now, though, here’s a quick roundup of how things stand: Less than a year after being told his regent’s job was not compatible with a position…
by Alex Friedrich

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Sviggum: I won't step down even if the U sees a problem

Here’s what University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum told Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer about how he’d react if the Board of Regents finds a potential conflict of interest between his regent’s position and new job as Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus spokesman. (And he sounded pretty adamant): Wurzer: If the board comes back and says look…
by Alex Friedrich

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State auditor: Metropolitan State is overcharging, undercharging students

The Star Tribune in its Hot Dish Politics blog has a short item regarding a Minnesota Legislative Auditor’s report showing that Metropolitan State University has been charging too much in fees and tuition while paying some faculty less than it should have.  Items it cites: For example, undergraduate students were charged a dollar more for online internet courses than…
by Alex Friedrich

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Two bright spots that MnSCU sees in its credit-transfer system

Two bright spots that MnSCU sees in its credit-transfer system

After discussion of his organization’s report to the state legislature on credit transfers during yesterday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Chancellor Steven Rosenstone said he saw some bright spots. Referring to data showing that transfers among various MnSCU schools had risen from about 15,260 in 2008 to 20,300 last year, Rosenstone…
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Regents Chairwoman Cohen's official stance on the Sviggum case

Regents Chairwoman Cohen's official stance on the Sviggum case

Just for the record, here’s University of Minnesota Regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen’s official statement, as released by the U: “Steve Sviggum has a long and distinguished record of public service in the Legislature. The announcement that he has been appointed to a senior staff position with the majority caucus in the Minnesota Senate reflects his desire…
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Sviggum: Last year's Humphrey-conflict decision was wrong

Here’s what University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum told me yesterday about a university committee’s decision last year to not allow him to be both a regent and a Humphrey School of Public Affairs fellow: “I think it was wrong. I think if you would have pressed it, there was no prohibition to being a…
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