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Why Pogemiller might be an effective Office of Higher Education chief

Why Pogemiller might be an effective Office of Higher Education chief

Former DFL Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe tells Politics in Minnesota why the “wonky” and “combative” Sen. Larry Pogemiller, who Gov. Mark Dayton last week chose to be director of the state Office of Higher Education, has been a formidable legislator: “In the legislative process, knowledge is power, and he was extremely knowledgeable on some…
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Notes in the Margins: Weak presidents, academic fraud and law students online

The Not-So-Empty Nest: More Young Adults Choose To Live With Parents Interestingly, the data signifies that Millennial males have been more likely to remain in the nest when compared to their female counterparts. Whereas the number of guys living with parents has rather steadily increased since 2000, the number of young women choosing to do so…
by Alex Friedrich

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How the states stacked up in total college student debt

How the states stacked up in total college student debt

Percentage of Grads w/ Debt and Avg Debt of those with Loans, by State Class of 2010 Institutions (BA-granting) Graduates State Average Debt Rank % with debt Rank Total Usable % Represented in Usable Data Alabama $ 24,821 14 56% 29 33 16 68% Alaska $ 22,717 27 50% 40 4 4 100% Arizona $…
by Alex Friedrich

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Possible reasons Minnesota students are among the biggest borrowers

Possible reasons Minnesota students are among the biggest borrowers

You may be familiar with today’s national news about this years Project on Student Debt report that says the average American college student graduated with more than $25,000 in debt last year. In Minnesota, it’s even worse. The average debt of new college grads here went up more than 5 percent last year to $29,000…
by Alex Friedrich

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Carleton student: The ups and downs of different roommate situations

Carleton student: The ups and downs of different roommate situations

Carleton College senior Claire Weinberg blogs about the pros and cons of various living arrangements at the school, from living alone to sharing an apartment with half a dozen people. When I was in school, our only official option was to share a room with another person. (My roommate moved out to join a fraternity…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Resume filling, MBA athletes and the NCAA mafia

“Come Here to Fill Out Your Résumé” This ad, which I saw during the Illinois/Penn State football game last weekend, symbolizes for me the widening rift between most students and most professors. (College Misery) College Graduates’ Debt Burden Grew, Yet Again, in 2010 Students who graduated from college in 2010 with student loans owed an average of $25,250,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hamline forum tonight: What's the value of higher education, and who benefits?

Hamline forum tonight: What's the value of higher education, and who benefits?

Hamline University is co-sponsoring a fall forum on “Values in Higher Education,” and I’ll be there to tweet (@MPRAFriedrich) and/or liveblog it starting at 6:30 p.m. It’s presented by the Minnesota American Association of University Professors, and takes place at the Giddens Learning Center on Hamline’s St. Paul campus. Here’s the panel: State Rep. Terry…
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