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Why St. Thomas neighbors are concerned about an alcohol license

West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee Co-chair Scott Banas explains the committee’s concern over whether the University of St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus should be able to sell alcohol outside as part of a proposed permanent liquor license: “We think it sets a bad (precedent). We think it is wrong for an institution of higher education to be…
by Alex Friedrich

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How many students prefer printed paper to digital?

How many students prefer printed paper to digital?

This graphic still intrigues me. Despite all the talk and all the articles and blog posts about e-Books, Kindle and all the digital breakthroughs, three in four students still seem to love the old paper texts. And despite the accessibility of information on the Web, two out of three students feel the way I did…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Blacks, a tough prof and the role of public higher ed

President to Ease Student-Loan Burden for Low-Income Graduates An expansion of the income-based college-loan repayment program is expected on Wednesday, lowering monthly payments and allowing some loan consolidation. (The New York Times) Student loan debt: ‘Occupy’ movement’s weakest talking point The Occupy Wall Street movement is complex and raises many legitimate issues. Student loan debt is…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Thomas professor: Tenured deadwood is rare

St. Thomas professor: Tenured deadwood is rare

In Sept. 2008, University of St. Thomas professor Susan Alexander wrote a short defense of tenure in the university’s blog The Scroll, saying it did not mean employment for life: There are very specific conditions under which faculty may lose employment. These range from financial exigency to moral turpitude, aka depravity. Admittedly, fairly serious grounds.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Chancellor: Budget cuts are coming to UW-Stout

Chancellor: Budget cuts are coming to UW-Stout

MPR Public Insight Network member Brent Ristow, once a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin – Stout in Menomonie, said a recent faculty e-mail he received indicates unexpected cuts are coming soon: TO: UW-Stout Faculty and Staff via electronic mail FROM: Charles W. Sorensen Chancellor DATE: October 18, 2011 RE: Additional State Budget Cuts The…
by Alex Friedrich

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How many Minnesota jobs don't have skilled graduates to fill them?

Considering the Governor’s Job Summit happening today and MnSCU’s push for career technical education (announced last week), check out this snippet from the Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal on this year’s Minnesota Skills Gap Survey: About 45 percent of manufacturers in the 2011 Minnesota Skills Gap Survey said the shortage of skilled workers was…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Rosenstone's chancellor medallion is like

What Rosenstone's chancellor medallion is like

Here’s a little info on that medallion that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system chancellor Steven Rosenstone received at his inauguration last week. The medallion was created in a months-long process by Minnesota State College–Southeast Technical jewelry instructor Todd Hawkinson and six of his students. (Hawkinson also produced this year’s medallions for MnSCU’s Excellence in Teaching…
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