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October 19, 2011 8:58 AM

Trustees ask: What kind of education should MnSCU provide?

In late July I wondered why wording in recent Minnesota higher-ed legislation was so narrowly focused on meeting the needs of the state’s employers — and was practically silent about whether education should make students well-rounded citizens. Yesterday, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) trustee Cheryl Dickson apparently wondered, too — and began a short…

by Alex Friedrich

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October 19, 2011 8:17 AM

MnSCU Chancellor Rosenstone's inaugural speech

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October 19, 2011 6:35 AM

MnSCU's take on Rosenstone's inauguration

This is from the official Web site: Keeping the doors open to an extraordinary education for all Minnesotans is and will remain the top priority of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Steven Rosenstone said during an installation ceremony Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda. He was formally installed as the system’s fourth chancellor. “We absolutely must…

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October 19, 2011 6:28 AM

Photos: Two views of Rosenstone's inauguration

Got these off of twitpic. Above is by St. Cloud State Student Association President Samantha Ivey. Below is a funny one by Tim Post, who gives us the standard view given to the news media:

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October 19, 2011 5:52 AM

What the Mankato paper had to say about MnSCU's Rosenstone

In light of today’s inauguration of Steven Rosenstone as chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system, here are some snippets from this weekend’s editorial on Rosenstone by The Free Press of Mankato. The paper sounds impressed with his call for streamlining and stronger cooperation with Minnesota business: Rosenstone, who met recently…

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October 19, 2011 4:04 AM

Podcast: What's this productivity craze hitting college campuses?

Remember Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s proposal for a $10,000 bachelor’s degree? This American RadioWorks podcast looks at the efficiency/productivity debate behind all that: Many corporations are demanding cheaper, faster and more efficient work from their employees. Now that bottom-line kind of thinking is coming to higher education. Marketplace reporter Amy Scott recently reported on two…

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October 19, 2011 3:34 AM

Interactive graphic: How Minnesota compares in student-loan default rates

Minnesota has the 10th-lowest average default rate on federal student loans in the U.S., according to an interactive chart published by USA Today. At 5.96 percent, we’re behind national leader North Dakota (3.39), Wisconsin (5.21) and Nebraska (5.59). Check out the interactive graphic here.

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October 19, 2011 2:57 AM

Notes in the Margins: Zombies, grandparents and learning disabilities

Learning-disabled students get firmer grip on college Nearly nine out of 10 of the nation’s two- and four-year colleges enroll students with disabilities, and of the 86% of those that enroll students with learning disabilities, only 24% say they can help disabled students “to a major extent,” says an Education Department report published in June. That’s why a growing…

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October 18, 2011 8:23 AM

How much the Univ. of Minnesota wants to grow enrollment

“A lower-quality student experience, reduced retention and graduation rates, decreased interest from other higher quality students who would want to come here, and we’re basically arguing that this would lead us into a bit of a spiral.” — Bob McMaster, the University of Minnesota’s dean of undergraduate education, to the Board of Regents on why…

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October 18, 2011 7:46 AM

The background of Saint Paul College's president

“He hasn’t had it easy. He had to earn his stripes. Rassoul worked hard. He even took physical and verbal abuse at times, and he persevered.” — Clark College President Bob Knight on Rassoul Dastmozd, an Iranian-born engineering student who came to the U.S. in 1979 and rose through the ranks to become VP of…

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