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On Campus Blog

Some reading on finanancial aid fraud in the U.S.

To provide some context to the previous post, here’s a recent New York Times article on the growth of financial aid fraud, which a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system auditor said was a growing issue in this state as well: While serving nine months in a South Carolina prison on forgery charges, Michelle…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU auditor: Minor fraud cases are up, eating into our time

I’m at the monthly trustees meeting of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. Beth Buse, who heads up MnSCU’s internal auditing office, says fraud investigations have jumped this year over last. Although the cases have not involved significant monetary losses, they are eating up more and more of her time. She told the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: College radio, sorority grandma, and teaching in ignorance

Seeing Value in Ignorance, College Expects Its Physicists to Teach Poetry As much of academia fractures into ever more specific disciplines, St. John’s College still expects — in fact, requires — its professors to teach almost every subject, leveraging ignorance as much as expertise. (The New York Times via NAICU) Despite budget cuts, college radio remains…
by Alex Friedrich

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How St. Cloud State's president responded to the Color Caucus

Here’s how St. Cloud State President Earl Potter responded to the Color Caucus’ demands after the firing of enrollment VP Mahmoud Saffari. (Note: The Potter letter posted previously is legit, but was written at a later date.)
by Alex Friedrich

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What St. Cloud's Color Caucus wrote President Potter

I’ve posted a few pieces on the student and faculty unrest at St. Cloud State over the firing of Mahmoud Saffari, its enrollment chief, last month. Here’s the letter of complaint that the campus Color Caucus wrote the administration.
by Alex Friedrich

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What MCTC might do with the sale of bottled water

What MCTC might do with the sale of bottled water

Katie Lentsch writes in City College News why Minneapolis Community & Technical College might catch the current ban-the-water-bottle wave hitting Minnesota colleges: With (food contractor) Sodexo’s current contract expiring this coming June, this could be a good time for researching alternate water options. Speaking with President Davis, Conley said, “The school needs to update its…
by Alex Friedrich

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Infographic: How the teaching model can be flipped

Infographic: How the teaching model can be flipped

Created by Knewton and Column Five Media The idea of the “flipped classroom” — in which an instructor assigns students home reading or viewing and then works on it with them in the next class — is getting a lot of ink these days. Although the term tends to apply to the high-school classroom, you…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Diversity, natural gas and gay military students

College Diversity Nears Its Last Stand A case involving racial preference in university admissions is headed to the Supreme Court and could mean the end of affirmative action at public universities. (The New York Times) Gay military college students come out, start club Gay students at Norwich University make presence known after “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal.…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN regents give thumbs up to bonding request

UMN regents give thumbs up to bonding request

The University of Minnesota’s board of regents has approved the school’s 2012 bonding request. Next legislative session the U of M will ask lawmakers for nearly $170 million in state money. The bulk of the money is for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR), essentially the pot of money used to keep buildings in shape…
by Tim Post

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