On Campus Blog

How two students exercise at Saint Paul College
Hey, you take-the-elevator-to-go-one-floor types: Be ashamed. I found Madeline Morton and Robert Dawson, two students in personal training program, running up and down the main building’s five flights of stairs as I was headed down to the main floor.
Watch your typing: It's Saint Paul College
Just got done with a little tour and a talk with the college president, Rassoul Dastmozd, which I’ll talk about later. I’m new to technical education, so I found the layout of the machine class above pretty interesting. Class on one side, shop on the other. And I’ve exposed myself again as a newbie by…
Now this is breakfast
I’m having breakfast at the college’s City View cafeteria. It’s staffed mostly by students and graduates of the college’s culinary program. No stale Pop Tarts here. I’m having a Belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream. Nice touch. Gorgeous view, too.
Spending the day at St. Paul College
Today I’ll be hanging out at St. Paul College as part of what I hope is a series of occasional visits to Minnesota campuses. My aim is to get a flavor of the campus by eating the food, touring the school, chatting with students and administrators, and dropping in on some classes and activities. I’ll post…
Fox Sports Apologizes For Video That ‘Mocks Asian Students’ Fox Sports canceled a show that aired a segment that mocked Asian students who were filmed on the University of Southern California campus. Fox Sports Network spokesman Lou D’Ermilio said in a statement that last week’s segment was “clearly offensive” and that the show “The College Experiment” would…
This just in from the U: University of Minnesota begins search for School of Dentistry dean University of Minnesota Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Tom Sullivan and Vice President for Health Sciences Aaron Friedman, M.D., have launched a national search for the position of dean of the School of Dentistry. Currently, Professor…
What's wrong with lecturing — and what's being done about it
The second installmentof American RadioWorks’  audio and Web series, “Tomorrow’s College,” is out. “Don’t Lecture Me” and is about rethinking the way college students learn. Here’s the intro: College students spend a lot of time listening to lectures. But research shows there are better ways to learn. And experts say students need to learn better…
How much will the next Carlson dean cost?
The Minnesota Daily reports that the University of Minnesota might need some big bucks to recruit the next Carlson School of Management dean. The previous one, Alison Davis-Blake, served five years and made $477,000 in 2009 — the second-highest amount paid to a dean at the U and the third-highest amount paid to a business-school dean in…
The 5 most interesting courses at St. Cloud State University
University Chronicle writer Sydney Thompson lists the Top 5 fascinating classes at St. Cloud State University: You, Your iPod — Whose story? “Want to learn about the effects of pop culture and the use of electronic devices? The Honors Department offers this class.” Study of Lord of the Rings “English Department offered this class in the past and…