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February 18, 2015 12:25 PM

Lawmakers press Kaler on tuition-freeze priority

Kust how far will the University of Minnesota go to pull off another tuition freeze? It depends.

by Alex Friedrich

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February 5, 2015 10:51 AM

Letter to lawmakers criticizes regents’ oversight

It says the Board of Regents has not been the watchdog it should be in problematic drug-trial cases.

by Alex Friedrich

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February 4, 2015 4:13 AM

The IFO letter calling for chancellor’s dismissal

The union for faculty at Minnesota's universities called for Steven Rosenstone's dismissal in November.

by Alex Friedrich

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January 28, 2015 11:26 AM

MnSCU audit lays out Metro State payroll SNAFU

You may remember Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone calling for an audit two years ago of Metropolitan State University’s payroll operations, whose SNAFUs had been overpaying some faculty while underpaying others. All in all, the university made more than $300,000 in overpayments, and almost $136,000 in underpayments, according to a…

by Alex Friedrich

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January 28, 2015 7:40 AM

What free college tuition could look like in MN

“Power of You” offers an idea of what a free-tuition program could look like in Minnesota.

by Alex Friedrich

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January 26, 2015 4:52 AM

U complaint reportedly tied to future of track

The track would reportedly be displaced in plans for a new athletic village.

by Alex Friedrich

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January 23, 2015 9:37 AM

U acknowledges gender-discrimination complaint

The U says federal officials plan to conduct a review of the athletics department.

by Alex Friedrich

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December 29, 2014 9:42 AM

The top seven MN higher education stories of 2014

This year didn’t spare any sector of Minnesota higher education from headlines. Campuses in the public, for-profit and nonprofit sectors struggled with crime, labor dissatisfaction, legal troubles or complaints over race relations.

by Alex Friedrich