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Why MSU-Mankato should not be tearing down Gage Residence Hall

Why MSU-Mankato should not be tearing down Gage Residence Hall

Robert A. Swart of Mankato criticizes the Minnesota State University – Mankato leadership for deciding to tear down Gage Residence Hall, saying university officials have failed to maintain it, and don’t see that they can still save the building: What I find amazing is an administration that is so willing to go against what I thought were…
by Alex Friedrich

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Capella University chancellor to retire next month

Capella University chancellor to retire next month

Michael Offerman, president emeritus and chancellor of Capella University, will retire at the end of September, according to an announcement by Capella’s parent company. Offerman served as president of the Minneapolis-based online university from 2001 to 2007. He will remain president emeritus. Here are more details from the Capella press release: “Mike Offerman’s vision and dedication helped…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: China, tours and coaches' salaries

Summer College Tours Withstand High Gas and Airline Prices Families continue to dig a little deeper to get a first-hand glimpse of college campuses. (The New York Times via University Business) NCAA reform should begin with coaches’ salaries University records released this week show the former Buckeyes coach pocketed a whopping $21.7 million during his…
by Alex Friedrich

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Critics say UMN admins overpaid, too numerous

Critics say UMN admins overpaid, too numerous

A Minnesota Daily article about campus consternation over University of Minnesota administrative salaries, possible administrative bloat and confusion over who does exactly what job, quotes regent Steve Sviggum questioning the system: “Does every school need its own communications staff? Does every school need its own fundraising staff? Does every school need its own … human…
by Alex Friedrich

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Don't know college lingo? No problem.

Don't know college lingo? No problem.

The Los Angeles Times describes the blue-collar background of California State University – Fresno professor emeritus Philip Levine, who yesterday was named the next U.S. poet laureate: Determined to go to college, Levine enrolled at Michigan’s Wayne State University, where he was asked whether he wanted a bachelor’s. “I already have a place to live,”…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why the state budget crunch won't be too visible at M State

“We’re trying to make it so that people don’t see the effect.” — Minnesota State Community and Technical College CFO Pat Nordick on what school officials are cutting to deal with an 8.5 percent budget reduction (its share of MnSCU’s 10.5 percent cut). It won’t shed programs, but will reduce the number of classes in program such…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Addicts, parents and fitness tests

Campus Life 101: Staying Sober Colleges set up courses, scholarships and centers to welcome recovering addicts. (The Wall Street Journal) The delicate art of parenting a college student College administrators have found that today’s millennial students — along with their late-Baby Boomer and early-Generation X parents — often need more hand-holding than generations before. (The…
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What Minnesota gainful-employment data looks like

What Minnesota gainful-employment data looks like

Today colleague Tim Post writes about for-profit colleges’ legal fight against the new federal gainful-employment rule. But what is the rule actually doing at the moment? I thought I’d take a stab at showing you what it has produced so far. As this National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities update indicates, we’re in the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Some for-profit colleges fighting new gainful employment rule

Some for-profit colleges fighting new gainful employment rule

The Department of Education instituted its new “gainful employment” rule this summer. The purpose of the measure is to ensure students are finding good jobs after they graduate from for-profit schools, and aren’t burdened with too much loan debt. But as my report today on MPR News shows, an organization that represents almost 2,000 for-profit…
by Tim Post

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Stats that show the fine arts aren't dead

Stats that show the fine arts aren't dead

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Vice President Michael Seymour explains why the college is renovating the Fine Arts building at a cost of $5.4 million: “Growth in fine arts programming has sky-rocketed since 1999. Art has experienced a 96.5 percent increase, and the Theatre has experienced a 102.2 percent increase. The Music program has experienced a 198.1%…
by Alex Friedrich

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