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Where is aviation going? Will global biz help college programs?

Where is aviation going? Will global biz help college programs?

Last week I wrote about Minnesota State University – Mankato’s aviation program and its potential contract with the Chinese government — apparent success amid news of closures of aviation programs at St. Cloud State and the University of Illinois. Is international business the way to go? Is Mankato doing something right? I was hoping to…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why Mankato paper wants campus-program consolidation

The Free Press of Mankato talks of the need for consolidation — both within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota systems  — in a recent editorial: MnSCU and the Legislature need to look at reducing the number of campuses in the state. …  The Legislature may need a process similar…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Fraternities, transgender students and the arts

Arts Education Gets White House Attention Officials from President Obama’s administration have met with arts education activists, including nonprofit executives, actors, and school administration officials, to discuss the impact of arts education and express concerns about its diminished role in school curricula. (U.S. News & World Report) Women’s colleges examine transgender policies What place do…
by Alex Friedrich

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Debt ceiling agreement protects Pell Grant funding

As I write this, Congress is debating the debt limit compromise agreed to by President Obama and Republican lawmakers. At this point it looks as though the agreement holds Pell Grants harmless.  In recent weeks some worried congress could cut federal funding for needy college students. Here’s a news release we just received from the Minnesota Office…
by Tim Post

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Pres. Kaler's message to UMN: "Pick up the pace"

University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler sent out an email to faculty and staff on Sunday that recapped recent legislative action and hints at how he’d like to see the U change in the future. First, Kaler notes the lumps the U took in the budget agreement between Governor Mark Dayton and lawmakers to end…
by Tim Post

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Mr. Kaler goes to southwest Minnesota

Mr. Kaler goes to southwest Minnesota

University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler hits the road this week for a quick tour of southwestern Minnesota. It looks like he’ll get his first taste of Farmfest near Redwood Falls as well. I covered Farmfest several times during my eight years as an MPR reporter in central Minnesota. My advice for Kaler: bring your mud…
by Tim Post

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St. Cloud State University moves toward tobacco ban

St. Cloud State University moves toward tobacco ban

Like a smoker ramping down their cigarette puffing in an effort to quit, St. Cloud State University will spend the next year moving toward an all out tobacco ban. The St. Cloud Times today reports on how SCSU will phase in a tobacco ban that starts a year from today. Between now and August 1st of 2012, smokers…
by Tim Post

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New MnSCU chancellor has task set before him

Today is the first day on the job for Steven Rosenstone, the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Actually Rosenstone has been preparing for his first day of work for months, logging thousands of miles while visiting MnSCU campuses across the state. Here’s my MPR News story on the challenges he faces…
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Education takes a beating, credit card decline and tuition sugar daddies

Education takes a beating nationwide More layoffs, bigger classes, fewer programs and higher tuition are nothing new to U.S. educators, but analysts say this year stands out. (Los Angeles Times) Campus credit on the decline The number of new accounts opened through colleges, alumni clubs and other affiliated groups dropped by 17 percent in 2010,…
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How sex toys, porn may help fund a university program

Watch your clicking on this one if you’re in the office. AdamandEve.com, which sells sex toys, lube, porn and other accessories, has announced it’s helping sponsor a chair in sexual-health education at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Its funding for the $2 million Joycelyn Elders Chair in Sexual Health Education — named for the…
by Alex Friedrich

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