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On Campus Blog

What's new at the U

What's new at the U

In this special edition of “This Week @Minnesota,” we go behind the scenes with Eric Kaler, the 16th president of the university, during his first week on the job. We travel to the state’s largest 4th of July parade, see Goldy and a brass quartet greet the president on his first day in the office…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Grad salaries, grants, and people skills for MDs

Colleges replacing loans with no-pay grants for neediest students More than 70 colleges have replaced loans with grants in financial aid awards, at least for their neediest students, a wave of largess that spread nationwide in 2007 and 2008. Now, some of the first students to benefit are graduating, often debt-free. (The Washington Post) College…
by Alex Friedrich

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Which Minnesota two-year colleges are among the most and least expensive

Here’s a follow-up to my prior post on where Minnesota four-year colleges and universities appear on the federal list of most- and least-expensive schools. It appears to bear out the statements made during this year’s budget battle that this state’s community colleges are among the most expensive: Two-year public — Highest tuition Alexandria Technical College…
by Alex Friedrich

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Where Minnesota's 4-year schools stand on the feds' affordability list

I’ve begun delving into the recently released federal database of college prices to see where Minnesota stands. So far, here are the lists on which our four-year colleges and universities appear. (The lists show the most-expensive five percent and least expensive 10 percent in each sector.) Notice that our for-profits are among the least expensive.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Harrington Mansion purchased by St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Harrington Mansion purchased by St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Aided by a $2 million anonymous gift, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is in the final stages of purchasing the $2.75 million Minneapolis’ Harrington Mansion and Events Center on Park Avenue next to the university’s Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs. University officials said in a press release they’ll use it to expand St. Mary’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why college libraries — and books — are far, far from dead

Harvard University professor and librarian Robert Darnton tells the Chronicle of Higher Education why books and paper archives are still important in the digital age: Brewster Kahle, creator of the Internet Archive, calculated in 1997 that the average life of a URL was 44 days. Only 44 days? Now that’s some link rot. (I’m sure…
by Alex Friedrich

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Carleton College is a nerd magnet

Carleton College is a nerd magnet

Northfield must be a regular Nerdfest. The video above is apparently just one thing that illustrates why Carleton College has made The Huffington Post’s list of nerdiest colleges. (That’s pretty nerdy, considering that the list is dominated by tech schools.) Here’s what the Post has to say about Carleton: In response to the question “What…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Knighthood, transgenders and law rankings

Florida school offers transgender students dorm options The University of South Florida is offering transgender students the opportunity to live alone or with a friend of a different gender in campus housing. (Associated Press via the Sun Sentinel) U.S. News May Change Its Law School Ranking Methodology There is a very strong likelihood that U.S. News will…
by Alex Friedrich

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Midwest, Minnesota state universities among cheapest for outsiders

Much has been said about how expensive Minnesota’s two- and four-year institutions are. But that’s for residents. Here’s a U.S. News & World Report list of the 10 least expensive public colleges for out-of-state students, and the Midwest — including Minnesota — dominates. Read the full article here.  
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Where MnSCU and the Univ. of Minnesota could get cozier

Where MnSCU and the Univ. of Minnesota could get cozier

Incoming Chancellor Steven Rosenstone of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system tells my MPR colleague Tim Post some general ways in which MnSCU and the University of Minnesota could work more closely together: “Business operations, infrastructure, the way we handle financial operations, facilities, technology, libraries and the like. That does not in any…
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