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North Hennepin: We'll finish May summer session

Here’s what North Hennepin Community College is telling its students about the possible state shutdown: Possible State Shutdown – Student Update June 10, 2011 Dear Students, You have likely heard about the possibility of a state shutdown and might be wondering about your ability to complete your courses at NHCC this summer and fall. I…
by Alex Friedrich

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Students to gov: Shutdown would ruin summer and fall

Just got this from the Minnesota State University Student Association, the organization that represents students in Minnesota’s state-run universities. They’re nervous that a government shutdown would ruin both summer classes and fall semester for those students who register, get financial aid and take care of other administrative chores in the summer. (Not to mention delaying…
by Alex Friedrich

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How much schoolin' do Minnesota legislators have?

How much schoolin' do Minnesota legislators have?

Minnesota’s state legislators tend to be a little better educated than the national average, they tended to stay in state more than usual, and had a higher chance of going to a private college, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The big out-of-state school choice? Harvard. Look at the graphs and…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMore mining deal set to go

UMore mining deal set to go

Charles Muscoplat, president of UMore Development LLC, tells the Pioneer Press why finalizing its 40-year agreement for aggregate mining on the University of Minnesota’s UMore Park site in Rosemount and Empire Township is such a big deal: “This is a big step. We can start making money. It’s a big commercial opportunity for the university.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why you save on college costs by getting hitched

Forget love and even green cards and in-state tuition. Paula Pant of AffordAnything.org explains on MSN Money why some students get married to save on their college education: An 18-year-old only child whose parents earn a combined $75,000 a year is classified as middle class and receives limited financial aid. … If that same 18-year-old…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

We give you a taste of New Student Orientation where incoming freshman and their parents will learn about University life, feature the beats of DJ Sovietpanda of Too Much Love as part of the Northrop Summer Concert Series and taste the ice cream at the Dairy Lab. If you’re not sure how to find the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Media, global recruitment and the Common App

Chancellors Can Lower Illegal Immigrant Tuition, Regents Told University of Wisconsin System officials said they can offer significant tuition breaks to illegal immigrants even if lawmakers approve provisions in the state budget designed to curtail that practice. (Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel) College group targets incentive payments for international student recruiters An influential college-admissions association is seeking…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN Regent Sviggum wants more tough decisions in budget

UMN Regent Sviggum wants more tough decisions in budget

University of Minnesota president Robert Bruininks presented his 2012 budget to the board of regents today.  It’s provisional at this point.  The budget impasse at the Capitol means no one knows for sure how much the U will get in state aid next year. The budget assumes a big cut in future funding.  To make…
by Tim Post

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The comedy of grad student life — finally on film

The comedy of grad student life — finally on film

Remember that little comic I posted a while back from the Piled Higher and Deeper series on phdcomic.com? Looks like the strip has been made into a movie — though you’d have to arrange a screening at your campus. From the Web site: “Piled Higher and Deeper” The Movie is a live-action adaptation of the…
by Alex Friedrich

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