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U of M regents taking public comments on 2012 budget

U of M regents taking public comments on 2012 budget

The University of Minnesota board of regents is taking feedback from the public, and from members of the university community, on the 2012 budget proposal until 1pm today. So far we’ve heard from a few employees, some who support the budget proposal, others who say it falls too heavily on the shoulders of the U’s…
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Provost says state aid cuts would hurt UMN faculty

University of Minnesota provost Tom Sullivan just offered the school’s board of regents some insight on what cuts in state aid would mean for the faculty at the U. Sullivan said 60 open positions in the College of Liberal Arts will go unfilled, 32 positions at the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences…
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Layoff notices for 6,000 MnSCU employees expected to go out today

There’s been no word from the state on whether the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will have access to its tuition revenue and reserve funds during a state shutdown. That means colleges in the 32 school system will send out layoff notices to 6,000 employees today, more than a third of MnSCU’s workforce. The…
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Regents honor outgoing UMN president Bruininks

Regents honor outgoing UMN president Bruininks

During their meeting today the University of Minnesota board of regents honored president Robert Bruininks, and his wife Susan Hagstrum, for their service to the U of M over the last nine years. Regents chair Clyde Allen gave Bruininks the title “President Emeritus”, something he can’t cash in until after June 30th, his last day…
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UMN Regents begin a busy meeting

Hi, MPR’s Tim Post here.  I’ll do my best to post a few items today while my colleague Alex Friedrich is taking part in an all day training session. I’m in place at the University of Minnesota for the board of regents meeting, and we’re looking at a jam-packed agenda. A provisional budget will be…
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How Moody's analysts see the higher-ed sector

At yesterday’s Summer Seminar, I was able to corner John C. Nelson, managing director for Moody’s higher education division, who had given a presentation that had impressed a lot of people in the room. He looked at financial and economic trends in the higher education industry, and what they meant for the bottom line of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Iran, adjuncts and disaster

Time to Make Professors Teach A new study suggests a simple way to cut college tuition in half. (The Wall Street Journal) Iranian scholars seek rescue, support University scholars in Iran are seeking protection in greater numbers since that nation’s controversial 2009 presidential election, according to a report from the Scholar Rescue Fund. (The Washington…
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Our problem with the liberal arts

Here at the Summer Session, Beloit College President Emeritus Victor Ferrall, Jr., author of Liberal Arts at the Brink, is telling his audience that liberal arts colleges are in danger. They can’t seem to compete in an era where parents and students are being lured to more career-oriented programs, and can’t seem to convince them…
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At the Lawlor Group's Summer Seminar

I’ve been able to swing by the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis to catch a session or two of the Summer Seminar, a two-day conference on enrollment management put on by Hardwick-Day and The Lawlor Group. Some big speakers. I’ll post a few highlights when I get the chance, but you…
by Alex Friedrich

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Blogger: Univ. of Minnesota's Web site among ed world's best

Blogger: Univ. of Minnesota's Web site among ed world's best

The University of Minnesota’s Web site, which has just undergone a redesign, has been named among the World’s Best Well Designed 35 outstanding Educational Website Designs by WebDesignersBlog.com. (It’s #3.) You figure out how credible that blog is. I’m just throwing this out there to give you a quick look at the site and a…
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