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When Minnesota students looked like they meant business

When Minnesota students looked like they meant business

I love the 70s-era photos that the Minnesota State University Student Association has posted on its Facebook page under the title “Blast from the Past.” When you’re a student organization with constantly changing leadership, you’ve got to remember your roots — your victories and mistakes. But above all, you must remember not to repeat the…
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Budget commissioner's statement on MnSCU, shutdown

Below is a statement by the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) Commissioner Jim Schowalter on MnSCU and the potential government shutdown. Remember that MnSCU needs to free up money — tuition revenue and reserves funds — in accounts held by the state if it’s going to function through the shutdown. Here’s MPR reporter Tim Post’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Orientation, MBA rankings and redefining success

MBA Rankings: A Better Way Media rankings of MBA programs do a poor job of assessing quality. Three professors propose a rating system that allows users to define the terms. (Bloomberg Businessweek) Law Students Can Find Ways to Pay Off Debt For law students doing public interest work, take a look at state loan repayment…
by Alex Friedrich

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Could MnSCU use reserves during a state shutdown?

As with many breaking stories, MPR reporter Tim Post and I tweeted the goings-on at today’s emergency MnSCU board meeting on what it might do in a government shutdown. (You can find mine at @MPRAFriedrich.) He was there and is writing up a story on it, and here’s the main news, according to Post: Trustees…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why the Kalers need their own kitchen at Eastcliff

Why the Kalers need their own kitchen at Eastcliff

RxS via Wikipedia Timing, timing It was bound to happen: new president, new house renovations, new controversy. KSTP is reporting on the half million dollars or so being spent on renovations and an expansion of Eastcliffe, the mansion of the University of Minnesota president. (That money reportedly covers repairs to the pool and summer house…
by Alex Friedrich

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Will the U be more transparent under new administration?

Will the U be more transparent under new administration?

Looks like University of Minnesota News Service Director Dan Wolter, whom I quoted for my post on Kaler’s housecleaning of the President’s Office, will be leaving Friday as well, the Minnesota Daily reports. He apparently has a job at Pfizer, the large pharmaceutical company. It’ll be interesting to see how this — along with the…
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How to describe the end of the college semester

I looked up this grammar point this morning, and just had to laugh at the example used. (Appropriate description for the past six weeks or so?) CONTINUOUS vs. CONTINUAL The word continuous means unbroken, so that something that occurs continuously occurs with no breaks. The word continually describes something that occurs repeatedly over a period…
by Alex Friedrich

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Check out the freak in Minnesota Private College Week

Check out the freak in Minnesota Private College Week

Just got the latest (student-made) video selling Minnesota Private College Week (June 20-June 24). It’s dorky fun — in a way that only college projects can be. Its “crazy-dude” host is a freak who has had WAY too much caffeine. Michael Kyle of St. Olaf, did you know what you were getting into?
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Diversity, MBAs and managing stats

The New MBAs Who Are Changing The Definition Of Leadership If someone were to ask which countries in the world have more women than men preparing for their MBA by taking the Graduate Management Admissions Test, you might guess the U.S. or Sweden or even Iceland. You’d be wrong – in fact, more women than…
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What would MnSCU do in a government shutdown?

Looks like we’ll get an idea tomorrow morning. Just got this from MnSCU: Emergency Meeting Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees will convene an emergency meeting pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 13D.04, subd. 3 (2010) at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The meeting will be at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Wells…
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