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Does MN have too much state-funded accounting research?

Does MN have too much state-funded accounting research?

This blog post by Barry Dahl, Lake Superior College’s former vice president of technology and Lake Superior Connect e-Campus, appeared a few months back during state budget talks, but I thought now was a good time to resurrect it. In the post, Dahl, who taught accounting at the University of Minnesota – Duluth from 1987…
by Alex Friedrich

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How much office staff is Kaler replacing?

How much office staff is Kaler replacing?

A potential housecleaning of sorts has begun in preparation for Eric Kaler’s assumption of the presidency of the University of Minnesota July 1. Kaler is not bringing along any staff from his previous post, university spokesman Dan Wolter said. But Kaler Chief of Staff Amy Phenix has been sketching out a restructuring of the President’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hamline University's new song

Hamline University's new song

Hamline University has a new song: “Promise in the Sound” by music professor Ed Marcus, who wrote the music and composed the music. Check it out as it’s performed by the university’s A Capella Choir. Lyrics from its YouTube site: PROMISE IN THE SOUND There Is promise In the sound from nearby Lake Itasca start…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU's nontraditional-student trends

MnSCU's nontraditional-student trends

The left-leaning think tank Minnesota2020 has issued a report that — surprise! — talks about how vital the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is for the retraining of nontraditional students and calls on the state to offer more support.. MnSCU: Retooling Minnesota for Recovery is an overview of MnSCU trends regarding nontraditional students…
by Alex Friedrich

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The effect of increasing merit aid on one college

Joseph Urgo, president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, on the effect of its bidding wars with other colleges, in which it offers ever-higher levels of merit aid to lure top student candidates: “We’re wasting billions of dollars nationally competing for kids. But we can’t stop it.”
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Immigration, fees and Chinese cheating

62 Arrested Selling Cheating Devices Before China’s College Entrance Exams The day before the highly competitive tests are scheduled to start, Xinhua is reporting that Chinese police have arrested 62 individuals for selling high-tech devices used for cheating. (Penn Olson) Supreme Court ruling on California immigrant tuition rates could affect other states’ policies The court’s decision could…
by Alex Friedrich

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Worst commencement speech ever?

Worst commencement speech ever?

Looks like actor Richard T. Jones of the Why Did I Get Married films, didn’t do his homework before taking on the commencement address for the University of Maryland University College Class this year.
by Alex Friedrich

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What's up with the job market for new college grads?

Employment rates are up a bit, but optimism is at new lows among recent college grads. MPR’s Kerri Miller talked with two labor market watches to find out what’s going on, and what job hunters can expect. Below are the highlights of the interview. (They’re from my notes, so quotes are not verbatim.) First the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks' budget assumes worst case scenario

Bruininks' budget assumes worst case scenario

University of Minnesota president Robert Bruininks offers up a “provisional” budget to the board of regents later this week. Since lawmakers and Governor Mark Dayton failed to come up with a budget fix before they adjourned, Bruininks can only guess at what the U’s funding will be next year.  That means he’s had to make…
by Tim Post

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

We profile a new exhibit at the U of M Landscape Arboretum, run through summer attractions on campus and discuss the imminent demolition of historic Wesbrook Hall.
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