Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?

On Campus Blog

What Univ. of Minnesota mental health counselors are seeing

Spokesman Dave Golden of the University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service — which recently upped staff to cover a backlog of mental health cases — tells the Minnesota Daily what health officials are seeing there: “Our demand is up, our patient visits are up, but diagnosis [of depression] on campus is down.” MPR’s Tim Post…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
New at the U: Ag Awareness, Beautiful U and the Dalai Lama

New at the U: Ag Awareness, Beautiful U and the Dalai Lama

Minnesota farm animals invade the U’s East Bank for the second annual Ag Awareness Day, cyclists take over Northrop Plaza on “Beautiful U” Day and we preview the Dalai Lama’s May 7-8 visit to campus. Visit the YouTube page here.
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Notes in the Margins: Scotland, social media and rating teacher colleges

Social Media in the M.B.A. Classroom Elite business schools are weaving social media instruction into their curricula. (U.S. News & World Report) Teacher colleges balk at being rated A controversial review of America’s teacher colleges has met resistance in Wisconsin, where education school leaders in the public and private sector say they will not voluntarily…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
How Central Lakes is expanding in a tough economy

How Central Lakes is expanding in a tough economy

So amid all the financial doom and gloom and rumors of campus closures, I see this on pineandlakes.com: CLC plans to offer college classes in Pine River It appears Central Lakes College is setting up a satellite “campus” of sorts in Pine River to offer general-education courses to the community beginning this fall. “It’s kind…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Univ. of Minn. profs begin grappling with CLA consolidation

Univ. of Minn. profs begin grappling with CLA consolidation

lapillus via Flickr Merge, consolidate, streamline University of Minnesota professor John Mowitt tells the Minnesota Daily that a proposed merger of 12 College of Liberal Arts departments into three interdisciplinary clusters wouldn’t likely save money or improve academics: “It will necessarily produce these relationships in which certain aspects of departments are just kind of left…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
For-profit colleges spending more, battling critics

For-profit colleges spending more, battling critics

The for-profit-college sector has been ratcheting up its battle against government regulation, CNN reports. One of its most recent targets: Steve Eisman, a well-known short-selling investor who has been harshly criticizing the sector. Two groups suspect Eisman has been exploiting close ties to Department of Education officials to influence the agency’s regulation of the sector,…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Rosenstone's leave from the University of Minnesota is unpaid

After reading the contract for incoming MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone, I was a little curious about his ability to be on leave of absence from his tenured faculty position at the University of Minnesota. I wasn’t sure whether he’d be getting any sort of pay or accrued benefits from the U during his time away.…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Mac president: Why state higher-ed defunding hurts even me

I am the president of a highly selective private college that is actually benefiting from the de-funding of public higher education. As more and more families question the value proposition of once-stellar public institutions, we are seeing a surge in applicants whom we are unable, as a small college, to accommodate. Many of these are…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Notes in the Margins: Admissions, STEM standards and a conduct code

In Private School Admissions, a Firm Creates Fans and Skeptics A company in Manhattan that advertises the services of schools’ current employees or board members could be leveling the field — or contributing to the admissions frenzy. (The New York Times) Poll: Youth without degrees at end of job line The nation’s economic upheaval has…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Why some students chafe under Carleton's Northfield Option

Why some students chafe under Carleton's Northfield Option

“Dorms suck. I think it’s really important for students to experience dorm-life, but the experience should be limited. It’s really important to be able to experience living off-campus, where I have to find an apartment, and figure out the logistics behind paying rent and being indebted to someone besides the school.” — University of Chicago…
by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!