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Trying to liveblog – Dayton's higher-ed roundtable at 10

Trying to liveblog – Dayton's higher-ed roundtable at 10

Heading over to Metropolitan State to try to liveblog the governor’s roundtable discussion on higher education. Because of the short notice, I’ll have to wing it. I hope technical conditions will allow me to cover it live, so please check in around then to see whether it works. Otherwise, I’ll post notes later. Here’s the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks: That private-good argument is dangerous

The Morris Sun Tribune writes how University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks tells a University of Minnesota – Morris audience that the the public-good-vs.-private-good debate over higher education could wreak havoc on the economy: He said that some lawmakers in St. Paul believe that “causing a train wreck” is the only way to foster change…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Strippers, cuts and the higher-ed bubble

College students to protest higher ed budget cuts Students and faculty at college campuses across the nation are preparing to protest state budget cuts they say will be devastating to higher education. (The Boston Globe) A New Obstacle to College Appears Sophia Gimenez, a high school student from Denver, writes that she has recovered sufficiently…
by Alex Friedrich

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MSU Moorhead overhauling admissions for weaker students

MSU Moorhead overhauling admissions for weaker students

Dean Denise Gorsline of MSU-Moorhead explains how the university has revamped its admissions process with the closure of the Corrick Center for at-risk students: “I think the goals are similar, it’s just a very different model. In the past, if a student did not meet (automatic admissions standards,) they could be admitted through the Corrick…
by Alex Friedrich

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Cost of scrapped Anoka prez search: $62,100-plus

Cost of scrapped Anoka prez search: $62,100-plus

As I posted yesterday, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system scrapped the presidential search for Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College, leaving current Anoka-Ramsey interim chief Jessica Stumpf to head up both colleges until a replacement is found. MnSCU won’t say what happened, but spokeswoman Melinda Voss did say what that little…
by Alex Friedrich

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One way to improve campus-community relations

One way to improve campus-community relations

It appears to be Clean Your Neighbors’ Yards time at the University of St. Thomas. Sounds like a good idea. TommieMedia reports: The Student Alumni Council kicked off spring Sunday with a community cleanup service event. Students from different clubs showed up to help and were organized into teams to clean the yards of houses…
by Alex Friedrich

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Paper: 3-year degrees a good idea but require big changes

The Free Press in Mankato likes the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system’s idea of having students save money by graduating in three years, but warns: That might mean scheduling by the university that makes summer school more of a key for some students. That might mean re-examining credits of certain courses. That might…
by Alex Friedrich

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29 St. Cloud State workers accept early retirement

29 St. Cloud State workers accept early retirement

Twenty-nine nonfaculty employees at St. Cloud State University — a good many of them clerical workers — have accepted early retirement deals as part of a move to cut $14 million from the budget, the St. Cloud Times reports. The university had issued 86 early-retirement offers (the 100 reported earlier by the paper appears to…
by Alex Friedrich

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More jobs for new college grads

More jobs for new college grads

The job market is looking up for soon-to-be-college grads. Career experts say employers are feeling confident and plan to hire more new college graduates this spring. Don’t expect to walk across the graduation stage and straight into a career though. Competition is still fierce for jobs, especially since laid-off working are fighting for the same…
by Tim Post

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Video: Bemidji State of Mind

Video: Bemidji State of Mind

This is apparently a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind.” Keep workin’ that Paul Bunyan, yo.
by Alex Friedrich

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