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Some students saving money by getting a degree in three years

Some students saving money by getting a degree in three years

Some students are lowering their college costs by getting a four year degree in just three years. College officials warn it’s not for everyone.  Students can feel rushed into making academic and career decisions.  And they don’t get to take part in as many co-curricular activities as the might on the four-year plan. Here’s my…
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Dropouts, ed teachers and laptop assaults

Reducing Dropout Rate Would Pump Billions Into Economy That’s because high school dropouts earn less money, pay fewer taxes, and spend less of the money they earn than those who have received at least a high school diploma. (US News & World Report) Today’s teacher layoffs threaten tomorrow’s college classrooms As teachers get pink slips,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Twin Cities essay mill under scrutiny

Twin Cities essay mill under scrutiny

“In addition to the many ethical considerations, students who hire third parties to do their work for them run the very real risk of getting expelled for submitting work that’s not their own. The old adage still holds: Students who cheat are not just cheating the system, they’re cheating themselves.” Dana Badgerow, president and CEO…
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Univ. of Minn.'s health schools rise in rankings

Univ. of Minn.'s health schools rise in rankings

The University of Minnesota has announced the climb of five of six Academic Health Center schools in the U.S. News & World Report national rankings. Here’s its edited release: Five of the U’s six health sciences schools rise in national comparison Five schools within the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center have demonstrated significant gains…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Cloud State launches mobile website, apps

St. Cloud State launches mobile website, apps

Saint Cloud State St. Cloud State University is now among the 5 percent of American higher-ed institutions that have mobile websites, the St. Cloud Times reports: The mobile site offers campus maps, news stories, events, sports scores and Google-based search of the stcloudstate.edu website. It caters to students who want fast access to basic information…
by Alex Friedrich

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Univ. of Minn. fears brain drain from cloning amendment

The Minnesota Daily reports how word of the state’s anti-cloning legislation has already affected the University of Minnesota: As soon as the cloning bill debate fired up in Minnesota, the poaching began, (Dr. Meri) Firpo said. Research institutions across the country began reaching out to personnel at the (university’s Stem Cell Institute) to see if…
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Video: What's new at the U

Video: What's new at the U

You can skip the first 50 seconds or so — unless you’re interested in a segment on student fashion trends (that takes up almost half the clip). Then there’s a robotics competition on campus and an intro to the the “Support the U”campaign.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Professorville, unpaid interns and presidential pay

Decades After Ban, Columbia Opens Door to R.O.T.C. Return The vote came in support of a Senate resolution to “explore mutually beneficial relationships with the armed forces of the United States, including participation in the programs of the Reserve Officers Training Corps.” It followed a series of sometimes venomous campus meetings and found its impetus…
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Swiggum will resign U of M job, stay with board of regents

Steve Sviggum says he’ll resign his job as a legislative fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs so he can keep his position with the U’s board of regents. Last week a regents committee told Sviggum holding both positions was a conflict of interest, and he should resign one of them.…
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