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Regent/instructor Sviggum pondering future

Regent/instructor Sviggum pondering future

MPR Photo / Tim Pugmire Decisions, decisions. Now that the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has ruled that recently appointed trustee Steve Sviggum faces a conflict of interest if he remains both regent and Humphrey School instructor, Sviggum has a choice to make, MPR’s Tim Post reports. We should hear within a few days…
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3 semifinalists for Century College presidency

3 semifinalists for Century College presidency

Just got this (edited) announcement from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system HQ:: Three semifinalists named for Century College presidency The names of three semifinalists for president of Century College in White Bear Lake have been submitted to Chancellor James H. McCormick: Ronald Anderson, vice president of academic affairs at Century College; Rassoul…
by Alex Friedrich

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My quick look at MN higher-ed cuts and legislation

In case you missed it yesterday morning. I’m talking cuts, cloning and the chancellor’s salary.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Spare time, church-and-state, Mac vs. PC

California community colleges to slash enrollment, classes With state budget talks halted, the 112-campus system faces an $800-million cut in funding for the coming school year. The system may have to enroll 400,000 fewer students. Chancellor Jack Scott calls the situation a tragedy for students. (Los Angeles Times) Admission rate tightens at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton…
by Alex Friedrich

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U ticketing official's endorsement violates university policy

A University of Minnesota ticketing official’s endorsement of a company that the university does business with violates university policy and has been ordered removed, U officials say. Comments by Brent Holck, director of the U’s ticket operations, appear on the Twitpic above, as well as in press releases and the company Web site of AudienceView,…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of Minnesota student running to be Sheen's intern

U of Minnesota student running to be Sheen's intern

This video about the Mayo Clinic helped get University of Minnesota student and Lakeville South grad Shannah Henderson into the running to be actor Charlie Sheen’s social media intern. Sheen, whose openly erratic behavior, drug use and violent behavior has made him a bizarre figure in Hollywood, is recruiting a new intern through a social…
by Alex Friedrich

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The states with the highest tuition increases

Now that Minnesota legislators have proposed limits on how much students’ tuition could increase over the next biennium — generally 2-5 percent depending on the institution — let’s take a look at a dozen colleges on The Huffington Post‘s list of the states with the highest proposed increases. (State legislators have warned that without the…
by Alex Friedrich

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How to waste your alumni's time

How to waste your alumni's time

University of Pennsylvania alumni interviewer Andrew Ross tells Bloomberg News why he (and apparently other Ivy League grads) is getting tired of interviewing dozens of students only see so few of his recommendations get in: “Is it worth it to interview if I’m not going to have any influence on the students getting in? If…
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The higher-ed book quoted around the state

The higher-ed book quoted around the state

Looks like DFLers and higher-ed executives are reading from the same book in this week’s higher-ed budget debates. Just yesterday Macalester President Brian Rosenberg,  Rep. Terry Morrow (DLF-St. Peter) and Rep. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) all quoted concepts espoused by Robert B. Archibald and David H. Feldman, the authors of the recently published book Why…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Gambling, law and economic diversity

Virginia Tech fined $55K for response to shootings Virginia Tech will have to pay the maximum $55,000 fine for violating federal law by waiting too long to notify students during the 2007 shooting rampage. (Associated Press via The Boston Globe) Charity addressing campus gambling seems risky to some Should colleges treat gambling like alcohol, writing…
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