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Inver Hills to go tobacco-free in August

Just got this from Inver Hills Community College: Inver Hills to go tobacco free in August INVER GROVE HEIGHTS – As part of the institution’s philosophy to create a clean, safe and healthy learning and working environment, Inver Hills Community College will be a tobacco-free campus as of Aug. 17, 2011. The new policy —…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU class becomes support group for older students

MnSCU class becomes support group for older students

Starting college is stressful for most students, but it presents a special challenge for non-traditional students. Many are piling classes and homework on top of an already hectic life filled with family duties and full-time jobs. There’s been a big increase in older students in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system in recent years,…
by Tim Post

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What's up at the U

What's up at the U

In this episode of “This Week @Minnesota,” the University of Minnesota’s Japan Student Association sells origami cranes to benefit disaster victims in Japan, check out the Gopher men’s swimmers at the NCAA National Championships at on campus and “Stand Up” to keep campus safe through a new U of M campaign.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margin: Cheaters, retirees and paying graduation speakers

Non-traditional students key to college completion goal Nontraditional students could also be one of the most important game-changers in the ongoing national discussion on college completion and the continuing dialogue at College Inc. about how to fix higher education. (The Washington Post) Retiree expenses constrain colleges Harvard and other top universities are grappling with the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Forget college. Be a plumber and make real bucks.

Forget college. Be a plumber and make real bucks.

Yahoo! Finance’s Tech ticker interviews Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff, who says a posh education isn’t worth the huge expense if you look at it solely through the lens of lifetime earnings. The accompanying article reports: Professor Kotlikoff makes his case by comparing the livelihoods of plumbers and doctors.  Yes, doctors have a bigger…
by Alex Friedrich

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Saint Paul College presidential semifinalists named

Saint Paul College presidential semifinalists named

Just got a release from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system saying it has five semifinalists to replace Donovan Schwichtenberg, who is retiring as president of Saint Paul College. (That’s the best community college in the country, if you haven’t heard.) The semifinalists are: Linda Baer, senior program officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates…
by Alex Friedrich

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When a professor is targeted politically

For those keeping up with what’s going on in Wisconsin, Talking Points Memo has the story of one history professor that the author says is being targeted by the Republican Party for his writing on an anti-union push in that state. Now he faces the Freedom of Information Act request for his e-mails. (See the…
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It's not retirement. It's your encore.

It's not retirement. It's your encore.

Annoying euphemism of the day: The University of Minnesota has sent out a press release about classes for those about to retire. It’s to help them prepare for their “encore lives.” That’s a good one. Do they come with standing ovations?
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks scolds Senate over higher-ed budget bill

Bruininks scolds Senate over higher-ed budget bill

Just got this from the U. Bruininks calls the Senate higher-ed budget bill “backward,” says it “makes no sense,” and refers again to a decade of “state financial mismanagement.” (I’ve put the juicies in bold.) Note, too, his displeasure in the last paragraph over Republicans’ proposed ban on “human cloning” (potentially both reproductive and therapeutic)…
by Alex Friedrich

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Working through school: 1968 vs. Now

Working through school: 1968 vs. Now

Earlier this week, during the House omnibus bill discussions, the Minnesota Student Association (which represents U of M students), passed out these numbers. Seems like it might be a response to all those older politicians who constantly ask, “Why can’t you just work your way through school like I did?” Working Your Way Through the…
by Alex Friedrich

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