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Notes in the Margins: Pell cuts, ROTC struggles and a federal university

Donna Shalala: UW-Madison needs new business model We are at a crossroads in 2011 with regard to UW-Madison and the University of Wisconsin System. It’s always uncomfortable to argue that the System’s flagship institution deserves special treatment. It’s not an argument that says UW-Madison is better; rather, it’s an argument that UW-Madison is different. (Wisconsin…
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House higher-ed legislators press MnSCU officials

House higher-ed legislators press MnSCU officials

Legislators got a little animated during the House higher-ed committee’s meeting this afternoon. Several pressed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) officials on several budget-related issues. Here are the highlights — and what got them going: Enrollment. Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) warned MnSCU) system CFO Laura King that enrollment increases caused by people seeking more…
by Alex Friedrich

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Off to the Capitol: MnSCU and Dayton's budget

The House higher-education committee is meeting to hear the take that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system officials have on the higher-ed portions Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed budget. Spotty Wi-Fi will keep me from tweeting much, but you can find me at @MPRAFriedrich.
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How to navigate Winona State University

How to navigate Winona State University

This sounds cool. How many other colleges and universities have this sort of thing? Winona State University introduces Winona State Mobile, a mobile application for iPhone and iPod Touch. The application allows users to search campus maps, locate WSU buses, take a virtual tour of campus, stay up to date with WSU news, search faculty…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why is the price of college so high?

Why is the price of college so high?

I’ve been posting about the various legislative hearings on the higher education portion of Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget. Time and again, the implicit question I hear is: Why is college so expensive? Why is the cost of it rising faster than inflation? Critics tend to point to bloated administration, luxurious student amenities, and overpaid, underworked…
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Goldy had better not do this

Goldy had better not do this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y12fKwoBupA&feature=player_embedded Ouch! Mascot shenanigans = painful blunder.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Quakes, bargaining rights and fading HOPE

For-profit education shorts: 0, Lobbyists: 1 Steve Eisman, the short-seller who put himself on the map during the credit crisis, may have suffered a major setback in his campaign against for-profit higher education last week when the House voted resoundingly to strip funding for tough new regulations on the industry. Or did he? (CNN) Collective Bargaining…
by Alex Friedrich

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Senate committee confirms higher ed commissioner, Anderson replaces Skoe

Senate committee confirms higher ed commissioner, Anderson replaces Skoe

Not a huge discussion day for the Senate higher education committee. First off, it unanimously confirmed Sheila Wright, director of the state Office of Higher Education. Before she was confirmed, Wright played up her small-town roots. She told committee members that when people ask what her hometown is, she usually says: I come from I-95…
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Heading off to the Capitol

On the agenda: Confirmation hearing for Office of Higher Education Director Sheila Wright Overview of the governor’s higher education budget provisions Not sure whether WiFi will allow me to tweet much, but you can follow me on @MPRAFriedrich.
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Kline explains vote against for-profit regulations

Kline explains vote against for-profit regulations

U.S. Rep. John Kline (R) of Minnesota, who last week helped block the Education Department’s “gainful employment” proposal in the House, defended his position today on MPR’s Midday program. Kline, who is the House education committee chairman, sponsored an amendment that blocked the proposal, which would have tied their eligibility for federal government student aid…
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