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Gustavus changing escort service because of misuse

Gustavus changing escort service because of misuse

Sergeant Mike English of Gustavus Adolphus College’s campus safety division tells The Gustavian Weekly one reason the school is changing its motorized campus escort program from a call-in service to one more like a bus system, with a route and 14 pick-up points: “In the years that the Campus Safety escort system has been in use,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Cafeteria trays, nincompoops and the Fighting Soux

Cafeteria trays vanishing from colleges in effort to save food Today, when trays are removed from university dining halls, it’s more likely by the administration than students in search of a good sled. And perhaps inevitably, on some campuses that has created a backlash. (Washington Post) In Puerto Rico, Protests End Short Peace At University…
by Alex Friedrich

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Selection of Brod as U's regents candidate questioned by Democrats

The partisan spat over yesterday’s where-did-that-come-from selection of former Republican state Rep. Laura Brod as the at-large candidate for the U’s Board of Regents hasn’t subsided. Two Democratic House members are suggesting Republicans pulled a fast one when they selected fellow Republican Brod as candidate to a regents seat she hadn’t been nominated for. One…
by Alex Friedrich

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State higher education office lays out budget specifics

House higher education committee members just got a more detailed look at the governor’s higher-ed budget proposal from the state Office of Higher Education this afternoon. I’m trying to post a PDF of the Office of Higher Education’s take when I get one, but for now I’ll give some highlights from the paper copy. Though…
by Alex Friedrich

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Heading to Capitol for higher-ed budget hearing

The state House committee on higher ed is meeting at 12:30 to discuss Governor Mark Dayton’s proposed budget for higher ed. I’ll be covering it, and will try to tweet (@MPRAFriedrich) the interesting stuff — but WiFi there is notoriously spotty. I’ll do my best.
by Alex Friedrich

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New video feature series looks at U of Minnesota each week

New video feature series looks at U of Minnesota each week

The University of Minnesota has started putting out videos taking a light look at happenings at the University — “This Week @Minnesota.” (The video above is the first, and creator Ryan Maus of University Relations is working on this week’s right now.) He told me the plan is to do a fun 60-90-second “snapshot of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Candidate: Board of Regents needs to be (more?) transparent in its decision-making

At last night’s Capitol interviews of candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, one candidate appeared to echo criticism of the seemingly opaque nature of how the board comes to its decisions. Regents have been criticized recently for how they dealt with the state open-meetings law in their interviews with President-elect Eric Kaler.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Up for another tuition rally?

Up for another tuition rally?

Now that students in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have rallied for tuition control, University of Minnesota students are taking their shot — next Tuesday, Feb. 22 — with their “Rally to Restore Affordability.” Click here for details.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: For-profit accountability, an ed-job surge and the scourge of laptops

Price Check at Sewanee The University of the South on Wednesday announced that it is cutting total student charges (tuition, fees and room and board) by 10 percent — one of the more dramatic shifts in tuition policy announced by a competitive private college in recent years. It’s seeking to reverse both rising discount rate and increased…
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House and Senate committees choose U of Minnesota regents candidates in partisan turn

House and Senate committees choose U of Minnesota regents candidates in partisan turn

A joint session of the state House and Senate higher education committees turned partisan when it chose a slate of preferred candidates for open slots on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents tonight. First, here’s the list of candidates who are advancing to a joint convention of the the House and Senate for final…
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