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Minnesota state senator introduces tuition-freeze bill

Just got this from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus communication department: SENATOR JOHN CARLSON INTRODUCES HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION FREEZE (ST. PAUL) – State Senator John Carlson (R-Bemidji) introduced legislation today that calls for a temporary freeze and permanent tuition increase limitations for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota institutions. The…
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Federal health institutes cut to hit U of Minnesota researchers

“Without [these grants], we wouldn’t be doing significant research. There’s really no replacement for it.” — University of Minnesota Executive Vice Dean Mark Paller on the impending loss of grant money from the National Institutes of Health, which awarded the U $141 million in research grants last year. The NIH is expected to lose about…
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University prez shows his dance mojo

University prez shows his dance mojo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-72R9JZejxU&feature=player_embedded Yesterday, Bob Collins of MPR’s News Cut posted the video above of Prince kicking celebrity Kim Kardashian off his stage for being too “shy” to dance. (It’s about a minute into the video.) In this video that’s making the rounds on the Internet, George Washington University President Steven Knapp shows her how it’s done:
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Convicted Hamline prof: An expert only when necessary?

Hamline University law professor Robin Magee has been convicted of failing to file state tax returns for four years, the Pioneer Press reports. Plain enough. But Magee had apparently played the it’s-all-so-complicated card, telling investigators she didn’t understand tax law and didn’t have her tax papers organized, the paper writes. The kicker? She’d actually practiced…
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For-profit-college recruiters told to conjure pain and fear

“Remind them of what things will be like if they don’t continue forward and earn their degrees. … Poke the pain a bit and remind them who else is depending on them and their commitment to a better future.” “Keep digging until you uncover their pain, fears and dreams. … Get to their emotions and…
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Notes in the Margins: Filled-up classes, super students and lawyers without borders

Breaking Media Apart: Textbook Rentals by the Chapter A new UK e-textbook aggregator, Reference Tree, is offering to rent e-textbooks by the chapter. (newsonomics.com) For-Profit College Report Valid After Changes, U.S. GAO Says A U.S. investigation that found misleading and fraudulent recruiting practices at for-profit colleges is accurate and unbiased, according to the Government Accountability Office,…
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Bethel's broomball throwdown

Bethel's broomball throwdown

Bethel University is trying to start a winter tradition: Broomball. So it called over 40 high school and 60 college students from the area for a tournament this weekend. Looks like fun, judging from the slideshow it posted. The Bethel students will have to work those chops for next year, though. They ended up getting…
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U of Minnesota researchers grumble over UMore development

“I feel like [the regents] weren’t looking at the income that the station was generating, and they didn’t look at the whole picture because the University wanted to push this through real quick.” — Twenty-year University of Minnesota researcher Fred Hrbek on the U of M’s plans to turn the UMore Park  — 5,000 acres…
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How has debt affected recent Minnesota university grads?

I’ve been hearing as recently as today that the average student debt upon graduation in Minnesota is something like $26,000. Someone might want to tell that to MnSCU university students. The Minnesota State University Student Association, the body that represents students at four-year MnSCU institutions, has just released its five-month survey of recent grads and…
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Minnesota Higher Ed Commissioner Sheila Wright on Midday

Minnesota Higher Ed Commissioner Sheila Wright on Midday

Sheila Wright is the new director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, a cabinet level position that administers $150 million in need-based education grants, and serves as a clearinghouse for higher education research. Prior to her appointment last month, Sheila Wright was the dean of Hamline University’s School of Education. She has also served…
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