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Hamline dean to lead state Office of Higher Ed

Hamline dean to lead state Office of Higher Ed

Got this from the governor’s office: Dayton Appoints Dr. Sheila Wright to Head the Department of Higher Education Governor selects Hamline Education School Dean to lead Department Governor Mark Dayton today appointed Dr. Sheila Wright, professor and Dean in the School of Education at Hamline University, as the Director of the Office of Higher Education.…
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Las Vegas — training ground for future lawyers?

Las Vegas — training ground for future lawyers?

Here’s a doozie from the Las Vegas Sun: Drunk New York college student hires a stripper while in Las Vegas. She performs a lap dance and a sex act for $275. He sues her for not spending enough time with him. He reportedly says in his lawsuit: “I would like the court to close the…
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Notes in the Margins: Gay-friendly colleges, executive excess and newbie legislators

More Students Seek Avenues to Gay-Friendly Colleges The number of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students seeking a university that is “gay friendly” is increasing, driven by websites that rate schools on how supportive they are for gay students. (New York Times) The States of Online Regulation A recent report by Eduventures found that Alabama,…
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Video: Inside Rolvaag Library at St. Olaf

Video: Inside Rolvaag Library at St. Olaf

This week St. Olaf College gives us a peek inside its collection of old and rare books in the Rolvaag Memorial Library. Nice little piece for Minnesota bibliophiles.
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks: We've cut admin, but it's not the biggest problem

Rep. Bob Dettmer (R-Forest Lake) recalled University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks telling the Minnesota Daily student paper in the summer of 2008 that “there’s more administration than we need. We need to simplify the process.” So what has happened since then? Dettmer asked. Bruininks replied (though it’s not a verbatim quote): There’s less than…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks lays it out for the House

University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks is testifying at the state Capitol again today, making the university’s case in a time of budget cuts. This time he’s in front of the House of Representatives’ committee on higher education. I’m covering the hearing just in case he says anything new. So far he’s hitting the usual…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bemidji State, Northwest Technical announce restructuring

Bemidji State, Northwest Technical announce restructuring

Just read this on Bemidji State’s site, after the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system HQ pointed it out. I’m in legislative hearings right now, so haven’t been able to look it over thoroughly. But I’ve put in bold the text that appears to be the meat. It’s about halfway down: BEMIDJI, Minn. (January 20,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Tommies see rise in mental health cases, too

On Tuesday, MPR’s Tim Post wrote about the increase mental health cases at campuses such as the University of Minnesota. TommieMedia reports that the University of St. Thomas is having a similar experience: “We’ve seen a rise in the severity in terms of depression and an increase in students who require hospitalization, require medication in…
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Who's who on the state legislative higher-ed committees

Now that hearings at the Capitol are underway — University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks has been testifying this week — I thought it would be good to get a glimpse of the people who’ll be steering higher-ed legislation. Here’s a guide put together by the Minnesota State College Student Association on the members of…
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Why some St. Cloud students can't go home again

Nicole Pazdernik, director of St. Cloud State’s education abroad program, tells the University Chronicle student paper what some students face at home after studying in another country: “Students who have gone on this program might have this intense experience that their friends and family members may not be able to identify with [their experience]. ……
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