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Notes in the Margins: Walmart, applications and gender bias

Study shows gender bias in rec letters When it comes to recommendation letters for women, kind words do more harm than good. (thedp.com) UC Wants All Applications To Be Read By Humans Amid budgetary turmoil and rising exclusivity, the University of California system is taking steps toward a more comprehensive application review process — including…
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Bruininks may push for stadium alcohol sales again

Bruininks may push for stadium alcohol sales again

With state funding in jeopardy, it sounds like University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks may take another run at getting alcohol served at TCF Bank Stadium — but only in the premium seats and suites. (Last year he turned down compromise legislation allowing alcohol sales as long as a third of the stadium’s general seating…
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Bruininks on reduced funding for the U of Minnesota

University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks was asked by reporters after a Senate committee hearing on higher education how the initial legislative funding proposal — which would keep U funding essentially flat over the next two years — would affect the university. Where would the initial funding bill leave the University of Minnesota? “The preliminary…
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Bruininks on how the U of Minnesota has been tightening its belt

This is from University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks’ address to the Senate’s higher education committee this afternoon: Senate committee question: Would you consider asking your faculty that have Ph.D.s to teach one more class for a period of time? Bruininks: “We have regularly asked them to take on an additional load, we’ve frozen their…
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What college students value more than sex

Ohio State’s Brad Bushman on the results of his study showing that college students value feeling good about themselves over every other activity — including sex: “American society seems to believe that self-esteem is the cure all for every social ill, from bad grades to teen pregnancies to violence. But there has been no evidence…
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How many Minnesota students are in remedial courses?

Right on the heels of the closing of the Corrick Center for at-risk students at MSU-Moorhead, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU) has released a report on remedial education across the state’s higher-ed institutions: “Getting Prepared: A 2010 Report on Recent High School Graduates Who Took Developmental/Remedial Courses.” The 56-page document looks at…
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Ranking: U of Minnesota has a lot of social media clout

These days it’s all about social networking and influence — even among colleges. And it looks like the U of M ain’t too shabby. A piece on The Huffington Post puts the U in 9th place — behind fourth-place University of Wisconsin, unfortunately, and tied with the U of Texas-Austin and Marquette University  — according…
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Video: How St. Thomas gets its look

Video: How St. Thomas gets its look

Ever wonder what it takes for the University of St. Thomas to achieve its distinctive look with Kasota stone? The video above — on the current construction of the Anderson Student Center — will fill you in. A little background on its use from the university’s Web site: Kasota stone, which comes from quarries near…
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St. Cloud State student is head honcho in small community

St. Cloud State finance senior Kent Koch is the new mayor of Loretto (pop. 600) at the tender age of 23, the Star Tribune reports: “I don’t think that age really has anything to do with this type of position,” the lifelong Loretto resident said. “I think it’s more based on good communication and leadership…
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Man drops handgun at MCTC

Got this from Minneapolis Community and Technical College regarding an incident yesterday. At approximately 12:50 PM … a Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) student contacted the MCTC Public Safety Department to report that she witnessed someone drop what appeared to be a handgun from his clothing in the plaza of the T Building and…
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