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Inter Faculty Organization President Jim Grabowska says faculty will receive a 7 percent pay hike over two years, retroactive to last year. Adjunct faculty get similar raises.
U of M endowment leads investment peers
The University of Minnesota endowment was the top investor among its peers this past fiscal year, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
U considers grand topics for curriculum
The University of Minnesota is weighing changes to its undergraduate core curriculum to address climate change, food-supply security and the challenges of urban life.
UMN: Research review will be truly independent
Despite the concerns of some faculty and observers, an upcoming review of University of Minnesota clinical research practices will be independent, the U said.
Group of U faculty voices concern over drug review
Scholars had been raising questions over the 2004 suicide of patient Dan Markingson in a university drug trial, and how the U had handled his involvement in the trial.
Here's a look at what's making news in higher education across the country.
The state Office of Higher Education says a coding error in its SELF Loan website may have exposed students' personal data to unauthorized users.
Goucher College allows video applications, without transcripts or test scores Goucher President José A. Bowen said Wednesday that he believes his college will be the first to allow general students to submit a self-produced video as the central component of an application. (The Washington Post) Are “Affordable Elite” Colleges Growing in Size, or Just Selectivity? Some elite…