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Founding class of UMN-Rochester students set to graduate

Founding class of UMN-Rochester students set to graduate

When the first graduates of the University of Minnesota-Rochester receive their diplomas Saturday, they’ll leave a campus that’s still figuring things out. Instructors are still experimenting with the curriculum and how best to teach it. Students are still trying to build a social life and an identity within the city. And every once in a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why UMN students want access to their evaluations of professors

Why UMN students want access to their evaluations of professors

Some University of Minnesota students are asking the U to give them access to their fellow students’ evaluations of courses and professors. The U administers the evaluations at the end of every semester. Students fill them out, but the information is kept by the university. Graduate student Cody Mikl, who chairs the group of student…
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Notes in the Margins: Hacking, retirees and sexual speech

Retired and Back in School for the Degree, Not Just the Fun Some people who have retired from their jobs go for advanced degrees, either for a new career or for the thrill of learning for themselves. (The New York Times) In wake of hackings, colleges tighten cybersecurity After instances of Internet security breaches in academic and…
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Map: How MN compares to other states in student debt, defaults

Map: How MN compares to other states in student debt, defaults

The Wall Street Journal has put out a map based on data from the New York Fed. It pretty much mirrors what we’ve been hearing from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education: Minnesota students have a higher rate of debt, but have lower default rates. Read the Journal story here. 
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Commencement fights, attention spans and winning coaches

Legitimacy and usefulness of academic blogging will shape how intellectualism develops Academic blogging has become an increasingly popular form, but key questions still remain over whether blog posts should feature more prominently in formal academic discourse. (LSE / Impact of Social Sciences) Pay Dispute Heats Up at N.Y.U.’s Florence Campus The American Association of University Professors, the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why would MSU-Mankato students walk 97 miles?

Why would MSU-Mankato students walk 97 miles?

Minnesota State University – Mankato student and U.S. Army vet Michael Hanson tells The Free Press the most important thing he and two classmates have to remember during their three-day, 97-mile walk from Mankato to St. Paul in support of $97 million in additional funding for MnSCU: “You have to change socks a lot when…
by Alex Friedrich

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The name of the University of Minnesota – Rochester mascot

The name of the University of Minnesota – Rochester mascot

Remember when I joked during my visit last week that the University of Minnesota – Rochester had no intercollegiate sports program — but had a mascot that had no name? The Raptor finally got one:
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What’s on at the University of St. Thomas

What’s on at the University of St. Thomas

Nicholas James ‏@nick_geeeee 11 May I love that the fountain is back on!
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Notes in the Margins: Chinese, Ronald Reagan and the British liberal arts

Seeking College Edge, Chinese Pupils Arrive in New York Earlier A growing number of teenagers from wealthy families in China are attending schools in New York City, seeking an advantage in admission to American universities. (The New York Times) High School Senior Explains Why He Rejected Ivy League School For UVa In his essay, Kevin Cao says…
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Macalester prez highest earner among Minnesota private-college presidents

Macalester prez highest earner among Minnesota private-college presidents

As a side note to the recent ranking of public-university presidents, Macalester College President Brian Rosenberg topped the most recent Chronicle of Higher Education ranking of the highest-paid presidents among Minnesota private colleges. (Warning: A subscription may be required.) Not listed in the snapshot above are Pamela Jolicoeur of Concordia College – Moorhead ($185,763), Sister…
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