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Here are some excerpts from University of Minnesota   President Bob Bruininks’ talk tonight on MPR’s 

These are just rough notes -- not verbatim quotes – and have not been double-checked with the audio record.

On factors behind the rise in tuition at the University of Minnesota and how it has outstripped inflation:

On the impact of technology on efficiency, productivity and cost:

On lowering the cost of college in high school:

On whether the U should concentrate on graduate studies and research while leaving undergraduate general education to other colleges and universities in the state:

On aligning K-12 and higher education systems so that students can make a cheaper, smoother transition into college:

On the U’s original cancellation of the Troubled Waters environmental documentary (statements he made both on- and off-the-air):

On whether the bricks-and-mortar approach to education is becoming antiquated in the age of online learning:

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Here are some excerpts from University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks’ talk tonight on MPR’s Bright Ideas program. These are just rough notes — not verbatim quotes – and have not been double-checked with the audio record. On factors behind the rise in tuition at the University of Minnesota and how it has outstripped inflation:…

What Bruininks thinks about the future of higher ed

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