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Well, this is an interesting change of opinion.

raising some questions earlier this month

scale back a bit on the number of transfer student's it'll be accepting, 

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)

It has some skin in the game, because it oversees the state's two-year colleges, whose students make up more than a third of the U's transfers. It's also supposed to be "collaborating" with MnSCU in numerous matters, according to repeated statements by officials on both sides.

I spoke with Larry Litecky, interim vice chancellor for academic and student affairs on Nov. 9, six days after MPR's Tim Post 

Litecky didn't seem too bothered. He tended to sidestep my repeated questions about the signal that the U was sending, but finally said:

(MnSCU spokeswoman Melinda Voss said the quotations were accurate.)

I've asked for another interview with Litecky to see just what caused him to change his mind, since 

in the decision that McMaster mentioned to me were not in the 

(The main one was that those most at risk of being cut would be those who are trying to transfer with fewer than 15-25 credits -- not those who've completed their associate's degrees.)

Voss said Litecky said the conversation he had with me prompted him to contact Bob McMaster, the U's dean of undergraduate education, and do some more research. So we'll see what prompted his concern.

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Well, this is an interesting change of opinion. When I was raising some questions earlier this month about the University of Minnesota’s decision to scale back a bit on the number of transfer student’s it’ll be accepting, I wanted to get the reaction of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It has some…

What caused MnSCU to turn sour on the U's transfer decision?

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