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Meredith McQuaid, associate vice president and dean of International Programs at the 

McQuaid was scheduled to join President Eric Kaler Sunday on an 11-day trip to China -- Kaler's first international visit as president. There, the

 reports, he's supposed to meet with alumni as well as prospective students and potential donors.

 reports the U opened its first office in Beijing in 2009 so it could recruit students and offer more services to alumni living in that country.

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Meredith McQuaid, associate vice president and dean of International Programs at the University of Minnesota, tells the Minnesota Daily about postsecondary education in China: “It’s difficult for any non-American to figure out how this country runs higher education. … If a student said she wanted to study in America, it’s daunting for them to figure…

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