Play12min 51secStruggling borrowers enriching Minn.-based student loan guarantorMay 15, 2012 8:27 AMStudent debt is a big industry. This according to a Bloomberg News exclusive story on Educational Credit Management Corp., a Minnesota-based student loan guarantor that bills itself as "one of the country's top 10 guaranty agencies and the U.S. Department of Education's designated provider for student loan bankruptcy services."
MnSCU: Average tuition could rise 3.9 percentMay 14, 2012 11:47 AMBy Alex FriedrichThis press release just came in from MnSCU: Proposed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Budget Aims to Maintain Affordability Tuition Increase for Full-time Students Held to $171 at State Colleges and $285 at State Universities The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees will consider a proposed fiscal year 2013 budget at its…
What some U regents said about executive compensationMay 14, 2012 11:41 AMBy Alex FriedrichI’ve been at the second of three meetings of the University of Minnesota‘s Board of Regents’ special committee on executive compensation and administrative transitional leaves. They’re reviewing the U’s policy on the subject, and how it compares to peer universities’. It comes after an uproar over news that former President Robert Bruininks’ paid out $2.8…
Duluth grad finishes 4 majors with 4.0 GPAMay 14, 2012 10:30 AMBrock Erdahl says he tried to carefully manage his time from the outset. He says he figured out exactly what he wanted to accomplish and planned accordingly.
Think-Off: Is humankind inherently good?May 14, 2012 7:57 AMThis year's question asks whether humankind is inherently good or evil. Four finalists will debate the question June 9.
Should college students break up with their parents?May 14, 2012 5:58 AMBy Alex FriedrichSnow-plow parents: Those who clear every obstacle out of the way of their children. Road-grader parents: Those who smooth out the bumps in life for their kids. Yet two more terms I’ve heard, thanks to this morning’s discussion of helicopter parents on MPR’s The Daily Circuit. Below is the program’s live-blog session, which focuses on…
Notes in the Margins: Dogs, CEOs and Big BrotherMay 14, 2012 3:20 AMBy Alex FriedrichIs your university monitoring your social networks? Social networking not only leaves academics at the mercy of unfair comments but it’s also turning universities into Big Brother, says one academic anonymously. (The Guardian) Friday Night Lights Author Calls For A Ban On College Football The Pulitzer-prize winning author’s argument comes as colleges and universities around the country see…
College class of 2012 enters improving job marketMay 13, 2012 1:20 PMThe class of 2012 is leaving college with something that many graduates since the start of the Great Recession have lacked: jobs.
Colleges go to the dogs for stress bustersMay 12, 2012 11:20 AMFrom Kent State University in Ohio to Macalester College in Minnesota, more and more pooches are around campus during exams to help students relax and maybe even crack a smile or two.
Mom accepts late son Gary Tinsley's degreeMay 11, 2012 6:39 AMThe mother of Minnesota Gophers football player Gary Tinsley says it was an emotional decision for her to accept their late son's bachelor's degree.